Collaboration in the Blended & Distance Classroom

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1. Collaboration Skills
2. Collaborative Activities
3. Collaboration Tools
4. Additional Resources
5. Try It!

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Effective Blended & Distance Learning

• Well-organized & streamlined digital home base
• Relational & collaborative environment
• Active (not passive) learning tasks; incorporate student choice
• Focus on creation; authentic & relevant learning experiences
• Not just digitized worksheets & lectures
• Frequent, meaningful teacher communication & feedback
• Opportunities for reflection
• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) component

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1. Collaboration Skills

Why are collaboration and communication important in the classroom?

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Why is classroom collaboration important?

• Builds interpersonal & teamwork skills
• Students learn from one another
• Scaffolds learning
• Proven to increase academic achievement
• Students retain the information better

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Why is classroom collaboration important?

• Develops new ideas
• Fosters higher-order thinking skills
• Students learn to show empathy for others
• Extends classroom boundaries
• Important skill for future career

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How did students collaborate in your regular in-person classroom? How might you transfer some of those strategies to a blended or distance classroom?

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Collaboration Tips

• Establish norms for student interactions (especially when digital)
• Establish expectations for each member & how expectations will be measured (e.g. peer ratings)
• Establish group roles to help students manage the workload
• Scaffold the activity to build students’ collaboration skills
• Establish intermittent due dates & hold each group member accountable
• Think about homogeneous vs. heterogeneous grouping
• Keep group sizes manageable
• Be flexible & willing to adjust

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Collaboration in the Distance Classroom

• Lets students interact and socialize
• Helps students gain some of the normalcy of the classroom
• Builds digital collaboration & communication skills necessary for the future
• Allows students to continue interacting & learning from one another
• Increases accountability & engagement

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2. Collaborative Activities

What are the best research-backed classroom activities for fostering student collaboration?

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Think-Pair-Share

• Also known as “turn & talk”
• Teacher asks a question, students have time to think about their ideas, then they share their ideas with a partner or partner(s).
• After, they may be asked to share with the class or complete an assignment
• Digitally, students can do this in live Breakout Rooms or using a tool like Padlet or Flipgrid.

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Jigsaw Method

• Students are placed into groups and are assigned or choose a topic.
• They work together to research their topic and may create a product (e.g. collaborative Doc, Slides presentation, digital poster, video).
• They present what they learned to the rest of the class or to another group of students with a member from each initial group.
• Digitally, students can share their products by linking them on Padlet, putting them all in a shared Google Drive folder, presenting them on Flipgrid, or screencasting to present.

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Collaborative Writing / Work

• Students write, share what they learned, or work out problems collaboratively.
• It isn’t just for English; students can write what they learned, how to work out a problem, etc.
• These strategies are commonly called “Write Around” & “Carousel.”
• Students write a certain amount (e.g. 1 sentence), then it’s the next student’s turn.
• Digitally, collaborative writing or sharing can be done using Google Docs or Slides. Google Jamboard can be used for digital whiteboard style collaboration or collaborating with digital sticky notes.

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Peer Editing / Feedback

• Students edit each other’s writing or give each other feedback on their work, including math problems or other assignments like essay question responses or projects.
• Digitally, students can use the Suggesting or Commenting features of Google apps (like Docs, Slides, Sheets or Drawings) to offer peer feedback.
• In Seesaw, students can comment on one another’s work that is posted to the blog to give peer feedback.

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Gallery Walks

• Great way for students to share their work with one another and give each other feedback.
• Don’t have to be just with classmates - invite other teachers, other classes, or parents/guests to make it more authentic.
• Students or guests can be given prompts, like “what is one thing you liked?”
• Digitally, students can present their work using a tool like Flipgrid or Padlet and classmates can respond. The Seesaw blog is also a great way to do do this. Or, the teacher could create a Google Site to showcase student work and virtual guests could be invited to view the work then fill out a Google Form embedded on the page to give feedback.

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Collaboration on Projects

• Students work together on projects like videos, podcasts, eBook, infographics, digital posters, websites, blogs, etc.
• If they aren’t in class, they can collaborate through real-time digital collaboration
• Students can present projects to the class digitally using Flipgrid or Screencastify

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Global Collaboration

• Build citizenship and cultural awareness by getting students collaborating with classes around the world!
• Flipgrid Grid Pals
• Mystery Skype
• PenPal Schools
• ePals
• More Resources

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Which of these strategies have you used? Which might you try?

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3. Collaboration Tools

What tools can you use to promote collaboration?

