Tech as a Tool for Collaboration

Communication that Goes Beyond the Classroom

Plan:
Technology is a great
tool for efficient,
timely and organized
planning.

ISTE Standard for Educators: Collaborate:

As our world changes,
4. Collaborator: Educators dedicate time to collaborate with
teachers are learning
both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover to communicate in
and share resources and ideas, and solve problems.
 new ways.

a b c d
DEDICATE PLANNING COLLABORATE AND CO- USE COLLABORATIVE DEMONSTRATE
TIME LEARN TOOLS CULTURAL COMPETENCY
to collaborate with with students to to expand students’ when communicating
colleagues to create discover and use new authentic real-world with students, parents
authentic learning digital resources and learning experiences and colleagues and
experiences that diagnose and by engaging virtually interact with them as
leverage technology. troubleshoot with experts, teams and co-collaborators in
technology issues. students, locally and student learning.
globally.

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Collaboration using
Tech:
Communication between educators, parents, and
students is the key to effective collaboration.

Brooklands Elementary began a school wide

program called, “Bear Dens”. Bear Dens are
monthly lessons that promote positive behavior
and learning attitudes such as building habits
and “sharpening the saw”. Each student is
assigned a bear den leader different from their Within my own classroom, I use Remind app to
everyday teacher. Each grade level is assigned a collaborate with my mentor teacher and
different month, and must plan with their team parents. Remind is a messaging app that is
how they want to best present the lesson. In useful for parents and students as
order to be able to share the lessons with all of communication is quick, and efficient. It also
Brooklands staff, they must use some type of helps protect my security as a teacher as it does
collaborative platform such as google slides, or not give out my personal phone number.
Prezi. In using Google slides, teachers are given
the opportunity to work individually while
working collaboratively. This saves valuable
time and energy. The Bear Dens are also an
opportunity to teach students about how to
collaborate with one another. Including a visual
representation such as short clips from teachers,
movies, and interactive games, students can
better learn and collaborate with students of all
ages.

CO-LEARNING DURING COVID-19

An essential part of my student
teaching experience was collaborating
and meeting weekly with my 3rd grade
team. We used our weekly meetings to
plan curriculum for the coming weeks,
bounce ideas off each other, and plan
for assessments. We were fortunate to
be able to use technology such as
ZOOM to keep our weekly meetings during COVID-19. ZOOM allows
for face to face interaction, as well as options such as screen sharing. I
found this to be useful for team, staff, and student meetings. The
screen sharing even allowed for teaching lessons to students. With
the advances in this technology I am able to keep a sense of
community with my mentor teachers as i prepare for my future in teaching.