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Effective communication and
collaboration between student and educator is
essential to successful learning. It is
primarily through dialogue and examining
different perspectives that students become
knowledgeable, strategic, self-determined and
empathetic. Moreover, involving students in real
world tasks and linking new information to prior
knowledge helps make curriculum objectives come
alive.
Collaborative learning affords students enormous
advantages not available from more traditional
instruction, because a group –whether it is the
whole class or a learning group within the
class- can accomplish meaningful learning and
solve problems better than any individual can
alone. (M. B. Tinzmann, B.F. Jones, T.F.
Fennimore, J. Bakker, C.) |
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In a 21st Century
environment, key collaboration issues that can
be considered include:
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Who should be able to
collaborate and with whom –educators,
students, parents, external parties? |
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What will learners
collaborate upon; development of curricula,
lesson plans, portfolios and projects,
technical support or personal guidance? |
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What communication tools,
security, system controls, and quality
controls will be needed to support
successful collaboration? |
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What is required to
collaborate both on and off campus? |
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Microsoft has collaborative, information sharing
applications that incorporate document
management, podcasting, blogging, and Wikipedia
entries. All of this rich content can be pulled
into shared environments to have users work
together within the context of the project that
they’re working on, or the issue that’s being
debated. Student and educator have both
structured and unstructured information
available in one simple place. At Microsoft, we
use Microsoft® Office Share Point ®, Groove, and
Windows Live ™ to enable effective collaboration
to occur every day all around the world. |
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Curriculum Content
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Teachers to Teachers,
Students, Parents
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School to District
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Group Learning
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Curriculum Content
These are some examples of Best
Practices on Curriculum Content in
Latin America (with the links to
access further information):
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The
Hirama School in
Brazil
is enrolled in Information
and Communication Technology
(ICT) training for teachers.
The goal is to make
technology an accessible and
productive resource that
helps teachers and students. |
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Teachers to Teachers, Students,
Parents |
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Microsoft and our partners are working on developing
this component. We invite you to provide with your recommendations and best
practices in your country: |
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School to District
These are some examples of Best
Practices on School to District in
Latin America (with the links to
access further information):
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Aula Móvil in
Argentina
is a program developed with
“Asociación Misión Futuro”
to address the great
differences between schools
in the province of Buenos
Aires. This program shows
how training can be provided
with no computers at schools
or at home and no Internet
connection. Since 2005 a
trailer with 12 computers
has been traveling to cities
and rural areas in this
province to teach new
technologies. This is a
replicable model for other
provinces to implement along
with partners that can
provide the trailers, the
hardware, and the
connectivity. Microsoft will
provide the required
software and training
content. |
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Adopt a School
or
Escuelas Conectadas was
developed in Chile
in coordination with the
Engineering and Science
School of the “Adolfo Ibáñez
University”. This model was
developed to provide
information and Internet
connection for the ENLACES
hardware equipment of the
Ministry of Education. A
pilot is being developed in
partnership with Telefónica,
through which this Escuelas
Conectadas project will be
tested. It will then be
ready to be replicated in
other schools belonging to
the improved infrastructure. |
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Aula Móvil program
in Mexico
created a mobile
classroom for teachers
and students to show the
value of technology and
to generate a demand for
training. This program
illustrates how training
can be provided with no
Internet connection and
no computers at schools
or at home. We have
served more than 20,000
visitors throughout the
Hidalgo and San Luis
Potosí regions to date. |
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Watch the video
from Mexico on
the "Aula
Movil"
experence. |
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The
CompuMovil initiative in
El Salvador
launched its first campaign
in partnership with Future
Kids and “Almacenes Siman”,
the largest department store
in the country. The next
step in this program is to
launch CompuMovil with
FUSALMO. |
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This program shows how
training can be provided
with no computers at schools
or at home and no Internet
connection. Microsoft is
delivering all Partners in
Learning content and
curricula as well as
training funds.
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MUNINET
is a joint effort in
Peru
between the Municipality
of Lima, Microsoft and
Telefónica through which
containers have been
recycled to serve as
classrooms. Microsoft
donated computers, the
software and developed
the training courses.
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Watch the video
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This program shows how
training can be provided
with no computers at
schools or at home and
no Internet connection.
Begun in 2004, by April
2007 2,400 students had
received computer
operator certificates
and 15,900 students had
participated in
induction courses. |
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The
Nova Luzitânia State School
in Brazil
requested computers from
their town hall. When the
proposal was accepted, 25
new computers, along with
desks and chairs, were
delivered to the school and
the computer room was made
available to the entire
community. During the week,
the room now averages more
than 500 students and local
visitors; and on weekends,
close to 150 people. |
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Group Learning
These are some examples of Best
Practices on Group Learning in Latin
America (with the links to access
further information):
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A “Digital
Inclusion Center” was
created in Brazil
in partnership with the
Bradesco
Foundation to help tribes
such as the Javaés tribe.
Microsoft supplied the
Bradesco Foundation with
Unlimited Potential
initiative grants, and these
grants helped set up 22
Digital Inclusion Centers in
Brazil with all the needed
resources. It also helped
the Foundation’s other 18
schools in Brazil with
software and curriculum.
They used Peer Coaching and
IT Academy for Teacher
Training (MSITATT) to train
teachers using the Partners
in Learning curriculum. A
computer donation plan was
also created and a group of
local students asked
Microsoft to configure a
keyboard that could
incorporate the phonemes of
the Javaés native language.
In addition, the Instituto
Ayrton Senna, with
Microsoft’s support, has
created the
On-line Experiences
Communities (EAC)
initiative offering
professional development
courses and trainings for
educators in Brazil. This
collaborative learning
experience uses a virtual
environment to facilitate
learning how to use
technology in education in
innovative ways. |
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