Two heads are better than one. This morning I was fortunate to work with my Blended Learning guru colleague, Tracy, in a 5th-grade Bilingual class. The teacher invited us to teach the collaborative tool, Google Slides, in preparation for an assignment in a few weeks. The students were working on creating a postcard showcasing their hometown. Most had never used Slides before, and all had used Docs before.
Tracy had created a how-to video for each of the parts that they needed to follow in order to create their portion of the assignment. Most of the students were able to watch the video and then proceed with the task at hand. A few students needed a little more individualized instruction from their video learning. Since I was not the one delivering instruction, I was able to meet the needs of those students who had questions.
Some students wanted to go down a path searching for the address of the famous person they were inviting to their town! I was able to quickly redirect them to the task at hand. We did split the partners into specific roles, but I could see where students would be able to select that for themselves in a few projects.
After our first round of students, we quickly debriefed and tried a small adjustment to the flow of our instruction which went much better the second time around. We are well on our path to creating independent learners and thinkers. #geauxteageaux #blendedyall
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