. Cooperation is not collaboration
This is a very important statement. I think that people do not think about this when they are working on a project, or when they assign a project. Collaboration is when people work together on the same project, or the same idea, and cooperation is when people help someone else's goal. The goal is not theirs, but they support is and can provide help
Learners need communicative skills in order to work collaboratively in both face-to-face and virtual environments to use and develop problem-solving skills
If a student cannot effectively communicate in person, then the will not be able to communicate online. If we want students to be successful, we have to help them learn how to communicate
Today’s social media and web-based communities provide unprecedented opportunities for caring adults, teachers, parents, learners and their peers to share interests and contribute to a common purpose.
This makes it easier for a student to grow in their passions when they have someone that also has that passion that can help them along. When students know other people care about the same things they do, it encourages them to continue pursuing that.
A student presenting research on the 14th Amendment, to continue our example, might create his or her own unique graphic organizer for the class that not only includes the usual multimedia resources but represents a new product or synthesis of existing material.
When students can make things themselves, they understand it more. Also, if it is put into the words of someone who hasn't been studying it for a long time, it can help other people learn the information. A graphic organizer is a good way to explain information that could be foreign to a student.
He describes how he feels his teachers “set you up for failure” and he has watched the majority of his friends drop out from high school. While Louis was able to pursue a passionate interest with peers and mentors in his community program, he was not able to translate and connect his accomplishments to recognition in school or career
This is something that all educators should be aware of and focus on in the classroom. If we do not give our students chances to find what they are really interested in or passionate about, we cannot be as successful as they could be.
esigners in education must be mindful of their audiences.
We have to understand out students to be able to have an impact on them and to know how to help them best.
Students must learn how to find quality sources and evaluate their effectiveness in order to help them accomplish their purpose or task.
When people are digitally literate, they can tell what resources are reliable enough to use. This can help them later on in their careers when they have to use other sources.
Schools have a great opportunity to help students make better choices in the digital world by promoting and teaching digital literacy and digital citizenship.
Educators have a responsibility to help teach students about the dangers of the internet and how to avoid them as well as how to be kind to everyone.
Most obviously, schools, colleges, universities and other formal educational institutions are key sites where people learn to use ICTs.
When we integrate technology into our classes, we are helping our students learn how to work these technologies to be more successful in the future.
Even more important, the information resources and opportunities avail-able on the Internet provide individuals with opportunities to make their personal lives richer and more fulfilling.
When we use technology, we are giving people the ability to learn about things that could help them in the future. Technology can help make all pf our lives better.