iCollaborateCollaborative Projects for the 21st Century Classroom

Katie MorrowO’Neill Public Schools

KATIE MORROWwww.mrsmorrow.comO’Neill Public SchoolsTechnology Integration Specialist

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“Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines.”

~Horizon Report

ISTE NETS*S2. Communication and Collaboration  Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: 

a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGKHa72LJ4&feature=PlayList&p=B965B30704064839&playnext_from=PL&index=4

Is there learning here?

Examples of Collaborative Learning

Collaborative Writing with our “Border Buddies”

Collaborative Blogginghttp://english8atohs.blogspot.com/

NEP Writing Forums

http://www.unl.edu/newp/news/2009/On_Line_Writing_Forum.shtml

Google Presentations

Kaitlyn’s Adv. Bio Example

VoiceThread

Harness the BackChannel• Tinychat.com• TodaysMeet.com• Google Presentation:

http://tinyurl.com/googlepresodemo

1. Create form2. Collect results3. Results summary

Google Forms

Dropboxes• http://dropbox.com• http://box.net• MobileMe iDisk

Social Bookmarking

• http://delicious.com• http://diigo.com

Wallwisher

http://engagethem.pbworks.com/Contribute-virtual-sticky-notes

• http://wallwisher.com

• Alternatives:– primarywall– stixy– corkboard.me

Collaborate with Experts

Earth Science Collaborative Project

Wikispaces Outline

Google Doc for Team planning

Example Glogster Poster

iPhoto Science Nonfiction Books

“Exploring Space” by Olivia

Cross-Age Collaborations

iPod Palshttp://web.mac.com/chsadmin/Site/iPod_Pals/

iPod_Pals.html iPod Touch Flashcardshttp://web.me.com/mrsmorrow/iCreate/iFlashcards.html

Our Town: Then and Now

http://eaglesonair.com

ICTV“Irish Capital TV”Local Cable Channel 7

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Community Commercials and Public Service Announcements

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http://ops.esu8.org/~katiemorrow/TANNDigitalMedia/08_Project_Samples/Entries/2008/4/8_Elkhorn_Valley_Implement_Commercial.html

Apps Review

OS X Server ToolsBlogs & Wikis

Blog examples: http://ops.esu8.org/users/ Wiki examples: http://ops.esu8.org/groups/

Podcast Producer

http://ops.esu8.org/groups/ http://ops.esu8.org/groups/hilker7math/weblog/

Take a Look Outside

http://ops.esu8.org/~katiemorrow/8TT_2010/Current_Projects.html

7th Grade World Cultures

Rock Our Worldhttp://rockourworld.org

http://thedigitaldivas.org

Impossible2Possible

23 1/2 hours

http://tinyurl.com/healthycommunity

Collaboration

Provisions Process Projects

Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow - Today

“Teachers must move beyond the role of facilitators and become collaborators in learning, seeking new knowledge alongside students and modeling positive habits of work and mind.”

Challenge Based

Learning Challenge Based Learning is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages students to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems through efforts in their homes, schools and communities.

Alas Media CBL Vidhttp://challengebasedlearning.org

Challenges in Action

Improve Communication

Reduce Paper Waste

Beautify the Community

Increase Health and Fitness

Disprove a cultural myth

Transform Apathy into Engagement

Increase Tolerance

Promote Love of Reading

Increase Digital Citizenship

Write to Change the World

Increase Cultural Connections

CBL Challenges at O’Neill Public School

Redesign Student Lounge

Improve Technology Usage Increase Recycling

Collaboration in Challenge Based Learning

Google Docs

Edmodo• http://edmodo.com

• https://sites.google.com/a/oneillschools.org/8thtechq3cbl/

iWeb

http://ops.esu8.org/~kevinmorrow/Healthy_Habits_Challenge/Healthier_Habits_Challenge.html

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Blog

http://oneillelementaryphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

• http://ops.esu8.org/groups/i2p/

• http://ops.esu8.org/groups/8thtech/wiki/84c13/Digital_Citizenship_Challenge.html

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“Change Based Learning”

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Meaningful. Relevant. Applicable. Make Learning...

Katie Morrowwww.mrsmorrow.com