Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems. Educators:
a. Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.
b. Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
c. Use collaborative tools to expand students’ authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
d. Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
Classroom Blog
Class: ITEC 2360 Teaching With Technology
Semester: Fall 2021
Rationale: A classroom is an effective and efficient way to build an online community within the classroom. Students can take full ownership of their work they do in class. Teachers and students are able to collaborate by exploring and sharing their own thoughts and ideas. This blog also creates authenticity in their learning, as well as individualizing their learning experience. Incorporating a classroom blog into teaching doesn't only connect students with their peers, along with their community and the world.