Participant handout related to leveraging technology for student collaboration in the classroom.

1.
Collaborating
with
Technology
in
the
Classroom
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Kurtis
and
Lorna
Hewson
http://bit.ly/khewson
Access
Kurtis’
Professional
Blog
for
links
to
all
resources,
the
presentation
powerpoint
and
further
information,
including
video
explanations
for
wikis
and
blog
Access
a
Google
form
to
submit
a
technology
tool
you
use
to
collaborate
with
students
and
colleagues
http://bit.ly/hewsonform
Access
the
Google
doc,
sharing
the
collection
of
technology
tools
collaboratively
developed
by
participants
http://bit.ly/hewsondoc
Access
a
Padlet
wall
with
next
steps
and
ideas
to
try
http://bit.ly/hewsonidea
What
is
a
QR
Code?
QR
code
is
short
for
Quick
Response
code.
It
is
a
two
dimensional
code
readable
by
dedicate
QR
barcode
readers
and
camera
phones.
Smartphones
and
tablets
have
a
number
of
free
QR
code
reader
apps
that
can
be
downloaded.
Search
“QR
code
Photo
courtesy
generator”
to
find
free
online
sites
that
create
QR
codes.
of
P ixabay.com
They
are
very
easy
to
create
and
use!
Meet
Kurtis
and
Lorna
Hewson
Kurtis
is
a
former
administrator,
currently
with
the
Faculty
of
Education
at
the
University
of
Lethbridge.
Lorna
is
currently
the
Director,
Learning
Support
Services
with
Livingstone
Range
School
Division.
As
part
of
Jigsaw
Learning,
Kurtis
and
Lorna
work
with
schools
and
districts
across
Alberta,
committed
to
establishing
systemic
structures
and
processes
to
ensure
success
for
all
students,
as
well
as
presenting
provincially,
nationally
and
internationally.
View
their
full
bio
and
other
information
at
http://jigsawlearning.ca
hewskp@uleth.ca
adrianl@lrsd.ab.ca
@hewsonk27
@lornaadrian

2.
Tools
for
Collaboration
Notes and Next Steps
View
a
Storify
collection
of
the
tools
at
http://bit.ly/hewsontech
Polleverywhere
Ask
a
question
and
participants
respond
with
a
text
message,
Twitter
or
online.
There
are
a
variety
of
question
options
for
teachers,
with
responses
posted.
Kidblog
Secure
blogging
platform
for
classes,
allowing
teachers
to
approve
all
posts
and
comments.
Edmodo
A
powerful
social
media
platform
that
allows
teachers
to
create
class
spaces
for
discussion,
sharing,
posting
and
many
other
uses.
Padlet
Allows
teachers
to
create
boards
for
students
to
place
digital
“post-­‐it
notes”
without
students
needing
a
username
or
password.
Wikispaces
Allows
teachers
to
create
pages
that
students
can
edit
and
revise.
Pages
can
be
public
or
secure
for
the
class.
Google
Forms
and
Docs
Create
forms
and
documents
to
collect
student
ideas
and
collaborate
in
synchronously
or
asynchronously.
View
responses
from
the
culminating
dice
table
discussions
Dropbox
Create
online
folders
to
store
files
and
access
from
anywhere.
http://bit.ly/techdice