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What does the strand say? Through technology integration, students collaborate and communicate both locally and globally using digital tools and resources to reinforce and promote learning.
What does this mean for students? This strand looks at students using technology tools to work together to complete a digital task. Students should have an opportunity to experience a variety of tools that allow for communication with other students as well as working together within the same tool towards a common goal. Students should participate in digital environments to develop a deeper understanding of different perspectives and cultures. Gradual exposure to a variety of media, formats, devices, and virtual environments will develop skills for choosing from a range of technology tools to communicate learning effectively.
This strand focuses on allowing students to communicate ideas and collaborate with other students using a variety of technology tools. During this process, students gain confidence in formatting digital information to effectively communicate to a chosen audience.
This strand focuses on allowing students to communicate ideas and collaborate with other students using a variety of technology tools. During this process, students gain confidence in formatting digital information to effectively communicate to a chosen audience.
What does this look like in the classroom?
Communication
Communication
Students should have in-class opportunities to communicate their ideas about their learning. In the Pre-k - 2nd grade classroom, students may use the creation tools in Seesaw to make original drawings and record their voice explaining their process. In 3rd - 4th grade, students may use Google apps, such as Docs and Slides, to communicate their learning through a media-rich slideshow or text document.
Digital whiteboard applications, such as Jamboard, allow students to post their thoughts on a question or topic using virtual sticky notes. Video discussion board applications, such as Flipgrid, provide a platform for students to make a video in response to a discussion topic. Students may respond to other students on the discussion board, generating deeper discussions as they explore classroom learning.
Collaboration
Collaboration
Students should collaborate with other students toward the creation of a digital product. The Google productivity apps allow for sharing of digital products between students, providing an opportunity for learners to work together towards one objective. Another aspect of using Google apps for collaboration is providing students a means to evaluate and critique other students' digital products through commenting and editing features. Teachers may host a Zoom conference featuring a guest (such as an author or cultural visitor) to provide exposure to long-distance collaboration.
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