The focus of this presentation was on promoting global collaboration for science teachers. We briefly described what is meant by collaboration and gave multiple reasons why it is so important to connect globally. The majority of time is spent looking at how students can effectively work together. Shared a protocol on on to initiate a project, locate teachers, and develop a task. Little time was given to show how to monitor learning--another session needed. A few effective collaborative tools were also demonstrated. A tough job as the conference does not have wi-fi!
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Collaboration from Me to We
1. From Me
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...a shift toward global
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Terri Johnson
Earth and moon to Scale by Bluedharma on Flickr
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6. Goals of the Session
• What does it mean to collaborate?
• Why should we collaborate?
• How can we begin to connect globally?
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7. Who are we?
Put the sun in my hand by Hamed Masoumi on Flickr
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9. Question
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10. Collaboration
A heated discussion byktylerconk on Flickr
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11. Wikipedia: Collaboration is “when two or more people...work together toward an
intersection of common goals...by sharing knowledge, learning, and building consensus.”
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12. Battery loaded by icatus
Why should we?
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18. Employers and effective
collaboration
• Reduce time for design processes
• Provide better service support
• Cultivate new ideas
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20. How?
• India - Varanasi - 031 - laundry on the ghats by mckaysavage
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21. Find your
purpose.
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22. Projects
• classroom
• school
• district
• world
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23. Types of collaboration
• Instant ones
• Ones with several days to several
weeks’ duration
• Extended-long term commitments
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24. integration vs
accumulation
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42. What students need
• The Problem (task)
• Other students
• Meaningful assistance
• Time to interact
• Guidance for developing group
processes
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46. Other Tips
• Student Leaders
• Teachers focus on groups vs their
own students
• Allow time for social interactions
initially
• Know the Tech Savyness of students
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47. A Good Tool
• promote communication
• share diagrams, photographs, paper,
or similar objects
• allow natural interactions
• be easy to use and learn
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54. Things to Consider...
• What is the purpose?
• Content and/or process focus
• Time frame
• How can you find other classrooms?
• What tools will you use?
• How will you monitor and assess?
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55. Thank you!
terri.science@gmail.com
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56. works cited
• Characteristics of Middle School Students at http://www.culpeperschools.org/ms/guidance/
characteristics.pdf
• Classroom 2.0 at http://www.classroom20.com/
• Collaboration Tools at http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3020.pdf
• Educational Origami at http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
• Enabling Student Collaboration for Learning: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwltc/howto/
enablestudentcollab.htm
• My Web Wardrobe at http://jenniferbarnett.wikispaces.com/My+Web+Wardrobe
• Seven Steps to Flatten Your Classroom: http://www.slideshare.net/coolcatteacher/7steps-flatten-
classroom
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57. media thanks
• A heated discussion by ktylerconk at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
79865753@N00/3045268759/
• Battery Loaded by icatus at http://www.flickr.com/photos/38398640@N00/3218196924/
• Earth and Moon to Scale by Bluedharma at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
82046952@N00/89187774/
• India - Varanasi - 031 - laundry on the ghats by mckaysavage at http://www.flickr.com/
photos/56796376@N00/2146294851/
• 19 - Tile! and I was tagged by connerdowney at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
78528840@N00/3209126306/
• Put the sun in my hand by Hamed Masoumi at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
13582064@N00/1835907062/
• Wind Turbine by Lepti at http://www.flickr.com/photos/45914112@N00/129508423/
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