Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

Aaryn FaustTheresa Klug

Chapter 6 Summarizing and Note Taking

“The instructional strategy summarizing and note taking focuses on enhancing students’ ability to synthesize information and distill it into a concise new form. (p119)

GeneralizationsSummarizing

◦Students need to delete information, substitute information and keep some information and then analyze it at a deeper level

Note Taking◦Verbatim note taking is the least effect way

to take notes◦Notes should be considered a work-in-

progress, and should be used as a study guide for tests

◦The more notes that are taken, the better

Word Processing Applications

Summarizing◦Track Changes Feature – Word ◦Auto Summarize – Word

Note Taking◦Combination notes◦Use bullet organization when taking

notes

Words imagessummar

y

Microsoft Office Word Document

Microsoft Office Word 97 - 2003 Document

Organizing and Brainstorming

Summarizing◦Summary frames

Inspiration

Note Taking◦Inspiration can be transfered into

word to give students both an image based notes system and an outline (text) based notes

Multimedia“When students experience

multimedia, they sometimes get caught up in the entertainment factor and neglect the critical analysis of the content necessary to create useful notes they can use for further study.”

When they create multimedia presentations, they are more likely to focus on the presentation (look) than content.

Multimedia ContinuedPowerpoint is a great option for

summarizing and notetaking◦Content on the slides needs to be

short, and slides can be printed with a note taking option

Web Resourceshttp://notestar.4teachers.orghttp://doc.google.comwww.thnkfree.comHttp://thinktank.4teachers.orghttp://cssdesigns.com/learningtoo

lbox.cornell.htmlwww.d214.org/chard/depts./staffs

upport/SchoolImprovement/docs/sumframespower.pdf

http://classroominstruction.edreform.net/portal/classroominstruction/summarizingandnotetaking

Communication SoftwareWikis

◦Wikispaces (www.wikispaces.org)◦Peanut Butter Wiki (www.pbworks.org)

Blogs◦Blogger www.Blogspot.com

http://Fausthoot.blogspot.com (practicing reading strategies)

http://kasd6lit.blogspot.com

Chapter 7Cooperative Learning

“Technology can play a unique and vital role in cooperative learning by facilitating group collaboration,

providing structure for group tasks, and allowing members of groups to

communicate even if they are not working face to face.” (p 140)

GeneralizationsOrganizing groups based on

ability levels should be done sparingly

Groups should be small in size (3-4)

Cooperative learning groups should be used consistently, but not overused.

Three Types of Groups Informal, Formal, Base

MultimediaAllows students to work together,

as long as clear expectations are given (rubrics)◦ Creating a video◦Creating PowerPoint presentation

Web ResourcesCollaborative SitesJason Project (for science)

◦www.jasonproject.orgNational Science Digital Library

◦http://nsdl.org/asknsdlNational Wind Technology

◦www.nrel.gov/wind/nwtc.html

Web Resources continued

KeyPalsePals

◦www.epals.com/Keypals Club International

◦www.worldkids.net/clubs/kciIntercultural E-mail Classroom

Connections◦www.iec.org

Web Resources ContinuedWebQuestsSan Diego State University’s WebQuest

◦http://webquest.orgWebQuest Taskonomy

◦http://webquest.sdsu/taskonomy.htmlA WebQuest about WebQuests

◦http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htmTeacher WebQuest Generator

◦http://teacherweb.com/TWQuest.htmInstant Projects

◦http://instantprojects.org

Web Resources ContinuedWeb Site CreationiWeb

◦www.apple.com/ilife/iwebMicrosoft Office Publisher

◦http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher

TOWeb◦www.lauyan.com/en/tw-home

SiteSpinner◦www.virtualmechanics.com

Cool Page◦www.coolpage.com

Web Resources ContinuedCollaborative OrganizingShared Calendars

◦Yahoo! Calendar http://calendar.yahoo.com

◦Google Calendar www.google.com/googlecalendar/tour.ht

ml

◦Calendars Net www.calendars.net

Web Resources ContinuedShared Book MarkingDel.icio.us

◦http://del.icio.usBlinklist

◦www.blinklist.comKaboodle

◦www.kaboodle.com

Web Resources ContinuedCourse ManagementMoodle

◦http://moodle.org/The Global School

◦www.globalschoolnet.org/GSH/Blackboard

◦www.blackboard.com

Web Resources ContinuedWeb-enabled Multiplayer Simulation Games

Girls Inc. Team up◦www.girlsinc.org/gc/page.php?id=6.2

Civilization III◦www.civ3.com/ptw_features.cfm

Building Homes of Our Own◦www.homesofourown.org

Jigsaw Classroom◦www.jigsaw.org

NASA Cooperative Learning Rubric◦http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/educat

ors/tools/eval/coop_rubric.html

Communication SoftwareSkypeWikisBlogsInstant MessagingVoIP