Online Collaborative Projects

Online Collaborative Projects Janetta Garton Willard R-II Schools http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/collaborate.htm

Collaborative Projects use the Internet to enhance curriculum-based lessons include collaboration with people in another location vary in difficulty vary in time requirements

Good collaborative projects: Encourage project-based learning Have a real-world application Disseminate results to all participants so that everyone benefits from the larger experience Teach social skills, cooperative problem solving, conflict resolution, etc Include curriculum standards Have detailed instructions Provide a way for participants to ask questions Have a defined timeline

The Ceres S-Cool Project The Ceres S-Cool Project by NASA Grades 4-12 Report cloud observations: cloud type , cloud height , cloud cover , and visual opacity or cloud thickness Data complied in a spreadsheet that you can download

Monster Exchange Monster Exchange K-8 Classrooms are paired Groups of student design an original picture of a monster and write a description Classes then exchange their descriptions Student translate descriptions into a monster picture

Global Grocery List Project Global Grocery List Project K-12 Student collect pricing data using list of grocery items Class averages student data Class submits average prices using online form Access 16 years of data from all other the world Compare, graph, and analysis data Draw conclusions and make deductions (why are oranges so much cheaper in Florida?) By David Warlick See the Fusion: Collaborative Projects workshop webpage for more example projects

GlobalSchoolNet.org Project Registry

Can submit your project here

Have a mailing lists., one with notifications of projects seeking participants

ePals: Project Index

Inquiry-based learning projects

Standards-based

Established community for locating partners

Provides online resources/websites

Some project partner with National Geographic

JenuineTech

By Jennifer Wagner

Very experienced host of collaborative projects (50+ projects since 1999)

Several Willard teachers have participated in her projects

Oreo Project

Salute to Seuss

The Great Egg Roll

Charlotte’s Web

Shoeless & Bark (Lewis and Clark)

Projects are typically not to too complicated or time consuming

But extensive resources, activities, worksheets provided to extend the project as you see fit

See the Fusion: Collaborative Projects workshop webpage for more project directories

When choosing a project…. Choose a project that matches your curriculum that fits your level of computer use for which you have the required resources that fits your schedule that has been run successfully before that you can do with teachers you know

Tools Tools Google Docs: share, collaborate with documents, spreadsheets, presentations; create online forms to collect data; Wikispaces: multiple authors contribute to a website Blog: publish article, visitors comment and converse ePALs: email for students Flickr: create a group to share images Delicious: share links, create an project account, use for: Slideshare: share presentations Google Calendar: plan/schedule File Sharing: Box.net or drop.io Skype: video, chat Mikogo screensharing After participating in an established project, if you want to create your own, see the Publishing an Original Collaborative Project handout and Planning Template on the Fusion: Collaborative Projects workshop website.

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