- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Creativity
When you think about how we have introduced our G Suite for Education tools and the way the one-to-one program is supposed to work, you likely realize that there is a lot more you and your students can do that just do worksheets online or embed YouTube videos into a Google slide deck. Being one-to-one and having access to the G Suite tools lends itself seamlessly to developing lessons and learning experiences that incorporate the 4 C's listed above.
Take a few minutes to watch the video below that explains the 4 C's in detail -- explaining what is meant by each term as well as providing examples of what those look like.
Now here is a challenge for you: you've watched the video, you understand what the 4 C's are, and you're thinking about what you do in your classroom. Can you share in the comments section of this post one lesson you teach or an activity your kids do that uses the G Suite applications and addresses one or more of the 4 C's? This is a great way to share your ideas as well as get ideas from other people! I'll add one of my own as a comment on this post, too!
One way that communication has been incorporated into 6th grade classrooms in the past has been to have my dad, who lived in Mumbai, India, at the time, to Skype into the classes to answer their questions about what it was like to live in India. (Side note:we used Skype instead of Google Hangouts since my dad did not have a Google account to use.) This gave the kids the chance to interact with an authentic audience and practice their communication skills -- asking meaningful questions, listening for answers, etc. It also helped the students' understanding of what they studied in class because they were able to hear a first-hand account of what it was really like to live in India.
ReplyDeleteThis year I had the students write their papers in Google Docs which was so nice because I was able to comment on them while they were in the process of writing them. They received immediate feedback on grammatical errors and were able to fix them before they submitted for a grade. They also shared with their peers, so they could practice editing on another student's paper, as well as receive help on their own. I'd like to have them collaborate on a narrative story in the future. I think they will enjoy being able to work on something together even when they are not in the same room.
ReplyDeleteThe G Suite tools are great for having kids peer edit and do collaborative writing projects! Nice ideas! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteAh - the four Cs! In my large classroom groups, students recently used a Google Form to record their thoughts on how other people might be feeling after reading a paragraph and physically viewing their shoes. We then viewed trends and patterns among their responses. Students have also begun to create 3-minute videos teaching the concept of empathy, and they will independently edit using We Video; once they finalize their videos, they will submit them to the GEG Film Festival Competition. Fingers crossed that we will get to attend the Film Festival Viewing on 2/1/18!
ReplyDeleteSounds like loads of creativity and critical thinking going on in this! Excellent!
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