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Using Technology to Support Cooperative Groups - Tots & Technology 2015
The presentation by Diana Benner focuses on using technology to support cooperative learning, emphasizing its benefits such as improved academic achievement and social skills. Key elements for effective cooperative learning include positive interdependence, individual accountability, and structured team roles. Various technology tools like Google Docs, Padlet, and multimedia resources are suggested for enhancing collaborative activities among students.
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- 1. Using Technology to SupportCooperative Groups Presented by: Diana Benner
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- 3. About Me Director ofProfessional Development Texas Computer Education Association diana.benner@gmail.com @diben DIANA BENNER http://dbenner.org
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- 5. In the next50 min . . . What is cooperative learning? What are Kagan’s Structures of Cooperative Learning? How can I use technology with the structures?
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- 8. What is cooperativelearning? A small group instructional strategy that allows students to collaboratively work on meaningful tasks Students working to help themselves and others in the group to learn Academic engagement through social interaction Activities structured so that students need each other to accomplish tasks
- 9. What does theresearch say? Students who learn cooperatively get higher grades than students who try to learn the same material individually (Johnson et al. 1991). Cooperative learning produces higher achievement, social skills through positive relationships, and healthier psychological adjustment (self-esteem) than competitive or individualistic programs, especially among children (Johnson, D. W. and Johnson, R. T., 1989; 1992).
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- 11. Key Elements To CooperativeLearning Structures Teams Management Classbuilding Teambuilding Social Skills Basic Principles (PIES)
- 12. What has tobe in place for it to work? Positive interdependence Students must work together to achieve the goal. Individual accountability Each student in the group is responsible for doing his/her share of the work. Face-to-face interaction Some parts of the activity must be completed through group interaction.
- 13. What has tobe in place for it to work? Use of collaborative skills There must be the development and practicing trust- building, leadership, decision-making, communication, and conflict management skills. Group process It must include group planning, identifying group goals, and group assessment.
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- 15. Teams differ fromgroups because they include the following basic elements of cooperative learning: Goals are shared Information is circulated Roles are assigned Materials are managed Teammates depend on each other to complete tasks successfully Students gain respect for each other’s contributions to the team What is a team?
- 16. How are teamsformed? What is the best way to form teams? How big should teams be? Questions To Think About
- 17. What are thebenefits? Increased Achievement Increase in Positive Relationships Greater Intrinsic Motivation Higher Self-Esteem More “On-Task” Behavior Better Attitudes Toward Teachers and School
- 18. Teambuilding and Classbuilding Activitiesfor team and classbuilding provide unique learning experiences not afforded by traditional emphasis on academic content
- 19. Management • Room Arrangement •Quiet Signal • Teacher and Student Modeling • Manageable Noise Level • Efficient Distribution of Materials • Class Rules and Procedures
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- 21. Basic Principles Four BasicPrinciples to Cooperative Learning Positive Interdependence Individual Accountability Equal Participation Simultaneous Interaction
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- 23. Cooperative Reading Activities: • Sharepassages with others in group • Highlight important passages to share with others in the group • Make notes for other group member to respond to Technology Tools: • Kindle • iPads • Nook Amazon now sells more eBooks for Kindle than it does hardcopies.
- 24. Cooperative Writing Activities: • Groupscan write and edit a joint document • Changes can be made in real time • Commenting can be done as a whole or in specific parts of the document Technology Tools: • Google Docs
- 25. Reflecting on aDiscussion Activities: • Group members can comment on a discussion they had in class. • Discussions can continue indefinitely as students reflect on the previous discussion. Technology Tools: • Today’s Meet • Padlet • Twiiter • Edmodo • Twitter • Google Plus
- 26. Multimedia Projects Activities: • Groupscan create a video, an animation, a slide show with music and/or a narration Technology Tools: • YouTube • Google Slides • Jing • iPad • Web 2.0 sites, like Vocaroo
- 27. Creating a Website Activities: •Build a website or portfolio reflecting the group’s work • Help create and clarify the groups identity Technology Tools: • Google Sites • Weebly • Wix
- 28. Shared Bookmarking Activities: • Collaborativelyshare group resources Technology Tools: • Pinterest • Diigo • Delicious
- 29. Learning Management Systems Activities: •Conduct online discussions • Interact with online group content Technology Tools: • Google Apps for Education • Edmodo • Schoology • Moodle
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- 33. THIS PRESENTATION http://goo.gl/OhFUVl This workis licensed by Diana Benner under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Leave me a Comment about this presentation https://goo.gl/wicvxu Resources used for the presentation are located at http://goo.gl/OhFUVl Thank You!