Collaboration

 NETS*S 2. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
 * interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
 * communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
 * contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

Collaboration is an important skill in today's world where teams of people from all over the world work together to develop products and resources or to find solutions. Students must learn these skills in order to be prepared for the future. Collaboration is important for teachers as well, as they can connect with other teachers, parents, and community members to provide a rich learning experience for their students. We will consider the role that collaboration will play in their classroom, review a number of collaborative tools, and prepare activities that promote collaboration.


 * Video: **Howard Rheingold on Collaboration


 * Collaborative Tools **
 * Google Docs
 * Storybird: Collaborative Storytelling
 * Wikispaces
 * Edublogs
 * Kidblogs
 * Ning
 * Google Docs
 * Twitter
 * Pirate Pad [|Sample Pirate Pad]
 * [|Wallwisher] [|Interactive Whiteboard Wallwisher]
 * Visual Ranking Tool
 * Diigo
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Skype

Resources:
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 * Web 2.0 Tools
 * [|NETS Implementation: Communication and Collaboration]
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Global Citizens. Digital Citizens.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Intel Teach Elements: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Thinkfinity: 21st Century Skills
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ed Tech Experts Choose Top Tools
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">K-12 Student Project Examples

**Ideas for Use in the Classroom:**