We have designed 7 tech-lab stations for collaborative teams of students. You have several choices for employing the labs. Have each team visit the stations one at a time over a period of weeks. If you have a plethora of technology available, put a computer at each station. Again as above each team works at a different station and after completition rotates to a new station and activity.
Some teachers say doing too many things at the same time is just too much to deal with.
If your technology is plentiful, you could have all the teams working on the same activity at the same time at different lab tables. We encourage collaborative team work, however, for that is the work style of so many companies of the 21st century. In the beginning, orientate the students to the set up. Make students aware of expectations and limits. If you make a rule, enforce it at all times.