to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction Andrew Halter Instructional Technology Coach Hampton Twp School District

1. I am the tech leery monk 2. I am the tech savvy monk 3. I am somewhere in between

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

Today’s students demand… "Engage me or enrage me." ~Mark Prensky Educational software designer/author

i.e. the “digital natives” are restless (or resting)!

Bag O’ Tricks

Content --by giving teachers and students instant, anywhere anytime access to present and consume information in practically infinite, ever expanding forms. Process-- by providing tools to vary instructional practice, engage learners, and provide opportunities for collaboration and authentic audience. Product -- by providing tools to CREATE dynamic, authentic products t0 show understanding and explore relevance.

Click on the Differentiation with Tech link on the left

Click on the Wallwisher Activity link and share a successful experience you have had with students and technology. “I have used ____________ to ________________.”

Click on the Tech Check Survey link on the wiki and check all boxes that apply.

1-beginner4-expert23 1. Is this in English? 2. I recognize/have used a few of these 3. I’ve used many of these tools 4. I could be running this session

Response devices

Survey and quiz creation tools ex 2 exex 2

Chatrooms and Discussion Boards ex 2

Class Website Online Learning Centers

Classroom Resource Center Discussion Platform Individual Web Portfolio Flexible Grouping Webquests Project Based Learning

Application+Assignment +Application+Assignment

Independent Reading Reflections Reader Response Journal Relevance and Connections Creative Voice Blogs KWL logs

Animoto Photo Story Movie Maker st&user_id= st&user_id=512370

10.wikispaces.com/Period+4+Podcast+Page 10.wikispaces.com/Period+4+Podcast+Page Cultural Geography Example

Powerpoint Create a Powerpoint that includes text and images to illustrate the key points of your research Poster Create a poster with text and images to illustrate the key points of your research Brochure Create a tour brochure that uses text and images to highlight the key points of your research Video Create an original video about your research using MovieMaker or other editing software. Photostory Create a narrated slideshow of images about your research using Photostory. Animoto Create commercial that uses music, text and images about your research with Animoto. Website Design a website that promotes your research using Wikispaces or other web design tool. Podcast Create a radio style report/commercial that highlights details about your research using Audacity. Digital Poster Use Glogster to create a web- based poster that integrates graphics, text, and other multimedia to showcase your research

Jing—record screencasts of lessons (also can be done on SMART or Promethean board) Jing Gliffy/Webspiration--create collaborative concept maps and graphic organizers GliffyWebspiration Example Inspiration/kidspiration--Multimedia graphic organizer software Example 1 Example 2 Example 1Example 2 Delicious and Diigo-Social bookmarking tools that allow you to tag, organize and share web resources. Browse my resources at: Delicious Diigohttp://delicious.com/AHalter

Wix--create flash-based websites Wix Scriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboards Scriblink Read the Words –will instantly read back any text that can be copied and pasted. Read the Words Jog the Web-Create an annotated tour of websites Jog the Web Tools-for-Kids Tools-for-Kids Quizlet –create flashcards and online quizzes Quizlet

Toon Doo—Create comics and graphic novels Toon Doo Timeglider/Dipity/Xtimeline—create a web hosted multimedia timeline. TimegliderDipityXtimeline Glogster—Create digital posters Glogster Geogebra—Create and manipulate geometric objects Geogebra Google Sketch Up—Create 3-D Drawings and objects Google Earth-Take students on a virtual field trip anywhere in the world or have them create their own. Open Culture—one of the most comprehensive educational media sites on the web. Open Culture

We covered: Formative Assessment Dynamic Classroom Resources with Wikis and Blogs Digital Storytelling Tools Many other web 2.0 tools along the way My Goal… to inspire you, not overwhelm you!

Find one tool and run with it YOU don’t have to be the expert Share student work Monitor and adjust Share the wealth with colleagues

Design a lesson that integrates one of the tools mentioned in today’s workshop. Begin a class resource wiki or a project wiki--start simple and expand throughout the yearproject wiki- Plan a lesson that offers a technology based assessment option (Animoto, Photostory, Glogster, Toon Doo, Wix, Wiki design, etc.)