tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231075778410085031.post9031859429913395352..comments2011-10-13T01:18:25.504-07:00Comments on Integrated Technology: Instructional Strategies and the social learning theoryGQ94http://www.blogger.com/profile/12484402909035828930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231075778410085031.post-85527023275663618092011-10-13T01:18:25.504-07:002011-10-13T01:18:25.504-07:00Byron,
Cooperative learning is an effective tool ...Byron,<br /><br />Cooperative learning is an effective tool for allowing students to construct knowledge in a social environment. This alone will prepare students for a global workforce that will demand collaboration and diversity. "The research on cooperative learning is like a diamond. The more light you focus on it, the brighter and more multifaceted it becomes. The power of cooperative learning is brightened by the magnitude of its effect sizes, but the more you read the research and examine the studies, the better cooperative learning looks."<br /><br />Reference<br /><br />Johnson, David W., Roger T. Johnson, & Karl A. Smith, "Cooperative Learning Returns To College: What Evidence Is There That It Works?" Change, July/August 1998, p. 27-35.Cathy(justsaying)http://blackwelltips.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231075778410085031.post-28264231307088310862011-10-09T18:33:16.695-07:002011-10-09T18:33:16.695-07:00Joanne to Byron
Cooperative learning is a powerfu...Joanne to Byron<br /><br />Cooperative learning is a powerful tool for student learning. I am going to implement the creation of a class Wiki for my Foundation of Geometry students. These are students who have struggled in math and did not do well in algebra I. There is also a higher absenteeism rate in these classes. <br /><br />I hope by creating a class Wiki where students are responsible for posting what was learned and examples for each day it will help with their learning as well as be a place where absent students know to go for missed information. <br /><br />The best site for Web 2.0 tools for both teacher and student use is http://h30411.www3.hp.com/Web+tools. They also provide video tutorials for many of the tools. <br /><br />Joanne C.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074106610043642781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231075778410085031.post-16791914152485647742011-10-09T12:24:24.413-07:002011-10-09T12:24:24.413-07:00Byron,
I agree that students love to use PowerPoi...Byron,<br /><br />I agree that students love to use PowerPoint. My third graders have already used the tool twice this year and have asked when they get to make another project using PowerPoint. I am getting ready to have my students use a wiki, in cooperative groups, to work on an animal report. I hope the response to using the tool is as positive.<br /><br />I think it is interesting that your district has online classes with students from other school districts. Do you teach high school? What types of classes do they have the opportunity to work cooperatively with classes outside their own building? Does it happen during the school day? I think this sounds like a wonderful opportunity and would love to know more.<br /><br />I have Skyped with another third grade class in Orange County, California and we have done various activities together but what your school does sounds like a step up from that. My students loved learning about the differences but yet also the similarities of other students across the United States.Mrs. Daneen Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080779904595568991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231075778410085031.post-42674121989038124712011-10-09T08:37:48.126-07:002011-10-09T08:37:48.126-07:00Jason Hoffman’s response to Byron
Some of the more...Jason Hoffman’s response to Byron<br />Some of the more successful lessons that I have seen are ones that haved allowed students to use technology to share information. PowerPoints and social networking technology provides students with tools that are far superior to those of the past. I can remember in sixth grade holding up a shoebox scene or a poster colored in crayon. Trying to stand in front of a class and do a report with limited visuals was brutal. Students today can customize their reports with photos, graphs, voice threads, and so many other formats for sharing information. Technology in the classroom is changing on a monthly basis these days. It makes being an educator both exciting and much more difficult. Keeping up with all the possibilities can be a full time job in itself, but it is worth it if it benefits the students and makes learning a little more interesting.Jason Hoffmanhttp://mymanyreflections.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com