Digital Collaboration Tools PD

Digital Collaboration Tools PD

By Sarah Dillon

​Learning Objectives:

• Skills high school students neet to be productive, global digital citizens

• Pros and cons for using collaboration tools in the classroom

• Lesson/Activity examples​

• Digital behavior that is positive, safe, legan, & ethical

• Effectively engage with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures

• Examine problems from multiple viewpoints

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​Collaboration Skills:

Flipgrid​

​A collaboration tool where students post short videos to share ideas and opinions.

Pros:​

• Fun & engaging

• Great for virtual students

• Easy for students who struggle with writing

Cons:​

• The free version has limited options

• Students can be inappropriate

​Padlet

​A collaboration tool where students post short videos to share ideas and opinions.

Pros:​

• Fun & engaging

• Great for virtual students

• Easy for students who struggle with writing

Cons:​

• The free version has limited options

• Students can be inappropriate

​Padlet

​A collaboration tool with a variety of mixed media sources. The teacher sets up the initial page and students are able to post videos, images, and comments

Pros:​

• Fun & engaging

• Great for virtual students

• Students are able to post anonomously

Cons:​

• The free version has a limited # of creations

• Students can be inappropriate

Google Drive​

​Allows students to work simultaneously on a number of different document types, including docs, spreadsheets, and slides.

Pros:​​

• Great for virtual students

• History view allows all edits to be seen and who made them

• Students can work together even when apart

Cons:​

• Students need internet access

• Students need a divice to access

Lesson Ideas

• Project-based learning - students are given a real-world problem and work as a group on a solution

• Research Projects - students work in groups to research a topic and create a presentation to teach the class

Multiple Choice

What types of behaviors do digital citizens demonstrate online?

• Safe, positive, legal, & ethical

• safe, illegal, sarcastic, & reliable

• legal, sarcastic, ethical, & funny

• ethical, funny, illegal, & mean

Poll

Which collaboration tool do you think you will try first?

• Flipgrid

• Padlet

• Google Drive