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Technology for Content Area Teaching-‐ Tools that Cater to Visual Learners
Constance & Claudia The Independent School Academy Founda4on [email protected] [email protected]
Introduc9on of Visual Tools: ● QR Code ● Popplet ● Thinglink
QR Code What is it?
QR Code
QR Code QR codes can be linked to…
websites
videos (youtube.com)
Helpful websites & apps
goqr.me
Helpful websites & apps
Android / Apple apps for QR Code scanner
Key Benefits and Lessons Learned
Implica9ons for Learning: -‐ Make Learning Centers -‐ Differen9ate Instruc9ons -‐ Check Answers and Reflect -‐ Interac9ve Learning
QR Code as a Learning Center Grade 4 Task:
Students visit various internet sites to gather informa9on about mammals.
Engaging students using media types with QR Codes
1. Write down three different facts about giraffes. Can you find anything regarding their specific adapta9on? (text) 2. What are some of the key differences between the Wallaroo and the Dingo? (video)
Differen9ated Instruc9on -‐ Use different QR codes and a\ach differen9ated focus ques9ons to scaffold.
Using QR Code for Interac9ve Learning
Using QR Code for Interac9ve Learning
Reinforcing school values using QR Code: Scavenger Hunt
1. cafeteria 2. basketball court 3. computer lab 4. staircase 5. classroom 6. library
Students use their iPad to move around the school to find QR codes that are placed in various loca9ons
Reinforcing school values using QR Code: Scavenger Hunt
How to use a template to plan a scavenger hunt
How to convert a website to a QR code
How to link an audio clip to a QR code
How to link QR code to PowerPoint Presenta9on
Using QR Code to share videos with parents instantly
Using QR Code to share videos with parents instantly
Using QR Code to share videos with parents instantly
Key Benefits & Lessons Learned
Popplet
What is it?
Popplet
Fosters Collabora9on
Popplet
What is it?
Organizing student ideas into a visual web
Organizing student ideas into a visual web
Synthesizing information for Science
Synthesizing information for Science
Analysing a story using different elements
Key benefits & Lessons Learned
Thinglink
What is it?
A plaborm to create and share interac9ve images with links to other photos, videos or audio clips
Thinglink in adver9sing…
Thinglink
In advertising...
Thinglink How does it work?
Teacher Example
Thinglink
Example of Student created image: Famous Landmarks in Europe
Thinglink
Example of Student created image: The Human Body
Thinglink
Example of Student created image: Dolphins
Thinglink
Example of Student created image: Lego!
Thinglink How?
Thinglink
Grade 4 Task:
Fostering Crea9vity
Going beyond a wri\en paragraph
Student Examples: Invincicat
Opportunity to showcase learning
Student Examples: Longeewega
Ins9lling web e9que\e
Learning to give construc<ve comments
Sharing their work with parents
Sharing their work with parents
Thinglink
Tutorials: h\p://thinglinktoolkit.wikispaces.com/Tutorials
Other Resources
Other Ideas
Other Resources
Other Resources
Thinglink Search for “Key Benefits of Thinglink”
Our website: 21st-century-visual.weebly.com www.tagxedo.com (Use Safari!)
Our website: 21st-century-visual.weebly.com
You Task: Create a Popplet that shows different ways that you could use Popplet / Thinglink / QR Code in the classroom
Thank You!
