In what ways will you be able to help your students collaborate using technology?

One particular example of how collaborative learning can be facilitated is through the use of technology devices (Laurillard, 2008).  These tools provide access to software that allows students collaborate in a variety of ways. An example of a program I would present to students to simultaneously create a collaborate set of notes and upload images to share (Laurillard, 2008), is through the online program Padlet. Students can also use mindmapping tools such as Creatly that allow them to share and create alongside their peers. Blogging sites such as WordPress also allow students to asynchronously share information with peers to be comented on at a later time (Roblyer & Doering, 2014).  Allowing students to share their own ideas and contribute fully to the group creates a greater sense of ownership over the creation of ideas (Laurillard, 2008).  

REFERENCE

Holmes, D. (2013). GIF image of students collaborating using technology. Retrieved from Gamedesk’s “Classroom of the Future.” Why is it so hard to reinvent K-12 education? via https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1VFKB_ enAU634AU640&tbm=isch&q=gifs+using+technology&chips=q:gifs

Laurillard, D. (2008). The pedagogical challenges to collaborative technologies. In Computer supported collaborative learning

Roblyer, M., & Doering, A. (2014). Pearson New International Edition. Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. Harlow, England: Pearson.