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EDU80010Week7CollaborationGoogleDocument

MatthewKirkright
KristyAdamskirstyaadams@gmail.com
ElinorZetlinelinor@kidexpress.com.au
CharisseGarciacharisse.garcia.cg@gmail.com,
100615433@student.swin.edu.au

Topresentanargumentforwhyyoumightencourageyourstudentsto
collaborate.
Youcanachieveandlearnmorewhenyouworkasateam(MK)
InchallengingsubjectssuchasScience,collaborationorgroupworkisoneofthe
goodteachingstrategiesinlearningdifficultconcepts.Itcanbeusedwhenthe
teacherappliesProblem-basedlearningapproachinpresentingatopic(CG)
Collaborationisageneralworkplacerequirementandbyteachingstudentsthe
benefitsearlyintheirschoolingtheywillgettheopportunitytopractice
collaborationskillsthroughouttheirschooling(MK).
Providesscaffoldingopportunitiesamongststudents(EZ)
Developscreativeandproblemsolvingskills(EZ)
-Teachingthestudentstodeveloptheircreativeandsolvingskillsaretwo
importantaspectsintheirfutureparticularlyinpracticalapplication(e.g.employment,
financialissues)(CG)
Createsanenvironmentofmutualrespectforoneanothersstrengthsand
weaknesses,individualdifferences,backgroundsandexperiences(Killen,2012).
(KA)
Promotescross-culturalunderstanding(KA)
Studentslearntoappreciateoneanothersdifferingpointsofview(KA)
Encouragesstudentstoverbaliseandcomparetheirideasandunderstandings
(KA)
Studentslessreliantonteacherandmorereliantontheirownabilitytothink
andlearnfromotherstudents(Drake&Mucci,1993)(KA)
Canteachstudentstocommunicatewithothers(KA)
Promotessenseofsharedresponsibility(KA)
Collaborativegroupworksassistthelearnersindevelopingdifferentidentities
suchasbeingaleader,reporter,scribeetc(CG)

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Throughcollaboration,thestudentsaregivendifferentopportunitiestodebate,
brainstormanddiscussoldandnewideasinagroup(CG)
Creatingmorecollaborativeexperienceshelpsthelearnersgettoknow
themselvesmoreandevaluatehowtheyreactinspontaneousmomentsespecially
duringstressfultimes.Theteachercanassistthestudentsreflectonthosepoints
helpthemimproveforfutureactivities(CG)

Tocreatealistoftechnologiesthat,asteachers,youcanusetoenableyour
studentstocollaborate.

Trello
Dropbox
Padlet
GoogleDocs
Weebly

Versal

https://versal.com/
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Doctopus,MeetingWords,Titanpad

ItslikeGoogleDocs
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ShowmeInteractiveWhiteboard

(CG)

Belowsuggestionstakenfrom;
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/the-top-27-free-tools-to-collaborate.ht
ml
http://mind42.com/public/5a7b6722-7728-4bf1-abf7-791110d98c46(great
collaborativemidmappingtool-easytouseandgoodlayoutoptions-insert
images,textandeasytoread)
http://searchteam.com/(studentscansearchthewebtogether,fromdifferent
computers)

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https://wiggio.com/#tpl=home_0(anotherawesomelookingtoolforonline
collaboration-seriouslytherearejusttoomanytochoosefrom!)
https://education.skype.com/(skype-specificllytoconnectstudentsand
teachers)

