Solving Problems Together
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Collaborative Projects in Your Classroom
Collaborative Projects in Your Classroom
Looking for projects and ideas that will get your entire class engaged and working together? Then facilitating collaborative projects is for you. Whether you are in a K-12 classroom or computer lab, you’ll find these ideas will generate excitement and interest. You will also see a variety of tools to choose from so you can select which ones best meet your students’ needs as you implement these fun projects.
Project Stations
Project Stations
- Dealing with Trash: Need to get in touch with your iOS device? This will introduce you to activities that you and/or your students can complete using their mobile iOS device
- Parking Lot Solution: Take advantage of MS Sway for podcasting and easy presentations via your browser.
- Ghostwriters to the Rescue: Explore various screencasting, slide creation tools
- Weather Forecast Needed: Have fun with green screen tools
- Texas History with a Twist: Create stories with web tools
- The Sky is Falling: Use video reflection/annotation/ assessment tools.
CollabProjectsShare Your Creations
Share Your Creations
Scan the Seesaw code
Scan the Seesaw code
(bottom of the Station Sign (example to left)
(bottom of the Station Sign (example to left)
Use the Seesaw app on your device to share your creation.
Use the Seesaw app on your device to share your creation.
Scan the QR Code above with the Seesaw app to get Seesaw for FREE.
Resources
Resources
Action Tools
Action Tools
Explore these tools below to help you facilitate each of the following actions.
- Assess (You might like this rubric)
- Create
- Collaborate
- Group
Digital Smackdown
Digital Smackdown
Share your digital smackdown, as a group, in the Flipgrid. Some ideas:
Share your digital smackdown, as a group, in the Flipgrid. Some ideas:
1. Discuss your favorite digital tool
1. Discuss your favorite digital tool
2. Create a sales pitch (1-5 minutes) for it
2. Create a sales pitch (1-5 minutes) for it
-Name the project or tool
-Name the project or tool
-Provide two different examples of use in your classroom (grade level, content area, etc.).
-Provide two different examples of use in your classroom (grade level, content area, etc.).
3. Share your sales pitch and post it via Flipgrid
3. Share your sales pitch and post it via Flipgrid
More Resources to Explore
More Resources to Explore
Miguel's Technology-Enhanced PBL: Welcome to the Problem-based Learning Academy, an online course designed to help you become more familiar with constructing real life, messy learning problems that you can use to engage your students. This online course features 7 modules to get you going! Ready to get started?
Miguel's Technology-Enhanced PBL: Welcome to the Problem-based Learning Academy, an online course designed to help you become more familiar with constructing real life, messy learning problems that you can use to engage your students. This online course features 7 modules to get you going! Ready to get started?
Explore C-STEM: Project-based learning, problem-based learning (xBL), takes on another component with C-STEM. The “C” represents Communication for Dr. Flowers and encapsulates STEM, providing students the opportunity to see the utility of tough topics in real life.
Explore C-STEM: Project-based learning, problem-based learning (xBL), takes on another component with C-STEM. The “C” represents Communication for Dr. Flowers and encapsulates STEM, providing students the opportunity to see the utility of tough topics in real life.
Dr. Flowers suggests that urbanization managed poorly can cause problems. In turn, students in STEM programs can be tasked to develop solutions to urbanization problems. The solutions involve robotics, civil engineering, coding, art, and film-making, all while trying to answer the questions urbanization problems present.
Dr. Flowers suggests that urbanization managed poorly can cause problems. In turn, students in STEM programs can be tasked to develop solutions to urbanization problems. The solutions involve robotics, civil engineering, coding, art, and film-making, all while trying to answer the questions urbanization problems present.
In addition to the C-STEM Program, schools can reach out to local businesses and organizations. For example, Joy Shwartz reached out to Lamar University and Exxon Mobil for guidance and/or funding.
In addition to the C-STEM Program, schools can reach out to local businesses and organizations. For example, Joy Shwartz reached out to Lamar University and Exxon Mobil for guidance and/or funding.
Other school districts, like South San Antonio ISD in San Antonio, Texas, connect with the University of Texas at San Antonio and St. Mary’s University for their SAPREP and PREP initiatives, respectively.
Other school districts, like South San Antonio ISD in San Antonio, Texas, connect with the University of Texas at San Antonio and St. Mary’s University for their SAPREP and PREP initiatives, respectively.
