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

Online WorkshopNovember 19, 2010 – December 13, 2010

Workshop Designer / Facilitator: Meribeth Huebner Fell

Office Location: Academic Building 120Office 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 schoolenvironments

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 jobTeachers/parents must model strong technology use if their students/children are goingto value technology

CONTENT STANDARDS: NETS FOR TEACHERShttp://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 andresources 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 owneducational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learningstyles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

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Essential Questions 

Overarching Questions:

a. What is a home school co-op?

b. How can collaborative synchronous andasynchronous tools help students learn (and

teachers teach)?

c. How can collaborative synchronous andasynchronous tools help students become

active rather than passive learners?

d. How can collaborative synchronous andasynchronous 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?

Topical Questions:

a. How can students and teachers use

Wiggio to share content between homeschool 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 activitymonitoring, 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 WiggioTraining 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

Elementary:

English / Language Arts

MathHistory

Science

Religion

Middle:

English / Language Arts

MathHistory

Science

Religion

High:

English / Language

ArtsMath

History

Science

Religion