Friday, May 8, 2009

collaborate - (v.)
to work together with a person or group in order to achieve something, especially on a project
  • Word family: collaboration, collaborative, collaborating, collaborator
  • Synonyms: cooperate, associate, participate, share
  • Antonyms: disagree, work alone
  • Origin: 1871 Latin colaborare "work with," from co- "with" + labore "to work"
  • Example: It is important that teammates collaborate if they want to win!
Click here or on the image to collaborate with a partner to design these fraction flags.
Why is it easier to collaborate with another person when trying to do something that flummoxes you?
Why is it sometimes easier not to collaborate and to just work alone?

2 comments:

fabulous student said...

Jaycee says...
I think it's easier to collaborate with a person when you are flummoxed because your partner could help you!

fabulous student said...

Ashaylah says
Well i think that it is better to collaborate because if we do no collaborate we will be I a big mess because there will be laws some people do not like so you have to collaborate.