Toapplyoneofthosetechnologiestoarangeofclassroomactivitiesofthe
teamsdevising.Thisweekthefocusoftheclassroomactivityshouldbeon
collaboration.
IliketheideaofPadletasitiseasyforstudentstobeabletoaddandshare
work/ideaswithouthavingtoworrytoomuchaboutformatting.Letmeknow
whatyouallthink(MK).
Ialsolikedusingpadlet-soamhappytofocusonthistool(EZ)
Iagree.Padletisuserfriendlyforprimarystudents.Canfocusonthe
collaborativeaspectwithoutgettingtooboggeddownlearningtheaspectsofa
neworcomplextechnology(KA)
Agree.StudentswontfeeloverwhelmedthesamewayaswhenTrellowasfirst
introducedtous=)(CG)
(MK)
SoanexamplethatIactuallyusedforanothersubjectassessmentinwhichIhad
topreparealessonplanandIhappenedtoutilisePadletinordertosharetheir
work.
ThelessonwasaHistorylessonforYear3studentsinwhichtheywerelearning
aboutcelebrationsbothwithinAustraliaandoverseas(ACHHK064)and(ACHHK063).
The25studentsworkedingroupsof3-4andselecteddifferentcelebrationsto
investigate.
Theyhadtoprepareaparagraphwhichansweredawhyorhowquestionthat
theyformulated.Soforexample,WhydoestheUSAcelebrateIndependence
Day?orHowdoesThailandcelebrateSongkran?
StudentsthensharetheirparagraphtoaPadletpagethattheteacherhascreated
andtheycanseeandlearnaboutothercelebrationsthattheclasshasbeen
workingon.Theycanpasteapictureintherealsoandcommentonothers
celebrationsetc.

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Amorecollaborativeapproach(theabovelessonwasnotallaboutcollaboration)would
betohavethestudentsallutiliseiPadsetcandaddtotheirpadletpostontheir
celebrationasopposedtojustusingitasasharingtool.Itcomesdowngroupgoalswith
individualaccountabilityi.e.giveeachstudentinthegroupsomeformofresponsibility.
(Soundslikeanengaginglesson..thanksforsharingE.Z.).Haveyouseenanytoolslike
Padletbeingimplementedintheclassroom?
IhavenotseenmuchuseofICTintheclassroomtobehonest.TheGrade3-4Iwasin
forPracAusedasetofcomputerswhichweresharedbetweentwoclasses.Theymainly
usedthemtowatchBTNanddotheirinquiryproject.IaminPrepsforPracBanditis
hardtoutiliseICTasyouwanttobuildtheirmotorskillsandthereisalotofcut-paste
activities.WedouseclassiPadsforreadingrotations.(MK)

IamguessingappslikePadletareprobablyforusein(anddontquoteme)Year2
onwards.(MK)

IdidseeaninterestinguseofaniPadappamongsttheartteacherscallediDoceo
(http://www.idoceo.net/index.php/en/)whichwasusedtomarktheirrolebutmore
importantly,thetakeaphotoofthestudentholdingtheirwork,andlogitagainsteach
studentforthatdatefortheiranecdotalrecords.(MK)
IhavenotbeeninanypracticumyetbutIdoagreetoyourdiscussions.Ithinkbefore
thechildrenlearnhowtousepadlettheymustfirstgettheconceptofsummarising
informationbasedontheirgroupfindings.SoIguessitsmoreofaYear2andabove.
Although,aparentfrommywork(Iworkinanearlylearningcentre),shesateacher,
Year2studentshavestartedusingblogs(CG)
IrananI.C.Tclassforprepsyesterdayonhowtocopyanimagefromexplorer/google
andpastintoaworddoc.Ahandfulofstudentswereconfidentwiththeprocessand
obviouslyhavehadalotmoreexperience(attheageof5!)withusingcomputersand
understandingtheterminology)whileotherswereverydependableonmyhelp,notable
toworkoutsimplestepsontheirown.AtthisageIdonotexpecttoomuch,andatthe
sametimeafterspendingjustashortlessononthis-theycatchonandget-it.
RunningthisI.C.TsessionmademerealisehowItakeforgrantedmyfluencyinusing
computers,thelanguageI(andmyfamily/friends/peers)useonadailybasisandthe
expectationsIhaveinbeingabletoquicklyaccessonlineinformationandtodigitally

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communicate-whetherintext,email,facebookorskype.teachingthebasicstofiveyear
oldsreallyputsthingsintoperspective.Iactuallycannotrememberfirstlearningthese
processes,butIcertainlycouldnotgoadaywithoutusingtheseskills.
IrealisethevalueinhowI.C.Tisfirsttaughttostudents,andthatusingthecorrect
language,usingsimpleinstructions,repeatingthestepsandgivingtheirlearning
purposeisessential.Whenthestudentsget-itandcanactionthestepsindependently
theyfeelsuccessintheirabilitiesandareeventuallyabletoapplytheirnewskillsto
morecomplexandin-depthlearningopportunities(EZ).
Toidentifyothertoolsyoufoundthatyoucanusetocollaborate?
Checkoutthelistfromthe
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/the-top-27-free-tools-to-collabo
rate.htmlwebsite-Illspendsometimeexploringtheseovertheweek(EZ)(the
cooltoolsforschoolsprogramswerenotgood..buttheonesherearefantastic!)
Iwillalsotakealookovertheweekendandreviewthelist(KA)
Iwilldothesame.Maybeweusetheweekendtohavealookandcomebackand
add/discussiononMonday.
Didanyonehaveachancetolookthroughanyofthese?Whatdoyouthink?(EZ)

Youmightwanttosetupexpectationsandnormsforyourteamasastarting
point(keepingCurtiscriteriainmind,aswellasTuckmansstagesofteam
development,andWiliamstwoconditions).Youmayalsowanttodiscuss
accountabilities.

Justsomesuggestionssopleasefeelfreetoadd/change/edit:
Everyoneparticipatesandcontributesasbesttheycan(weallhavevarying
workloadsandnonuniversitycommitments)(MK)GreatpointImsureweall
will,butweshouldalsomakesurewenominatemembersforspecific
responsibilitiestoensureourgoalsaremetandworkisuploadedeachweek
(EZ)
Decisionsaremadebymajority(thisisapplicabletoselectingthecollaborative
tool)(MK)Iagreewiththistoo(EZ)
teammemberstologonandkeepupdatedregularly(canweaskfordaily?)(EZ)after
myweekIrealisethatdailyisnotfeasibleCanweaimfortwiceaweek??Havingjust
beenhithardwiththefluwhileonpracandtryingtoclawmywaythroughthatIagree
dailywouldbeabitofastruggle!!Twiceaweekisrealistic(KA)

(http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htm)Tuckmansstagesinfo:)

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IwilluploadourdocumenttotheDBthisweek.WouldMKliketouploadourdocweek8
andKAthefinalweek?(EZ)
Yesthatisfine.IwilluploadattheendofthisweekandIwillalsohavealookat
ittonight(MK31/8)ThanksMK
Yes,icandothat:)Confirming,Iamuploadingattheendofweek9?(KA)

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MatthewKirkrightHeyMatthew&Kristywouldyouliketogiveyourtext
acoloursoitseasiertoidentify?ThanksCharissefordoingthis:)
KristyAdamskirstyaadams@gmail.com
ElinorZetlinelinor@kidexpress.com.au
CharisseGarciacharisse.garcia.cg@gmail.com,
100615433@student.swin.edu.au

Topresentanargumentforwhyyoumightencourageyourstudentsto
communicate.

Communicationisnecessaryforourexistence.Everydaywecommunicatewith
peoplephysically(talking,bodylanguage)andnon-physically(email,phone,
messenger,online(googledocswithinschools),letters,post-itnotes)Therefore
asteacherswemustensureourstudentsrealisetheeffectsthatcommunicatingin
differentformscanhaveandhowtominimisenegative,misinterpretedand
conflictingmeaning(EZ).
Ifyoucannotcommunicateeffectivelyitisverydifficulttocontributeeffectively
withinyourenvironment.
Community,school,classroom,sportingteam
Communicationishowyouexpressyourselfandyourwantsandneeds
Effectivecommunicationskillsenableandempowerstudentstovoicetheir
opinions,askquestions,clarifyinstructionsandessentiallycreatesamore
capablelearner(KA)
Weinteractwitheachotherviacommunication.Itisembeddedwithinthe
curriculumandisarequirementofalljobs.
Communicatingeffectivelyhelpsthestudentstounderstandverbaland
nonverbalmeaningsofamessage(CG)
Toavoidconflict,discrimination,stressandmisunderstandingbetweenpeers
(CG)
Encouragingthechildrentocommunicatecanhelptheteachersgaugethe
studentspriorknowledgebeforestartinganewtopic(CG)Bysupportinggroup
work,studentleadtasksandclassdiscussions,theteacherwillbeabletoactively
assesstheirstudent'scommunicationskills,areasofconcern(suchasnot
listening,talkingoverothers,criticisingornotparticipating)andstudents

