Group+3

Classrooms that have access to multiple laptops can place the vocabulary template in the P drive. (Students will need to copy the template onto the computer they are working on.) Students, working in small groups on one laptop, can access the template and add vocabulary words along with nonlinguistic representations. Assign roles so that each student has a task. Rotate those roles throughout the week. Students can then rename their template and place it in their S drive. If there is access to a projector, students can share their definitions and supporting information with the class. If there is not a projector, students can access other groups’ templates by doing a “gallery walk” of each computer and see what they did. After the sharing, students may go back to their computer and make changes to their original definitions. The teacher or students can then switch to outline view and print the outline so that each member of the group has a vocabulary list.

This is important because it brings to the learning environment a high level of student engagement. Provides for a larger field in which students can give information. The use of multiple ways that students can receive the information. Using nonlinguistical representation provides for the visual aspects of learning for those students that need that support.