Download - Tech di strategies mercer III
to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction
Andrew Halter
Instructional Technology Coach
Hampton Twp School District
Tech Based Strategies
www.cffresources.wikispaces.com
Click on the
Differentiation with Tech link
on the left
1. I am the tech leery monk2. I am the tech savvy monk3. I am somewhere in between
How do you relate?
We are "moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age."
Schools must prepare students for a different workplace--one that values
innovation, imagination, creativity, communication, and emotional
intelligence.
~ Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind 2005
Student Needs—The BIG picture:
Today’s students demand…"Engage me or enrage me."
~Mark PrenskyEducational software designer/author
Student Needs—The Reality
i.e. the “digital natives” are restless (or resting)!
Formative AssessmentDynamic Classroom Resources with Wikis and Blogs
Digital Storytelling ToolsMany other web 2.0 tools along the way
We will cover:
Bag O’
Tricks
Content--by giving teachers and students instant, anywhere anytime access to present and consume information in practically infinite, ever expanding forms.
Process--by providing tools to vary instructional practice , engage learners, and provide opportunities for collaboration and authentic audience.
Product --by providing tools to CREATE dynamic, authentic products t0 show understanding and explore relevance.
Technology Engages
Click on the TASK #1 link and share a successful experience you have had with students and technology.
“I have used ____________ to ________________.”
Your Turn…
Click on the Tech Check Survey link on the wiki
and check all boxes that apply.
Your Turn (again)
Assessment
FOR learning
Formative Assessment
Survey and quiz creation tools
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Chatrooms and
Discussion Boards
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The Web 2.0 Classroom
Class Website
Online Learning Centers
Classroom Resource CenterDiscussion PlatformIndividual Web PortfolioFlexible GroupingWebquestsProject Based Learning
Ways to Wiki
http://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/http://foleybio.wikispaces.com/http://rossienglish.wikispaces.com/http://mrsboltonenglish.wikispaces.com/
Wikis as a Classroom Website and Resource
http://explorersreadingclass.wikispaces.com/http://isearchenglish10-6.wikispaces.com/http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.comhttp://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/http://emmettenglish.wikispaces.com/http://aesstudyskills.wikispaces.com/
Individual and Class Portfolios
http://wsp1.wikispaces.com/http://evolutionintheclassroom09.wikispaces.co
m/http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/ http://heranicleclerc.wikispaces.com/
Wikis for Collaboration
http://hmsvalentine.wikispaces.com/http://grammarstuff.wikispaces.com/http://hmslagnese.wikispaces.com/http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/Modern+
Materials+Application+Assignmenthttp://shakesbook.wikispaces.com/http://msdrenaissance.wikispaces.com/
Wikis for Project Based Assessment
http://webler.wikispaces.com/Heart+of+Darkness
http://millersmathclass8.wikispaces.com/
Wiki-based Webquests
Independent Reading Reflections
Reader Response JournalRelevance and Connections Creative Voice BlogsKWL logs
Blogs
http://bonaparte01.edublogs.org/http://mrsthomsonenglish11.edublogs.or
g/
http://emmett1.edublogs.org/
Blog Examples
Animotohttp://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/ANIMOTO_
4http://mrsdolan.wikispaces.com/Brandon+C
Photo Storyhttp://kennelly2.wikispaces.com/http://mrsdietz.wikispaces.com/Duck Project
Movie Makerhttp://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/Vodcasthttp://
www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=uservideolist&user_id=512370
Power Point Se Vende project
Digital Storytelling
http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/Period+4+Podcast+Page
http://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/Cultural Geography Example
Podcasting
Powerpoint
Create a Powerpoint that includes text and images to
illustrate the key points of your research
Poster Create a poster with text and
images to illustrate the key points of your research
Brochure Create a tour brochure that uses text and images to highlight the
key points of your research
VideoCreate an original video about
your research using MovieMaker or other editing
software.
Photostory Create a narrated slideshow of
images about your research using Photostory.
Animoto
Create commercial that uses music, text and images about your research with Animoto.
WebsiteDesign a website that promotes your research using Wikispaces
or other web design tool.
PodcastCreate a radio style
report/commercial that highlights details about your research using
Audacity.
Digital Poster
Use Glogster to create a web-based poster that integrates
graphics, text, and other multimedia to showcase your
research
CONTENT-Audio and video support , presentation tools, class web resources, web based games, simulations and interactives, etc.
PROCESS –Formative assessment tools, flexible grouping and collaboration, discussion boards,
webquests, etc.
PRODUCT – alternative assessments, project based learning, authentic audience, collaborative projects, presentation tools, etc.
Differentiating with Technology
Jing—record screencasts of lessons (also can be done on SMART or Promethean board)
http://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=uservideolist&user_id=51807
Gliffy/Webspiration--create collaborative concept maps and graphic organizers
Example
Inspiration/kidspiration--Multimedia graphic organizer software
Example 1 Example 2
Delicious and Diigo-Social bookmarking tools that allow you to tag, organize and share web resources. Browse my resources at: http://delicious.com/AHalter
More Teacher Tools
Wix--create flash-based websitesScriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboardsRead the Words –will instantly read back
any text that can be copied and pasted.Jog the Web-Create an annotated tour of
websites http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/z1O1GPxm4bCR/W
eb-2.0-Tools-for-Kids
Quizlet –create flashcards and online quizzes
More Tools
Toon Doo—Create comics and graphic novelsTimeglider/Dipity/Xtimeline—create a web hosted
multimedia timeline.Glogster—Create digital posters see exampleGeogebra—Create and manipulate geometric objectsGoogle Sketch Up—Create 3-D Drawings and
objectsGoogle Earth-Take students on a virtual field trip
anywhere in the world or have them create their own.Open Culture—one of the most comprehensive
educational media sites on the web.
More Teacher Tools
We covered:Formative AssessmentDynamic Classroom Resources with Wikis and
BlogsDigital Storytelling ToolsMany other web 2.0 tools along the way
My Goal…to inspire you, not overwhelm you!
Wheww!!!
Find one tool and run with itYOU don’t have to be the
expertShare student work Monitor and adjustShare the wealth with
colleagues
Tips For Trying
Design a lesson that integrates one of the tools mentioned in today’s workshop.
Begin a class resource wiki or a project wiki--start simple and expand throughout the year
Plan a lesson that offers a technology based assessment option (Animoto, Photostory, Glogster, Toon Doo, Wix, Wiki design, etc.)
Some Suggestions…