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Note: Do not feel like you need to try all of these! If you have not used any of them before, just pick one or two to try this fall.

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Google Drive

• Drive
• Drive Resources
• Students and teachers can create a Shared Drive or share a folder with others to house documents, photos, etc. for projects
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Best for 2nd grade & up

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Google Apps

• Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings & Sites
• Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings & Sites Resources
• Students can work collaboratively on the same document or use Comments or Suggesting mode to peer edit.
• They can also chat within the document to discuss their work
• Drawings & Sites must be used on a computer; the other programs can be used on any device
• Best for 1st grade & up

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Google Jamboard

• Jamboard
• Jamboard Resources
• Collaborative digital whiteboard tool
• Use digital sticky notes, insert photos, handwriting recognition features & more
• Can be used in-person or remotely
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Any age, with help

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Navigate between pages

More options

Rename

Undo/Redo

Writing & drawing tools

Eraser

Sticky notes

Insert image

Laser pointer

Select

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Google Keep

• Keep
• Keep Tutorial
• Digital to do list and notes tool
• Students can use for group projects, classwork, etc.
• Teachers can use for department lists & planning
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Best for 3rd grade students & up

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Google Hangouts

• Hangouts
• Group chat tool
• Students can use it for collaboration or teachers can use it for office hours
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Best for 2nd grade & up

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Google Meet

• Meet
• Meet Resources
• Video conferencing tool
• Use the breakout rooms (coming soon) for small group discussions
• Students cannot start their own Meets with their school Google account; they have to be set up by the teacher
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Any age, with help

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Google Classroom

• Google Classroom
• Google Classroom Resources
• Use the Question assignment type to ask discussion questions
• Turn students replying to each other on or off
• Or, post a link to a more robust discussion tool to a Google Classroom assignment

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Seesaw

• Seesaw
• Seesaw Resources
• Use the blog to allow students to see & comment on each other’s work (turn on in Settings, be sure to set a password)
• Collaboration with the Seesaw Blog
• Use the blog for distance “gallery walks”
• Generate QR codes for student posts (click the 3 dots) for physical gallery walks
• Any age, with help

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Flipgrid

• Flipgrid
• Flipgrid Resources
• Video response, discussion & collaboration tool
• Whiteboard & screen sharing capabilities
• Use the Flipgrid AR QR codes for in-person gallery walks
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Any age, with help

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Padlet

• Padlet
• Visual discussion board platform
• Students can add text, photos, videos, links, etc.
• Only 3 Padlets are free, but you can download then archive to create more
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Best for 2nd & up

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Wakelet

• Wakelet
• Wakelet Resources
• Content curation & collaboration tool
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Best for 2nd & up (student use), teachers can use for any grade to curate activities/websites/etc.

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Book Creator

• Book Creator
• Book Creator Resources
• eBook & comic book creation tool
• Students can collaborate on their books (contact Jenna for access to the premium subscription)
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Any age, with help

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Adobe Spark

• Adobe Spark
• Adobe Spark Resources
• Graphic design & video creation tool
• Create videos, digital posters, flyers, timelines, etc.
• Students or teachers can collaborate on work
• Log in with your school Google account to access
• Works on any device (available as a website or app)
• Best for 3rd grade & up

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Which of these tools might you use in your blended or distance classroom?

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4. Additional Resources

Where can you find more resources related to student collaboration?

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Additional Resources

• Shake Up Learning: Meaningful Collaboration
• Ideas for Remote Collaboration
• 4 Tips for Facilitating Powerful Student Collaboration
• Deeper Learning: A Collaborative Classroom is Key
• 4 Tips for Effective Digital Classroom Collaboration
• Collaboration in the Digital Classroom
• Google for Edu: Collaborative Classrooms
• 5 Strategies for Creating Collaborative Remote Classrooms
• Webinar: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom

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Q&A

Are there any questions?

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5. Try It!

Let’s try collaborating with one of these tools.

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Try One of These Tools!

Google Slides

-Use this link or go to bit.ly/cccs2020

-Duplicate the slide template (right click on the slide then click “Duplicate slide”).

-Follow the instructions on the slides.

Flipgrid

-Go to flipgrid.com or the Flipgrid app. Scroll down a little and enter our flip code: 2ffc9e88.

-Log in with your aseschool.net Google account.

-Follow the instructions.

Jamboard

-Go to jamboard.google.com or the Jamboard app.

-Click the + to start a new jam.

-Share your Jam with someone else. Try both writing, adding a sticky note or photo, etc.

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