While reading this chapter a few ideas caught my eye. Personally, cooperative learning in general is not my favorite activity in the classroom. I do use cooperative learning frequently so any new ideas I encounter are always welcome. Jigsawclassroom.org was an enlightening sight. I have used jigsaw strategies often but this gave me some ideas I hadn't used before. It gave detailed instructions and quidelines for group members roles. I will use these ideas.
ANother point I am interested in is a webquest. I liked the site webtask taskonomy. It was interesting and enlightening to see all the different types of webquests available. I always thought of a webquest as kind of a scavenger hunt. It can be so much more. I think the two types I could use most often in my room would be the Journalistic task and the Self Knowledge tasks.
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Cooperative learning can be daunting because it involves so much management - of students, activities, materials, etc. However, it is a way to use fewer computers in the classroom if that is an issue. We don't have to have a computer for every student. They need to problem solve and think.
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