to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction Andrew Halter Tech Integrator Hampton Twp School District

“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

Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R.. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives New York: Addison Wesley Longman.

Today’s students demand… "Engage me or enrage me," ~Mark Prensky

Technology Construction Tools Range of Use Higher Order Basic Skills Complexity Authenticity Real World Artificial Didactic Instructional Approach to Learning Constructivist Data Collection and Probeware Simulations and Modeling Online Research Problem Solving and Data Analysis eCommunications and Virtual Collaboration Expression and Visualization Document Creation/Publication Integrated Learning Systems Drill and Practice Coaching

Rigor and relevance Framework of William Daggett

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

Informal discussion Pre-assessment of knowledge Formative assessment (check for understanding) Skill grouping Web Resources Chatzy.com –set up chat rooms instantly Chatzy.com Cover It Live—embeddable chat window (example) Cover It Liveexample

Classroom Websites to post resources, links, and supplemental materials Discussion Platform A window into understanding and a chance for enrichment Individual Web Portfolio Students can publish, share and evaluate work Project Based Learning A dynamic tool to showcase understanding Resources Wikispaces.com Ways to Wiki.wikispaces.com

“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)

Independent Reading Reflections Reader Response Journal Relevance and Connections Creative Voice Blogs KWL logs Resources Edublogs Blogger from Google

“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 lessons Google Docs—comment on student writing, share web-based power point type presentations Chatzy-set up an instant chatroom Cover it Live—Chatroom hosting that can be embedded on a wiki and closely moderated Wallwisher-A visually engaging collaborative bulletin board Exploreatree—Tons of graphic organizer templates Exploreatree Scriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboards Scriblink Zoho—Extensive free tools for online collaboration, research, document creation, online quizzes, etc. Zoho

Geogebra—Create and manipulate geometric objects Google Sketch Up—Create 3-D Drawings and objects Google 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: Open Culture—one of the most comprehensive educational media sites on the web. Open Culture My Resource Page—a growing list of 21 st century resources My Resource Page

Photostory--create narrated slideshows Animoto--create engaging videos Audacity--create podcasts Glogster--create digital multi-media posters Wix andWeebly--create flash-based websites ToonDoo--create comic strips and graphic novels Gliffy/Drawanywhere--create collaborative concept maps and graphic organizers Inspiration--Multimedia graphic organizers Openzine—Create and publish online magazines and newsletters

Inspiration--Multimedia graphic organizers Openzine—Create and publish online magazines and newsletters Google Earth-Create virtual lit-trips and map mathematical applications Jog the Web-Create an annotated tour of websites Quizlet –create flashcards an online quizzes Survey Monkey-Create quizzes, surveys and collect and analyze data

“I received great feedback from the students. They enjoyed using Animoto, making their own commercials, and making commercials that looked professional. It was a great way to make a difficult topic like rhetoric – fun and productive.” ~Kelly Emmett (10 th Grade English Teacher)