Tech PLC #4 - Collaboration
Jaunuary 14, 2015
iPad Goal #4
Students will collaborate and communicate locally or globally using digital tools that allow them to interact, collaborate, or publish with peers.
Ideas and Apps
Padlet
A "sticky note" type board - students can brainstorm, storyboard, gather information, etc.
Book Creator
A book creation app - students can coauthor books.
Book Creator Grant
Activities and Timeline:
- Each teacher will choose a six week period and have students create a book over a given topic. Students will publish this book to their iBook Library shelf.
- Each teacher will choose a six week period and have students coauthor a book with another student from a different class or campus. Both students will publish this book to their iBook Library shelves.
Other Ideas and Apps
A person to person videoconferencing app - students can video conference with another class or campus.
An interactive whiteboard/chat - students can solve problems together and chat about the solutions.
An interactive whiteboard - students can brainstorm, solve problems and plan stories.