Using Technology in theK-8 Differentiated Classroom
The Bay Area Teacher Development CollaborativeFebruary 4, 2013
Barbara L. CohenCo-Director of TechnologyMarin Country Day School
[email protected]://about.me/barblcohen
1st Grade Goals:
• To create opportunities for independent, personalized exploration that promotes non-routine learning and enhances the teaching of core academic skills
• To position students as teachers: learning is fluid going back and forth
• To teach students flexibility and risk taking as they encounter the unexpected when using a new tool
One Transformed ClassroomNorth Pole, AK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLirypK_Yo
Park Tudor SchoolIndianapolis, IN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5b6y7DJuYk&feature=youtu.be
Wikis: 3rd SF Landmarks
MCDS 3rd Grade SF Wiki: http://mcds3.wikispaces.com
Wikis: 3rd SF Landmarks
MCDS 3rd Grade SF Wiki: http://mcds3.wikispaces.com
Wikis: 3rd SF Landmarks
MCDS 3rd Grade SF Wiki: http://mcds3.wikispaces.com
Idea Sketch:
Blue circles indicate
the first brainstorm
Green circles indicate the
second brainstorm after some
learning as a class
Idea Sketch:
Corkulous
Corkulous
Comic Life
Comic Life: Changemakers
Comic Life: Changemakers
Comic Life: Changemakers
Comic Life: Changemakers
ShowMe:
h"p://www.showme.com/sh/?i=101002
4th Grade Native Plants:
http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=Rap1Zuy
Fourth graders researched facts about native Bay Area plants and created ShowMe presentations about their plants.
Notability: Plant Journal
Story Buddy:
Recording “I wonders” for Bird Study
Story Buddy:Library Lil
Story Kit
h"p://iphone.childrenslibrary.org/cgi-‐bin/view.py?b=j275tqndojhw4xrcmpnz
Pages - 7th Similies
Middle school is crazy like a
giant circus
Being the youngest sibling is
comfortable like a blanket
Home is warm like a oven
Being 11 is confusing, an in
between age, like a penguin in
between a bird and a fish
My parents are Protective like
an mother bear protecting its
cubs
My older brother is sweet and
sour like a sour candy or sweet
and sour sauce, sour at first but
later sweet
Sentences
By Tess Solot- Kehl September 26, 2012
Yo quiero...pero no puedo
Yo quiero...pero no puedo
ToonTastic:Created a movie related to an “unthinkable”
in our social thinking curriculum
iMovie Book Trailers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4e0Uc5mfdY&list=UUyZmn2gfMGgH6Aqe_I77aPw&index=1&feature=plpp_video
Or Trailers Just for Fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRs4oYsjV9k
5th Grade Eco-Songs:
http://soundcloud.com/mcdsmusicclarakyle
Fifth graders worked in small groups to compose, write lyrics and perform a short musical piece about a native Bay Area animal. They recorded the
music in Garageband and posted their projects on Soundcloud.
Individual Blog Portfolios
Individual Blog Portfolios
Class Blogs
“Live Blogging”
Blogs for Class Discussion
Animation Creator HD
iStop Motion/iMovie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnlTJFD_9nQ
iStop Motion/iMovie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E2rmoBQs8Y
iStop Motion/iMovie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV1PUDIaU6w&list=UUyZmn2gfMGgH6Aqe_I77aPw&index=35
iStop Motion/iMovie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmBV4z3I4BA&list=UUyZmn2gfMGgH6Aqe_I77aPw&index=47
Scratch: 7th “Mathimation”
http://scratch.mit.edu/tags/view/mcds%20mathimation
QR Code Hunt:To get the students familiar with the campus and the iPads on the first day of school, we created a scavenger hunt using QR codes
linked to ShowME videos.
Bird Showme QR Code Generators
QR Codes: Amazing Race
http://youtu.be/q9v_MuHrmZU
QR Codes: Amazing Race
http://youtu.be/vGUNv46wptA
QR Codes: Amazing Race
QR Codes: Amazing Race
QR Codes: Amazing Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsMGUzHF7Y8
Diigo: Social Bookmarking
http://pinterest.com/barblcohen/atg/
http://pinterest.com/barblcohen/using-tech-in-the-differentiated-k-8-classroom/
Today’s Meet
http://todaysmeet.com/batdcdi
More Resources
• Barb’s Slideshttp://tinyurl.com/batdcdi
• Barb’s Diigo Linkshttp://www.diigo.com/list/barblcohen/differentiated-instruction-batdc
• List of MCDS Student Apps (so far!!):http://www.applist.me/xpm5ka
• Today’s Meet Brainstorming Page:http://todaysmeet.com/batdcdi
Barbara L. CohenCo-Director of TechnologyMarin Country Day School
[email protected]://about.me/barblcohen