Session+7

=Session 7= =7.1 Collaboration= Working together to accomplish a task or a goal.
 * 1) What is collaboration?
 * 1) What are 3 ways in which students collaborate in your classroom and are they successful?

Long term collaboration on projects that require students to perform roles and a finished project. Think, pair, share is a way for students to collaborate in a small way for small goals and tasks A jigsaw is a way for students to engage in collaboration in small and large parts.

=7.2 Video Response= Students will be able to use technology as a tool to either support collaboration or use it to assist in the skills to create collaborators. The course that we are taking part in (a little late sometimes) could be an example of the use of technology to help build depth and breadth. Regardless, I have found the use of the new technology and a new skill set to be of great help in thinking about how to make this available to students. I like Randy's definition of the 2. He explains cooperation as an assembly line where each person does a part but each part could be done by one person, while collaboration is an amplification of each part. Made sense to me. I wonder how we could get the same analogy across to them. Do we explain and demonstrate the analogy? Build lessons around the need to identify places where collaboration happens. When they can identify they can begin to repeat.
 * 1) How can expanded use of technology help develop depth and breadth for our students?
 * 1) What is the difference between cooperation and collaboration?
 * 1) What are the challenges in getting students to collaborate rather than just cooperating?

Notes on video: Accept every offer, make your partner look good. Error recover. Proof or portfolio instead of promise of resume. Communication, depth, breadth, collaboration. Cooperation is like an assembly line. Collaboration is an amplification. =7.3 Voicethread Definition=

__Briefly define a Voicethread in your own terms, summarize your initial impressions of Voicethread and the various ways it might be useful in your classroom.__
I find that I am having a hard time coming up with a definition for what Voicethread is. Voicethread seems to be "blog" with greater depth and breadth. The way people can speak and draw, upload and write on a subject is a little daunting for me. I guess not understanding produces fear. " Gonna eat all ofMexicoand grow humungous" Listening to what people said about the picture and the backstory was amazing. Many people made connections to their own world and enriched my understanding, and enjoyment of the initial piece. The way to talk and draw at the same time is also very cool. I will admit that I watched many of these before I realized that I could interact with the voicethread. =7.4 Immigration Voicethread= __Comment on the positives you saw and heard in this Voicethread and some aspects that you could see being improved upon.__ What I like was that student could go back and hear it over and over again. There is no need to forget what it was that was said. There is also a validation of their points of view and their voices are all heard in one space. You could have student respond to each others comments. You could have some students provide for and against the law and have a thrid group evaluate the strength of the arguments. you could have students create their own law in regards to the immigration debate inArizonaand theUS. =7.5 Voicethread in the classroom= __comment on how you could use Voicethread in your classroom__ By listening to what others said and wrote I was able to get a better understanding of the cartoon and place it into different contexts. The whole money issue in regards to the voicethread seems to be a real hindrance to ease of use and application in the classroom. However, student would be able to build upon idea's and stretch their understanding of subjects. Take an idea or problem and build solutions with input from many sources that remains accessible long after the initial discussion. Student can go back and reread, or listen and comment more.