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strengths(EZ).Communicationskillsenablestudentstoeffectivelyengageinthe
aforementionedclassroomstrategies/learningscenarios(KA)
Communicatingwellcanhelpthestudentsmakeanuncleartopicfromalesson
bediscussedamongtheclass-anyfurtherquestions,unsureideas(CG)
Aspartofassistingthechildscriticalthinkingskills,effectivecommunicationis
oneoftheaspectsalearnershoulddeveloptoapplythedifferentstagesof
thinking(CG)Bychallengingstudentstocommunicateanideainavarietyof
differentmodeswillhelpdeveloptheirunderstandingsandcriticalthinking
skillsevenmore,whileallowingthemtoexperienceotherperspectivesand
concepts(EZ)Thispointisalsorelevanttothecorrelationbetween
communicationandproblemsolving(KA)
(greatpointshereMK&CG)
Alsoconsiderthebenefitsofcertainstudentsutilisingtechnologytoplaytotheir
strengths.Forexample,finemotordelayscanpreventeffectiveandlegible
handwritingbutthesamestudentmaybemoreefficientwithakeyboard.Why
notletthatstudentutilisetechnologyforlessonsnotdirectlyrelatingto
improvinghandwritingsothatthestudentcanbettercommunicatetheirideas
andsharetheirknowledge.

Tocreatealistoftechnologiesthat,asteachers,youcanusetoenableyour
studentstocommunicate.
Scribblar
ChannelMe
https://versal.com/market/gadgets(checkoutthissite-Isignedupforfree..and
itlooksreallyinteresting!Youcreateyourownonlinecourse..veryrelevantfor
inspiringcommunicationinthedigitalage.Looksawesome!Onceigetmyhead
arounditabitmoreithinkitcouldhavealotofpotential(KA)
Powtoon
Blogging-e.g.weebly
Imovie,Imotion
Radio(asperweeklyreading)
Toontastic
Piccollage
Toapplyoneofthosetechnologiestoarangeofclassroomactivitiesofthe
teamsdevising.Thisweekthefocusoftheclassroomactivityshouldbeon
communication.

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Ok,sowhatdoyouthinkaboutthisidea..
Communicationhasmanyforms,methods,expressionsandcanresultinbeing
understood,misunderstoodortakenforgranted.Ourstudentsofthedigitalagewillno
doubtbecommunicatingandreceivingavastarrayofmessagesandinformationfrom,
meaningful,fun,serious,life-changingandinappropriatethroughtoinspiringsoitis
vitaltheyrealiseitspotentialforgoodandbad.
Thegoal:
1) enablestudentstopersonallyunderstandwhatitisliketocommunicatewith
limitedsensors.
2) understandhowmessagesandmeaningcanbemisinterpretedbydifferent
people/receivers
Lessonrun-down:
Studentscreateagroup(6studentspergroup)onhttps://channel.meand
https://scribblar.com
Students1&2searchonlineforadescriptionofsomethingconcreteandspecific,
e.ganeye,aspecificbreedofcat,aspecifictypeofshoe.
students1&2recordthemselvessayingthedescription.
Student3listenstotherecordingandusingscribblardrawswhathasbeen
described.
Student4listensandreadsthedescriptionandusingscribblerdrawswhathas
beendescribed.
Thenexttwostudentslookatthedrawingsandconductagooglesearchtofind
whattheythinktheimageis.
Allstudentsdocumenttheirfindingsonthescribblarprogramandpresenttothe
class.
Contentdescriptions:
ScienceInquirySkills-Communicateideas,explanationsandprocessesinavarietyofways,
includingmultimodaltexts(ACSIS110)
Literacy-Usecomprehensionstrategiestointerpretandanalyseinformationandideas,comparing
contentfromavarietyoftextualsourcesincludingmediaanddigitaltexts( ACELY1713)

