Collaborative Problem Solving with Linked Representational Tools

This paper presents a design for collaborative problem solving with networked representational tools, and reports on two studies—one with undergraduates in a laboratory setting and one in a high school algebra classroom. By equipping multiple participants with an array of representational resources linked through a device network, we sought to explore instances of distributed cognition through this design. Initial findings show different representational tool usage between students from the two settings.