Group Work

In addition to helping your child develop individual academic skills, his or her teacher will likely also assign projects that require group work in order to help develop important social skills. Many of these projects will involve some form of computer technology.

Select a question below to learn more about group work. Use the navigation to the left to learn about other technologies.

1. Isn't "group work" just cheating?
2. Why work in groups?
3. What kinds of projects might your child's group be assigned?
4. How can students work together if they can't physically be in the same place?
5. How do students share computer files?

Isn't "group work" just cheating?

Not if the teacher asks your child to work with other students on a project. Contact your child's teacher if you have any questions about the "group" status of a project.

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