One Computer Classroom - Module 4 Introduction

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Home Objectives Calendar FAQs Contact Site Map		Module 4 - Introduction The One Computer as a Cooperative/Collaborative Learning Tool Objectives explain how the goals in collaborative and cooperative learning differ from those in other types of schoolwork. identify key elements of cooperative learning and management. review software and Internet sites that can create dynamic classroom discussion and develop critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. infuse a cooperative learning strategy into a lesson. manage cooperative groups in a technology-oriented classroom. Introduction Before class, have the following details for the cooperative group activity worked out: 1. how students are to divide themselves into teams (e.g., by assignment, by drawing lots, or by personal preference) 2. how many students should be on each team (2, 3, or 4, usually) 3. what the team composition should be (heterogeneous or homogeneous; all male, all female, or mixed) 4. which questions each team should work on 5. when the activity is officially over 6. how to bring the activity to closure 7. how to grade the activity (if at all) 8. assign an active role for everyone within each team 9. have "sponge" activities that teams can work on if they finish earlier than other teams Taken from Collaborative Group Techniques - http://umperg.physics.umass.edu/stories/storyReader$91 Top
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