Scholastic
Scholastic: Helping Young Children Express Themselves
We know that communication is central to the learning process. Communication can be specifically linked to the expanding skills of listening and speaking, as children connect to the reading and writing behaviors that characterize early...
San Diego State University
Show Me Videoconferencing 2.0 Whiteboard
This site provides an overview of whiteboards, and an opportunity to use one.
Other
Center for Human Systems: Team Conflict How to Manage It
This site describes different kinds of conflict that occur in groups, and then it provides information on managing those conflicts. SL.11-12.1b Group Rules, SL.11-12.1d Resolve/Synthesize
Other
Vancouver Community Net: The Citizen's Handbook: Facilitating
Offers tips to help facilitate a meeting effectively. Provides several important suggestions along with examples and details.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What the Heck Is That? Inferring the Purpose of an Object
In this lesson, 5th graders use their prior knowledge and inference skills to determine uses of unfamiliar objects. They participate in group discussions and analyze the key information they have in order to reach conclusions.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Talking With Our Hands
This instructional activity from the American Forum for Global Education is designed to help children understand that using hands to "convey messages" is a form of communication.