Using Collaborative Tools to Create a Co-Op for Home School Families

Online Workshop
November 19, 2010 – December 13, 2010

Workshop Designer / Facilitator: Meribeth Huebner Fell

Office Location: Academic Building 120
Office Phone: 912-279-5954
Email: mfell@ccga.edu

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Participants will understand that:

Collaboration is the key to success in any learning experience, especially home school
environments
Students can learn from each other as well as from their teachers/parents
Technology should be viewed as a tool to learning, not as an impediment or
unobtainable skill necessary only to get a job
Teachers/parents must model strong technology use if their students/children are going
to value technology

CONTENT STANDARDS: NETS FOR TEACHERS

http://www.iste.org.Libraries/PDFs/NETS_for_Teachers_2008_EN.sflb.ashx

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments
incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to
develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS-S. Teachers:

a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue
their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own
educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning
styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
 Essential Questions
Overarching Questions: Topical Questions:

a. What is a home school co-op?
b. How can collaborative synchronous and
asynchronous tools help students learn (and
teachers teach)?
c. How can collaborative synchronous and
asynchronous tools help students become
active rather than passive learners?
d. How can collaborative synchronous and
asynchronous tools help home school students
retain their originality and diversity in learning
rather than force them to conform to the group
model of public (group) education?
a. How can students and teachers use
Wiggio to share content between home
school families?
b. How can Wiggio be used to inspire
active student learning through student-
lead lessons?
c. How can Wiggio be used to better assess
student learning through activity
monitoring, collaborative assignments,
and presentations?

Workshop Activities:

Lesson 1: Getting Started

Step 1.1: Send an email request to mfell@jfell.com to request access to the Wiggio
Training Group.
Step 1.2: When you receive a request email, accept the invitation.

Lesson 2: Modification in Wiggio

Step 2.1: Changing Your Personal Settings
Step 2.2: Viewing, Opening, Editing, and Uploading Documents in Wiggio

Lesson 3: Using Groups

Step 3.1: Creating New Groups (see chart below for group options)
Step 3.2: Inviting Others to Join a Group

Lesson 4: Using Tools in Groups

Step 4.1: Reviewing the Tools: Home, Calendar, Folder, Meeting, Poll, Message, To-Do

Lesson 5: Workshop Survey and Self-Assessment

Step 5.1: Workshop Survey
Step 5.2: Self-Assessment

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English / Language Arts English / Language Arts English / Language
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History History Math
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