This week, we have been focusing on social learning and how to looks in the classroom. I think that social learning, such as collaboration activities within the classroom, are important to incorporate. Students need to see the importance of working together and communicating in a meaningful way. Within my own classroom, I have created many different activities that have allowed my students to interact in different ways in social ways. Some of these activities have been creating presentations and projects, while other activities have been blogging and creating VoiceThreads. In all of these situations, students are given the opportunity to socially interact, whether it is in person or online. Both ways teach students ways to effectively communicate ideas and thoughts with one another.
My VoiceThread discusses an issue my grade level is having with math computation. Here is the link: http://gis.ed.voicethread.com/#u561497.b889030.i4738224
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I agree that cooperative learning is a wonderful thing and it looks like you touched upon many different ways of using the strategies. Nice ideas.
ReplyDeleteLaura
Hi Jacqueline-
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statements as well. I use a lot of social learning in my classroom. I find that it helps my students in many ways from learning to social skills. Based on the discussion this week, I think a lot of people disagree with us.
I noticed that a lot of people seemed to disagree as well. Many people did not seem to think that social learning was a good way for students to learn.
ReplyDeleteI can see both sides to the argument. While I think social learning is a great strategy to use, I don't think teachers should put all of their eggs in one basket. I think the most success will come from using a variety of techniques and not focusing on just one method.
ReplyDeleteI noticed you mentioned voicethread as one of the cooperative learning activities you use. Have you introduced it to your students already? If so, how did that go? I'm excited to hear someone's experience trying it out.