Tools for Student Collaboration (T4SC)
Abstract: Learning is fun when it is social. In this session, participants will team up and learn how to engage students in collaborative learning in and out of the classroom using their computers and/or smart phones. The focus will be on Google drive (text, presentation, and forms), curation (Padlet, Miro, Wakelet), and Moodle tools that enhance student collaboration.
Weekly digital badges and a final certificate will be available for participants who complete the tasks.
Target audience:
- English language teachers of every age group
- Faculty and teacher training staff
Session objectives:
- By the end of this session, participants will have learned about and practiced using audio, video, images, and text tools for student collaboration.
- By the end of the session, participants will have used video recorders such as Vimeo, Screencast-o-matic, and Flipgrid, Google Drive (text, slides, forms, and sheets), Wakelet, Miro, and Padlet, Voki and Quizlet.
- By the end of the session, participants will have created collaborative learning activities for their English language learners (ELL) in and out of the classroom.
Week 1: January 11-17
In week 1, participants will get acquainted with the each other, the moderator, the platform, and team up. They will introduce themselves by text, audio, and video using the recorders on the editor of the message areas and through Flipgrid and Voki. They will discuss collaborative learning and teaching with technology.
Week 2: January 18 - 24
In week 2, participants will use Google word text docs and add Quizlet as an activity. They will work in teams or individually to create a Google word text doc on a topic of their choice related or unrelated to their work and comment on each others' docs using text and audio with videos using Flipgrid, Vimeo, Screencast-o-matic.
Week 3: January 25 - 31
In week 3, participants will use Google Slides and other collaborative tools. They will work in teams or individually to create a Google presentation on a topic of their choice related or unrelated to their work and comment on each others' slides using text, audio, and videos using Flipgrid, Vimeo, Screencast-o-matic.
Week 4: February 1 - 7
In week 4, participants will use Google forms and spreadsheets for student team projects and use text, audio, and videos using Flipgrid, Vimeo, Screencast-o-matic for feedback. They will work in teams or individually.
Week 5: February 8 - 14
In week 5, participants will reflect on the session using Flipgrid, Vimeo, Screencast-o-matic, or Padlet/Wakelet/Miro using text, audio, and video using Flipgrid, Vimeo, or Screencast-o-matic.
Media:
- Moodle (asynchronous)
- Zoom (synchronous)
Requirements
- Computer/smartphone
- Chrome browser
- Gmail account
- Microphone
- Web camera
Collaborative Tools
- Flipgrid https://flipgrid.com/d312bb5f
- Vimeo https://vimeo.com
- Screencast-o-matic https://screencast-o-matic.com
- Voki https://www.voki.com
- Canva https://www.canva.com
- Wakelet https://wakelet.com
- Miro https://miro.com
- Padlet https://padlet.com
- Quizlet https://quizlet.com
- Google (docs, slides, forms) https://drive.google.com
- Google Classroom https://classroom.google.com
- ZOOM https://zoom.us
Join this session
Registration starts on Jan 3, 2021.
Suggested sponsor(s): TESOL CALL
Moderators:
Name (last, first)
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Email address
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Location (country of residence)
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Biodata (max. 50 words)
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Deutsch, Nellie
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nellie.muller.deutsch@gmail.com
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Canada
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Nellie Deutsch, Ed.D. is a Canadian long distance teacher, runner, and healer. She has been teaching EFL in the public school system and at universities for over 40 years. Her teaching expertise include junior high school (ages 12-15) team leadership and adult teacher development. She also practices mindfulness, the Alexander Technique, the Paula Method, and Reiki in and out of the classroom.
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Primary Contact
Nellie Deutsch
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