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Creatingtexts-Usearangeofsoftware,includingwordprocessingprograms,learningnewfunctions
asrequiredtocreatetexts(ACELY1717)

Soundsexcellent(MK).Thanks!Ihavejustemailedyouaninvitetoscribblartocheck
outcouldcertainlybeagoodtooltouse(EZ)
HiMKandEZ,scribblarlooksinteresting(CG)Iemailedyouaninvitetothe
communicatingroomIset-uptheresnothinginitbutjustgoodtohaveaplayandsee
whatyoucouldpotentiallydowithstudents(EZ).Brilliantlessonidea!(KA)
Toidentifyothertoolsyoufoundthatyoucanusetocommunicate?

Youreallyhavetothinkaboutthisasalotofthetoolsthatwe(teachers/adults)useare
notgoingtobesuggestedforstudentsi.e.Facebook,FBMessenger,Discussion
Boards,SMS
Emailissomethingstudentscanbeencouragedtouse
Alsosomeofthetoolswesuggestedlastweekcandoubleupforcommunication
YoucoulduseaPadlettypeappBUTitdoesnotexactlypromptand/orlet
someoneknowthatsomeoneistryingtocommunicatewiththem.Similartothis
GoogleDoc.Wehavetokeepcheckingtoseewhathasbeenadded.Justlike
ourSwinburneDBnotbeingabletodoasearchonatopicorwordtolocate
pastconversations,nonotificationswhensomeonehasrespondedtoyouare
definiteweaknessesinthisasaconstructivetoolforcollaboration.Collaborative
toolsshouldbeeasytouse,wherecommunicatingtoyourgroupisstreamlined,
keepsyouuptodateandontaskwiththemostrelevantinformationandtopic
(EZ).
ThestudentsatmyplacementschoolhaveaTVprogramthattheyrunonceaweeklive
aroundtheschool.Ithassomeprerecordedsegmentsbutitislikeanewserviceand
alltheclassestuneintoit.
Bloggingisalsooneofthegoodwaystheteacherscouldusetoshareadditionalinfofro
theirsubjects.Thestudentscouldalsorespondonaweeklybasis.Greatideafor
middleupperyearlevelsconnectingliteracy,socialcapabilitiesandI.C.Tskills(EZ).

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MatthewKirkrightmkirkright@gmail.com
KirstyAdamskirstyaadams@gmail.com
ElinorZetlin
CharisseGarciacharisse.garcia.cg@gmail.com

NOTETOALLletsreallytryandbecriticallyconstructive(astheeLAsuggested)thisweekin
ordertofulfilltheLO3aswellashelpdemonstratehowwehavehelpedotherslearnforthe
A2.IhaveaddedsomeinfobelowandIwillcomebacktomorrowandaddsomemore
feedback.MK

Topresentanargumentforwhyyoumightencourageyourstudentstobe
creativeandinnovative.
Helpsstudentsfindapatternwithinknowninformation(KA)
Developsimagination,enablingstudentswiththeopportunityto
bringintoexistencesomethingwasnotbefore(KA)
IrememberthevideofromTEDforumdiscussedbySirKenRobinson
onHowschoolskillstudentscreativity.Asteachers,weshouldfirst
acceptandappreciatethegiftandtalentsthechildrenhavethoughit
mightnotbeacademicallyrelated.HowardGardnerstheoryon
MultipleIntelligencestellusthatweshouldmakeuseofthe
childrensintelligence(spatial,logical,linguistic)intotheiradvantage
andusethemtosearchforappropriateclassroomresources(digital
ornaturalmaterial).(CG)
Usefulinhelpingstudentsreimaginesomethingimprovingand
betteringexistingthings(KA)

