Neurobiology+and+Collaboration

Because inclusion and a sense of belonging build resiliency.
===Resiliency cascades to a number of beneficial effects like social competence, empathy, responsiveness, communication skills, flexibility, self reflection and conceptual thinking (Erikson 1968) Reducing the fear of failure leads to less task avoidance.=== This was known long before we had laptops in schools.

High anxiety, high emotion lead to high metabolism in the limbic system, and less flow of information in and out
===But, a relaxed state of focus leads to linking sensory input and emotion to meaning to pieces of information. The pieces can connect to previous knowledge and this "enhanced" information can go to the pre-frontal cortex (where higher order thinking skills lie.)=== and

Because pleasurable experiences and even the anticipation of pleasure leads to more dopamine which leads to better retention.
A great review of the neurobiology of collaborative learning: Judy Willis: .[|Cooperative Learning is a Brain Turn On] March, 2007. Middle School Journal A nice site about the brain: The Brain

But does technology always help us with this?
It can be frustrating and solitary. But technology can be collaborative, and this brings the best of both together. Three examples for today: