Activity 10.03 by Shae Tarka https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix Benefits/Disadvantages to Team-Building Games en-us 2019-02-15 23:52:03 UTC 2019-03-07 03:20:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Some benefits to team building games: they can be fun and engaging, it gets students talking and communicating with one another, and everyone is focused on one activity. starka2 https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/331946818 2019-02-16 01:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/331946818 Disadvantages to team-building games include: some students may be more introverted and less likely to jump in and participate, some students will not work well together, and some may rely on certain group members to do most of the work. starka2 https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/331947090 2019-02-16 01:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/331947090 Drawbacks... ldeleo1 https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/332824004 Some students may take a leader role and that could make another student feel upset because they may have wanted to take the leader position. Students have different personalities and with a younger group of students they may not have the maturity to communicate their issues. ]]> 2019-02-19 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/332824004 Advantages... ldeleo1 https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/333460437 Team building games can be amazing for students. It can break the ice when students are just starting to work together and allow them to get to know each other in a fun and pressureless environment. Even after students have worked together, team games can allow students to have fun and solve problems while they are learning about the content and about the students they are playing the game with. ]]> 2019-02-21 01:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/333460437 Benefits: mvelasco8 https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/335207147 Students learn how to effectively work together to achieve a common goal. They must problem solve to find strategies to help them complete the task. It can be a great way to get students to interact with other students outside their circle of friends.]]> 2019-02-26 04:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/335207147 Drawbacks: mvelasco8 https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/335208055 Some students might have a hard time working with others, being controlling can cause difficulties in a group, or being a people pleaser makes it difficult to freely express ideas or opinions in a group.]]> 2019-02-26 04:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/335208055 esklencar https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/338699368 Benefits: Using team building activities with a new group of people or students allows students to feel comfortable with eachother and in turn creates a safe learning environment. Additionally, team building activities help students learn to work together in a relaxed way before asking them to work together in an academic setting that may be less relaxed.]]> 2019-03-07 03:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/338699368 esklencar https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/338699979 Drawbacks: Sometimes team building activities have very little instruction about how to play or how to complete the activity. Because of this, students may be at a loss in how to proceed which could lead to students “taking over” the group in a leadership role. This leadership can be a good thing but if there are two strong leadership personalities in the group it could cause conflict and stress for students. To mitigate the stress, the teacher can designate leaders that will eventually rotate in order to give all students opportunities to be in charge. ]]> 2019-03-07 03:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/starka2/p3nql339u5ix/wish/338699979