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i.e.Engineeringtakingaprocess/object/systemandmakingit
better(MK)
Creativityisinnate,notalearnedbehaviour(Land&Jarman,1993).
Fosterwhatalreadyexistswithinourstudents.(KA)
Thecreativeprocessencouragesandfostersotherskillssuchas
questioning,observing,andexperimenting.(KA)
Creativityandinnovationaredrivenbycriticalthinking.Ideas
needtobegeneratedandthisiswherecriticalthinkingand
creativityisrequired.(MK)
CreativityisaGeneralCapabilityinTheAustralianCurriculum.Itis
askillthatiscrosscurriculumandcanbeutilizedinanylearning
area.(KA)
CreativityandInnovationarecriticalpartofSTEM(science,
technology,engineeringandmaths).

Teachersneedtoallowstudentsthefreedomtobecreativewithtechnology
andallowlessonstoflowandevolveinadirectionthatallowsforunique
learningexperiences.Thisallowsformoreengaginglessonsandintheory,
deeperlearning.
Creativityisoneoftheskills21stcenturylearnersneedtodevelopinorderto
solveproblemsthatarerelatedtoschoolandreallifeapplication(e.g.
developingwaystoconservewaterinthecommunityusingsocialmediaasa
platformtodiscusssolutionswithinacommunity)(CG)

Tocreatealistoftechnologiesthat,asteachers,youcanusetoenableyour
studentstobecreativeandinnovative.

BookCreator
Popplet
Toontastic
Piccollage
GarageBand
BookCreator
Coggle
ComicMaker
Telestory
Edmodo
Soundcloud

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Audacity
Ithinkstudentscanuseanytechnologytobecreativite.Ithinkthe
importantpartisthatteachersallowstudentstohavefreedomwith
thetask.
Forexample,IcouldaskmyGrade3studentstorecorda
SoundCloudfileandrecordtheirlearninggoalsforliteracy.
Alternatively,Icouldaskthemtosimplyusetechnology.Some
mightuseSoundCloud,othersmightcreateablog,othersmight
recordavideoofthemselvesviaavideocameraoriPad.
Mypointis...teachersneedtothinkcreativelyandinnovativelywhen
itcomestolessonandtaskdesign.Sometimesitmightbeacaseof
notoverthinkingthetaskandlettingstudentshavetheopportunityto
comeupwithideas.Greatpointthereisnorealplanningfor
creativity.Asteachersitisaboutallowingthestudentsthefreedomto
expressideas,answersandsolutionswitharangeofresources.Their
interpretationandexpressioniswherethecreativitylies.(KA)

Toapplyoneofthosetechnologiestoarangeofclassroomactivitiesofthe
teamsdevising.Thisweekthefocusoftheclassroomactivityshouldbeon
creativityandinnovation.
Justathoughtforalesson.Iamcurrentlyonpracwithstage2/grade
4whoarelearningaboutthediscoveryofAustralia.Atonepointthey
weregivenipadstoresearchearlyAustralianExplorers(preJames
Cook)andthentheywroteuptheinformationintheirthemebook.I
wouldhavelikedtorejigthatlessonandhadthestudentspresent
theirinformationastheysawfit.Theipadsweretheresothestudents
hadaccesstoavoicerecordingonsoundcloud,acomicstripon
toontastic,apicturecollageonthecollageappsetc.Thoughts?(KA)
Toidentifyothertoolsyoufoundthatyoucanusetobecreativeand
innovative?
Smartboard(toincorporatevideos,images,activitiesintolesson
morecreativeandinnovativethanchalkandtalk)
Soundcloud/Audacity(recordedlessonsasopposedtolive)

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