EEND 676 Collaborative Tools in Education

I have enjoyed these past eight weeks learning more about collaboration. Collaboration exists within the classroom, the staff; both horizontally as well as vertically. It exists within the district and the state. What I was moved by most was the collaboration among the global community  for the betterment of society, education and the earth. I am inspired to do more for students to bridge the connection among other students throughout the world through social media, collaborative websites such as Global Read Aloud, and my own creations. 
   
Next steps: teach my grade level team, my students, and my staff with my mighty tool: Google Suites! Along with the collaborative products will be rubrics to assess engagement as well as the standards and essential questions.Lastly, an essential element, citing all images and information gleaned from other resources. Because fair is fair.

I am proudest of these interactive learning tools:
                   My initial collaboration with teammates: what fun!
  

Hurricane Adventure

Then I moved on creating this tools for students pairs to read, discuss, and select. They loved it!
  

Fact or Opinion Adventure

Something to enhance mathematical learning for 

students and families

     

   Free Math Apps Resource 

             

Number Line helps students visualize number sequences and illustrate strategies for counting and comparing comparing numbers. I tried it out without directions. A little bit of play and I was on my way adding, subtracting by overlapping number spaces on the numberline. This tool will be for everyone.

For scaffolding number sense, I choose Number Rack. This app uses rows of movable, colored beads, like a Rekenrek, so students think in groups of fives and tens, other wise known as skip counting, a second grade math standard.