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

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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…