One of the tools that I use with my students to support collaboration is a website called titan pad. The website to access it is www.titanpad.com . It is super easy to use and allows your students to collaborate on a single document at the same time. It also helps teach respect and responsibility becasue the students have to be careful not to write over each other. It is a tool that I use a lot in my classroom that I really like.
Another site that I really like and have my students use on a regular basis is sciencespot.net . I have them go to the kid zone if they need reinforcement on a concept. They like it because it uses kids friendly words and pictures, and I like it because it has really good information. It also has a huge database of lessons for teachers to use also.
Another tool that I use to engage my students is brainpop.com. My school has a subscription so i will use the videos as introduction into a lesson or topic. I like them because they are very short. The videos often prompt my students to ask questions and start thinking about the topic. The videos do not give them information in depth just a surface introduction so it serves as a jumping in spot for the content.
The final site that I found and am going to use with my students is http://museumbox.e2bn.org/. It is a site that allows students to create virtual museum exhibits. I have also used it to help my students find a way to support an argument. They put a claim on one side of the box and then use the remaining sides to support their claim. The students like it a lot.
You reference some websites that are new to me and I will be sure to look into. I especially like the last one where they have to defend an opinion. That leads to great thinking skills. Thanks for these.
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