Collaboration

(1) Collaborative Spreadsheets & Databases

Task: Contribute to collaborative spreadsheets

• Reading: Herr, N. et. al. (2016). Continuous Formative Assessment (CFA) - A cloud-based pedagogy for evaluating student understanding to optimize STEM teaching and learning. In Chao, L., Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes to be published by IGI Global, Hershey, PA: IGI-Global Publishing. (Make a copy as a Google Doc)

• VIDEO: Quickwrites - Collaborative Spreadsheets [6:44]

• VIDEO: How teachers use Quickwrites [9:30]

(2) Collaborative Photo Folders

Task: Contribute to a collaborative photo folder of portraits and hobbies. 

• VIDEO: Photos of Students in Class - Collaborative Folder [3:12]

(3) Collaborative Slide Show

Task: Contribute to a collaborative presentation

• VIDEO: Getting to know your students - Collaborative Presentation [6:12]

(4) Introduction Video

Task: Make a videContribute your own introduction video. 

(5) Teaching Disciplines

Task: Contribute your own introduction video. 

• VIDEO: "Seating Chart" by Discipline - Collaborative Presentation [13:32]

(6) Collaborative Seating Charts

Task: Contribute to a collaborative seating chart

(7) Collaborative Mapping

Task: Use the location/geographic data from the quickwrite, Contribute to a collaborative map

• VIDEO: Collaborative Mapping - Collaborative Mapping with MyMaps [4:03]

(8) Colleague Quiz

Task: Contribute to a collaborative survey or quiz by putting your one-question quiz about yourself in this folder.  The question should be a 4-part multiple-choice  question, including a photograph of yourself. Make certain to  make the form a quiz and click on the correct answer. Dr. Herr will merge all of the forms into a single auto-grading quiz.

• VIDEO: Colleague Quiz - Collaborative Survey/Quiz [6:32]

• Take the Fall 2025 colleague quiz, and include a screen capture of a score of 90% or better.

(9) Colleague Bingo

Task: Gather names, photos and other information about your colleagues through a Bingo icebreaker.

• Achieve a "Bingo" of 5 names horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Input the name of the student in the cell that describes them. Do not use more than one student per game. Insert photos of your colleagues in the appropriate cells and include their names and the specific information related to the prompt.  Each colleague may appear in only one cell.

(10) Colleague Matching Activity

Task: Create a Desmos Teacher Account, and then create a colleague matching activity in which you match photos of your colleagues with their names.  Provide a link to your Desmos activity.  Practice activity (Authors, Rock types, Derivatives)

• VIDEO: Desmos - Developing a card-sort activity [5:35]

(11) Personal Interests - Axes Activity IceBreaker

Task:  Join 642 Class.  Plot your learning preferences as coordinates, label your point, and capture the class graph.

• The Axes Activity is a quick icebreaker where students plot themselves on a shared Desmos graph, using coordinates that represent two learning-style spectrums (e.g., x-axis: Visual ↔ Auditory, y-axis: Independent ↔ Group). Each student enters a point with their name, creating a class-wide scatterplot that highlights similarities, differences, and the diversity of learning approaches, sparking discussion about how everyone learns best.