to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction
Andrew Halter
Tech Integrator
Hampton Twp School District
Web Based Strategies
“Admit that the waters around you have grown…” ~Bob Dylan
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:
Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R.. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. 2001. New York: Addison Wesley Longman.
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Content--by giving teachers and students access to information in practically infinite and ever growing forms
Process--by providing tools to vary instructional practice and opportunities for flexible grouping and collaboration
Product --by providing tools to CREATE and show understanding to make relevant connections
Web Tools "Engage" Learners
Informal discussionPre-assessment of knowledgeFormative assessment (check for
understanding)Skill grouping
Web ResourcesChatzy.com –set up chat rooms instantlyCover It Live—embeddable chat window (
example)
Chat Rooms
Classroom Websites to post resources, links, and supplemental materials
Discussion PlatformA window into understanding and a chance for
enrichment
Individual Web PortfolioStudents can publish, share and evaluate work
Project Based LearningA dynamic tool to showcase understanding
Resources Wikispaces.com Ways to Wiki.wikispaces.com
Wikis
“The tools allowed us to design a project that was consistent with the current curriculum and engaged students in a real-world application of the concepts involved. Students projects were creative, informative and demonstrated a deep understanding of the their topics.”
~Chuck Ceccarelli (HS Chemistry)
Teacher Feedback
Independent Reading ReflectionsReader Response JournalRelevance and Connections Creative Voice BlogsKWL logs
ResourcesEdublogsBlogger from Google
Blogs
“From my students’ own mouths came the comments that blogging was much preferred to a regular writing assignment. One student added a video as a connection to the book she read – the book reminded her of a song. Because a blog is highly personal and opinionated, students wrote items such as a top ten list of events in the book, a letter to mothers, and even a letter from one character to another. They enjoyed individualizing their blogs. …a sizable number reported that the book read for fourth quarter independent reading was the best book they read during the year.”
~Candi Thomson
Jing—record screencasts of lessonsGoogle Docs—comment on student writing, share web-
based power point type presentationsChatzy-set up an instant chatroomCover it Live—Chatroom hosting that can be embedded
on a wiki and closely moderatedWallwisher-A visually engaging collaborative bulletin
boardExploreatree—Tons of graphic organizer templatesScriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboardsZoho—Extensive free tools for online collaboration,
research, document creation, online quizzes, etc.
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.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.
My Resource Page—a growing list of 21st century resources
More Teacher Tools
Photostory--create narrated slideshowsAnimoto--create engaging videosAudacity--create podcastsGlogster--create digital multi-media postersWix andWeebly--create flash-based websitesToonDoo--create comic strips and graphic novelsGliffy/Drawanywhere--create collaborative
concept maps and graphic organizersInspiration--Multimedia graphic organizersOpenzine—Create and publish online magazines
and newsletters
More Tools
Inspiration--Multimedia graphic organizersOpenzine—Create and publish online
magazines and newslettersGoogle Earth-Create virtual lit-trips and
map mathematical applicationsJog the Web-Create an annotated tour of
websitesQuizlet –create flashcards an online quizzesSurvey Monkey-Create quizzes, surveys and
collect and analyze data
More Tools