This presentation was given at WAETAG 2013 in Tacoma, WA by Ray Birks. Mr. Birks is a 6th grade teacher from Wenatchee, WA with a passion for thinking differently when it comes to educating students.
5. learning target
After this 60 minute session:
I will have greater knowledge of how to
access websites, apps, and online
resources to provide collaborative
opportunities to enrich my students and
my classroom.
6. presentations
Both presentations are available for download
2013 “Collaborative Classroom Technology” waetag2013.tk
2012 “60 Apps in 60 Minutes” - waetag.tk
7. Why collaborative
technology?
SBAC - Students can engage appropriately in collaborative and
independent inquiry to investigate/research topics, pose questions and
gather and present information.
Edutopia Engagement Survey - “Discussions help clear the tense
atmosphere in a classroom and allow students to participate in their own
learning.”
Marzano Framework 2.2.2 - Organizes students in groups to practice and
deepen knowledge
GLAD Strategies
This is the future
Employability Skills
8. goal of collaboration?
Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
Helps Students Access Knowledge
Teaching - Reaching Level 4
Life/Employability Skills
18. Collaborative Games
Marzano 2.6.2 Using Academic Games
Marzano - “Teacher-conducted research indicates that games can have a
significant effect on student achievement when teachers use them
purposefully and thoughtfully.”
Use inconsequential competition
Target essential academic content
Debrief the game
Have students revise their notes
23. google Apps
Google Apps for Education
Drive (spreadsheet, presentation, documents, forms)
Hangouts
Sites - webpages
24. no classroom tech?
Get in the Lab
BYOT/BYOD
Grants - OSPI, get in the know
Foster Attitudes of Change - Embrace, Don’t
Enforce
Afraid? Let students do it, they’ll figure it out!
25. quote
“When you can do the common
things of life in an uncommon way,
you will command the attention of
the world."
George Washington Carver
26. quote
"If a child can't learn the way we
teach, maybe we should teach the
way they learn."
Ignacio Estrada
27. CONTACT INFORMATION
Thank you!!
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or
comments or to share your collaborative tech tools
Ray Birks - birks.r@mail.wsd.wednet.edu
This entire presentation is available at waetag2013.tk
28. References
Journal of Technology Education
Edutopia - student survey
Edutopia - game-based learning
Education Leadership - Marzano Games