Workshops
DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION USING TECHNOLOGY
T.E.A.C.H. Academy, June 23, 2010 8:30-4:30 P.M.
Today’s presentation
Teacher-dependent dimensions
Content
• Webquest Generators for Teachers: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/73952.aspx
• Webquest templates: http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/webquest/templates.php
• Webquest.org: http://webquest.org/index.php
• Virtual field trips:
1. Tramline: http://www.field-trips.org/vft/index.htm
2. Adapt Virtual field trips: http://eduscapes.com/sessions/virtual/adapt.html
3. Links to virtual field trips: http://www.techtrekers.com/virtualft.htm
–>Net Trekker
–>Discovery Education
Process
Activity Choice Boards:
• Tic Tac Toe boards: http://www.bedfordk12tn.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=1153&PHPSESSID=d8c6a5e82cb5a14694dc64d934fc7244
• Dare to Differentiate: Activity Choice Boards: http://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/Choice+Boards •
–>Think/Pair/Share
–>Literature Circles
–>Job or Role cards
–>Flexible Grouping
IDEAS:
–Story Relay (Round Robin story telling–rotate around computers)
–Make a poster
–Slide show on PPT
–Flexible Grouping: (www.5.esc.13.net/gt/docs/Lesson_Grouping_Plan1.pdf) ; http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech092.shtml –One Computer classroom)
Other sites:
–Cubing: http://www.bsu.edu/gate/instruction/cubing.htm
Products
Mode of presentation to demonstrate learning:
• Microsoft: Paint (draw a picture); Publisher and Word templates; Microsoft Online http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?qu=teachers
• Kidspiration
• Inspiration
– Thinkfinity:
– http://www.mybrochuremaker.com
1. http://readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/
2. http://readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
3. http://readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/
4. www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook
• Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/#q
• Center for Digital Story Telling: http://storycenter.org and http://www.everythingdi.net/digitalstories.htm
• Tech & Learning: http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/30300
• Professor Garfield
Teacher chosen delivery methods:
• http://prezi.com
–>PowerPoint flashcards: <
-->Exit Cards:
Student-dependent dimensions
Interest
Options in content/topic/theme/tools for production
• Animoto (video making–cost)
• Wordle
• Podcasting: http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/
•Web 2.0:
1. Projects: http://www.bighugelabs.com
2. David (Virginia Trekkers): http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/staffdev/clough_d/Web20/Apps.html
3.
Profile
Gender/culture/leaning styles/strengths/weaknesses
–>Make a PPT game (i.e. see PowerPoint games below)
–>Colonial Williamsburg has great media sites and teacher resources
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Readiness
• Supporting diverse learners: http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htm
• UDL: (1) http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html; (2) Loudon County: http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=91259
–>Online games
–> How about an Internet Scavenger Hunt?
–>Make a movie with MovieMaker: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/communities/movie.mspx
Resources for D.I. and Tech Integration:
• Using Technology for Differentiated Instruction: http://www.sd13.org/~ngreene/techdi/
• Everything D.I.: http://www.everythingdi.net/
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WEBSITES USED TODAY:
LEARNING STYLES INVENTORIES:
–>http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz?gclid=CLv33-W87aECFV195Qod51BVJQ
–>http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/questions.cfm
–>E-books: Beatrix Potter: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14848
–>Stress affects learning: http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/stress.html
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES:
Tammy Worcester: http://web.mac.com/tammy.w/MultipleIntelligences/Home.html
Everything D.I.: http://www.everythingdi.net/mitech/snapshot.htm
–>ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: http://delicious.com/lcpsat
–>Panorama shots: http://www.panoramas.dk/
–>Marzano strategies: http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/professional_development/strategies/
PROJECT/ASSIGNMENT:
a) Choice boards
b) Virtual Field Trip
c) Web Quest
d)
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Promethean Conference/Richmond/March 6, 2010
Trick them into learning! ActivExpressions offer many things –not only allowing you to assess student progress and remediate where necessary–but have fun at the same time!
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Web 2.0 for Social Studies Tech Tuesday offering
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VETC ‘09==>Check my colleague’s blog at http://ppsblogs.net/nutt
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PODCASTING
==>Rubrics:
a) podcastrubric3
b) Kathy Schrock rubrics (podcasting…scroll down)
Microsoft Word Templates:
==>These were found at Jefferson County Schools:
a) Blank Board Template
b) Color Board Template
c) Cubes
d) gamecards-avery5376
e) ss-grade5-answers
f) ss-grade5avery27881
POWERPOINT TEMPLATES AND GAMES
These items were found at Jefferson County Schools, and Watson School of Education:
a) Jeopardy
b) Millionaire
c) Board game template made on PPT: Game Template
d) Big Wheel: Big Wheel with Big Wheel Instructions
e) Wheel of Fortune: Example 1 and Example 2
f) Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? 5thgradertemplate
g) Countdown clock: digital_clock
EXCEL GAMES:
a) Website: http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/excel_games.html
STUDENT MADE PROJECTS
a) Thinkfinity
b) CROSSWORD PUZZLES
c) BIOCUBE
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE SECTION:
D) ABC MATCH
E) SHAPE POEM
F) CROSSWORD PUZZLE
KIDSPIRATION: http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/tag/kidspiration-3/
==================================================================MY WORKSHOPS FOR 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR
<VSTE CONFERENCE 2008: Thank you for the honor of your attendance! Deloris and I were happy to be able to share with you. Below are some resources that we discussed:
~HistorySpace template designed by some of my colleagues
~Interactive Excel
~and other items we discussed. Questions? Feel free to email or leave a comment below.
==>Would you like to see the PowerPoint?: link here: Go
==>Art MySpace Template
==>Iteractive Excel:Interactive Excel — ratio/percentage/decimal/fraction
==History MySpace tempate: Blank Template; Example: MyHistory Space student example
==>Cloze: Directions for Cloze
==>Interactive PowerPoint directions: Interactive Powerpoint directions
==>Crime Scene Investigation blog (Middle School): http://ppsblogs.net/crimescene/
==>Deloris Eure-Nutt’s blog (along with links to blogs): http://ppsblogs.net/nutt/
==>Other VSTE presentations 2008 by Portsmouth ITRT’s: http://ppsblogs.net/technologyrocks
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Tuesday with the TRTs:
Kidspiration/Inspiration: Links
Fun and Games: Fun and Games: Painless Education
Game Templates: Car Race
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Starbucks Sessions with Brian:
(#1) Lower Your Email Stress: Organize Your Email with Folders
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Technology Integration with Art Teachers
===>Downloading Kitzu resources
===>PhotoStory Tutorial
===>Using PhotoStory3
===>MySpace template discussed at the end of the workshop: What if artists had had a “MySpace” page back then?
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Travel to China with Mr. McKee:
Pictures as Words: Go
Chinese/English dictionary: Go
Write Your Name in Chinese: Go
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Movie Making in the Classroom
===>Where do we go from here? Ideas for MovieMaker in the Classroom
==> Tutorials: MM Tutorial 2
