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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills cites the ability to work collaboratively among some very important skills students will need in order to be ready for the careers of the 21st century.  However, as school district budgets shrink and as our classroom rosters grow, finding opportunities to have our students collaborate can be difficult.  Sometimes, when a class is quite large, setting kids to work in groups creates an exhausting job for the teacher keeping them all productive and on task. So here’s a simple way to include some collaborative studying while at the same time integrating a basic media literacy element with your next vocabulary unit: Have students create vocabulary note-cards at Quizlet.com and then share them using the “Create a Group” function.  All you have to do is create an account, choose the “My Groups” tab, and “create your own” group.  Once your group is complete, you can … Continue reading →