Cooperative+Learning

The instructional strategy of //cooperative learning// focuses on having students interact with each other in groups to enhance their learning experience. Technology facilitates group collaboration and communication that provides structure for group authentic tasks. Great resource for cooperative learning: [|Kagan Publishing and Professional Development]
 * Cooperative Learning:**

and rubrics will help groups understand what is expected.
 * Multimedia**
 * This is where a complex task requires many roles and responsibilities to complete a project. Using advanced organizers

[|DigiTales – The Art of Telling Digital Stories] [|Adobe Digital Kids Club: Digital Storytelling] [|Examples of Kodak Digital Ideas for the Classroom] [|Apple Learning Interchange]


 * Web Resources**
 * Use created web resources to facilitate communication, collaboration and cooperation in the student learning process.

Collaborative Online Projects: [|Literature Learning Ladders / Collaborative Project Resources] [|JASON Project] Learn from Experts: [|Ask an Expert] [|How Stuff Works] [|My Wonderful World]

Keypals: [|ePals] [|Intercultural e-Mail Classroom Connections]

WebQuests: [|T4 WebQuest Resources]

Student Web Site Creation: [|iWeb] [|Microsoft Office Publisher] [|TOWeb] [|SiteSpinner] [|Cool Page]


 * Collaborative Organizing**
 * These Web resources are often referred to as "Web 2.0" or the "Read/Write Web" because information can be shared and users are able to collaborate online.

Shared Calendars: [|Yahoo! Calendar] [|Google Calendar] [|Calendars Net]
 * Shared calendars can be used by students to organize activities within their groups from home or school. Teachers can also have access to these calendars for monitoring.

Shared Bookmarking: [|del.icio.us] [|Blinklist] [|Kaboodle]
 * These are social bookmarking sites where web sites are bookmarked and one link is made to the site that can be accessed by students during the school year at home or at school. Students can also set up "tagged" Web sites on their own social bookmarking site to share with others in their group.

Course Management: [|Moodle] [|The Global Schoolhouse] [|Blackboard]
 * Teachers can create online learning communities through Web-enabled course management system (CMS) programs.

[|Girls Inc. Team Up] [|Civilization III] [|Building Homes of Our Own] [|Jigsaw Classroom] [|PowerUptheGame] (Energy,global Warming and Engineering)
 * Web-Enabled MultiPlayer Simulation Games**
 * Games designed for individuals that are simulated, but the human to human interactions are real. The games listed are designed to educate students collaboratively, allowing them to interact with each other for a common purpose in learning.

[|Skype]
 * Communication Software**

Google Tools: [|Gmail]
 * In order to access google tools, you need to create a gmail account. Once an account has been made, you will have access to Google Calendar, Google Docs, and more google tools.