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to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction
Andrew Halter
Instructional Technology Coach
Hampton Twp School District
Tech Based Strategies
Introducing Le book.flv
How do you relate?
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1. I am the tech leery monk
2. I am the tech savvy monk
3. I am somewhere in between
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 Prensky
Student Needs—The Reality
i.e. the “digital natives” are restless (or resting)!
Bag O’
Tricks
Content--by giving teachers and students instant, anywhere anytime access to information in practically infinite and ever growing 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
www.cffresources.wikispaces.com
Click on the
Differentiation with Tech link
on the left
Click on the Wallwisher Activity link
Click anywhere on the “wall” and share a successful experience you have had with students and technology.
“I have used ____________ to ________________.”
Your Turn…
Learning style and MI surveysSurvey and quiz creatorsResponse devicesChatrooms/discussion boardsOther Web 2.0 applications
Formative Assessment(assessment FOR learning)
Click on the Tech Check Survey link on the wiki and check all
boxes that apply.
Your Turn (again)
Rate your tech savvy
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1-beginner 4-expert
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1. Is this in English?2. I recognize/have used a few of
these3. I’ve used many of these tools4. I could be running this session
Tech Tools for Formative Assessment
Responders (Turning Point, Active Votes, Active Expressions)
Survey and quiz creation tools (Google Docs, Survey Monkey)
Chatrooms and discussion boards (Chatzy, Primary Pad, Wallwisher)
Classroom WebsitesDiscussion PlatformIndividual Web PortfolioFlexible GroupingWebquestsProject Based Learning
Ways to Wiki
http://hmsdvanmaele.wikispaces.com/http://hmsvalentine.wikispaces.com/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/
Wikis for Collaboration
http://grammarstuff.wikispaces.com/http://hmslagnese.wikispaces.com/http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/Modern+
Materials+Application+Assignment
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/ANIM
OTO_4http://mrsdolan.wikispaces.com/Brandon+C
Photo Storyhttp://kennelly2.wikispaces.com/http://mrsdietz.wikispaces.com/
Movie Makerhttp://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/Vodcast
Video Project Tools
http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/Period+4+Podcast+Page
http://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/Cultural Geography Example
Podcasting
Jing—record screencasts of lessonshttp://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=uservideolist
&user_id=51807
Google Docs—comment on student writing, share web-based power point type presentations
Primarypad-Create a collaborative document in real time
Chatzy-set up an instant chatroomCover it Live—Chatroom hosting that can be
embedded on a wiki and closely moderatedWallwisher-A visually engaging collaborative bulletin
boardScriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboards
More Teacher Tools
Geogebra—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.Delicious and Diigo-Social bookmarking tools that
allow you to tag, organize and share web resources. Browse my resources at: http://delicious.com/AHalter
Open Culture—one of the most comprehensive educational media sites on the web.
More Teacher Tools
Photostory--create narrated slideshowsAnimoto--create engaging videosAudacity--create podcastsWix andWeebly--create flash-based websitesGliffy/Webspiration--create collaborative
concept maps and graphic organizersInspiration/kidspiration--Multimedia
graphic organizer softwareOpenzine—Create and publish online
magazines and newsletters
More Tools
Jog the Web-Create an annotated tour of websites
http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/z1O1GPxm4bCR/Web-2.0-Tools-for-Kids
Quizlet –create flashcards an online quizzesSurvey Monkey-Create quizzes, surveys and
collect and analyze dataToon Doo—Create comics and graphic novelsTimeglider/Dipity/Xtimeline—create a web
hosted multimedia timeline.Glogster—Create digital posters
More Tools
Find one tool and run with itYOU don’t have to be the
expertShare student workMonitor and adjustShare the wealth with
colleagues
Tips For Trying
Use Google Docs or Survey Monkey to design a student interest or learning style survey
Begin a class resource wiki--start simple and expand throughout the year
Plan a lesson that offers a technology based assessment option (Animoto, Photostory, Glogster, Toon Doo, Wix, etc.)
Some Suggestions…