Collaborative Learning

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   ISTE NETS-T Standard 3 for Model Digital Age Work and Learning:

        b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.

                                                                                                                         

Storybird could help meet this standard by allowing students work with teachers or 

other students to create an on line story book. One person starts the story, and then it 

is continued by another individual. This collaboration allows for even 

a group of students to work together through technology to create a story. 

Engaging students in collaborative learning with technology is essential for preparing 

them to work in the 21st century because our society is constantly evolving through 

technology. The article, Technology Enhanced Collaborative Learning, states "Employers rank 

teamwork/collaboration as one of the three most important applied skills". Students need to 

have social and technological skills in order to thrive. That same article also says, "

A major difference between learning in the workplace and in school is that learning in school has traditionally focused on individual work". This relates that schools do not properly prepare students for the group work that many professions require.

Tools such as Storybird, Edmodo, and Skype allow students to work together through technology. This helps prepare them for future work later in life. Schools should learn to take advantage of the many free tools offered through computers and the internet. It would be extremely beneficial for many students if technology was made a part of the curriculum. 

Skype

Skype allows students to video conference when circumstances prevent personal meeting. Being able to gather people all over the world with simply an internet connection is an amazing feat of technology, and would be very helpful for students to know how to use.

Edmodo

Edmodo is a social media site for teachers and students. Today's society has jumpstarted the social media craze, and it just makes sense to make one for the educational world. Students are given the opportunity to work with other students and teachers from wherever in the world. That kind of connection is fundamental for social development.

Citation

Technology enhanced collaborative learning . (n.d.). Retrieved from   https://docs.google.com/document/d/11VN6R_yz4zPWMTWuNyrxB5oXwQsLrUcXkAnHI_sHDlA/edit