1. Technology: A Tool for Digging Deeper Into Content Knowledge Tammy Seneca, Ph.D. West Baton Rouge Parish Schools www.wbrschools.net Region 2 Mini-LACUE Conference February 8, 2014

2. We are asking for more cognitive demand from our students… The kind and level of thinking required of students to successfully engage with and solve a task. The kind and level of thinking required of students to successfully engage with and solve a task. Ways in which students interact with content. Ways in which students interact with content.

3. What is Depth of Knowledge ? http://vimeo.com/42788913

4. What is the difference between Bloom’s and Webb? Bloom’s Taxonomy –What type of thinking (verbs) is needed to complete a task? Webb’s Depth of Knowledge –How deeply do you have to understand the content to successfully interact with it? How complex is the content? Webb’s Depth of Knowledge –How deeply do you have to understand the content to successfully interact with it? How complex is the content?

5. Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956) and Bloom’s Cognitive Process Dimensions (2005) Knowledge—Define, duplicate, label, list, name, order, recognize, relate, recall Remember—Retrieve knowledge from long-term memory, recognize, recall, locate, identify Comprehension—Classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate recognize, report, review, select, translate Understand—Construct meaning, clarify, paraphrase, represent, translate, illustrate, give examples, classify, categorize, summarize, generalize, predict… Application—Apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, practice, write Apply—Carry out or use a procedure in a given situation; carry out or use/apply to an unfamiliar task Analysis—Analyze, appraise, explain, calculate, categorize, compare, criticize discriminate, examine Analyze—Break into constituent parts, determine how parts relate Synthesis—Rearrange, assemble, collect, compose, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, write Evaluate—Make judgments based on criteria, check, detect inconsistencies/fallacies, critique Evaluation—Appraise, argue, assess, choose, compare, defend, estimate, explain, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value Create—Put elements together to form a coherent whole, reorganize elements into new patterns/structures

6. “A mile wide and an inch deep” What does DOK focus on? Focuses on complexity of content standards in order to successfully complete an assessment or task. The outcome (product) is the focus of the depth of understanding.

7. Webb’s Depth of Knowledge(DOK) http://schools.nyc.gov/Academi cs/CommonCoreLibrary/Professi onalLearning/DOK/default.htm

8. DOK: Level 1 Suggested Activities: Develop a concept map showing a progress or describing a topic Make a timeline Cut out, or draw a picture that illustrates an event, process, or story Make a cartoon strip showing the sequence of an event, process, or story Write and perform… Write a brief outline and explain the event, process, or story Write a summary report of an event Prepare flow charts that illustrates the sequence of events Basic measurement tasks that involve one step (i.e. using a ruler to measure length) Locating information in maps, charts, tables, graphs, and drawings

9. DOK: Level 1 http://web2.0calc.com/ http://www.wolframalpha.com/ http://quizlet.com/ http://www.brainflips.com http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ http://www.studystack.com/ https://jeopardylabs.com/* https://jeopardylabs.com/ http://www.spellingcity.com/ http://www.learnthat.org/ http://www.factmonster.com http://www.mathplayground.com/ Graph & Calculate Quizzes & Flash Cards Drill and Practice Timelines http://www.dipity.com/* http://www.dipity.com/ http://www.timetoast.com/ http://www.tiki-toki.com/ http://nlvm.usu.edu/ Manipulatives http://kidblog.org/home/ http://www.wikispaces.com/ Blogs & Wikis

10. DOK: Level 1 Lesson Idea: Caught in the Crowd Pixton www.pixton.com

11. DOK: Level 1 Lesson Idea: Calling Dr.Bones Voki www.voki.com www.abcya.com

12. DOK: Level 2 Suggested Activities: Construct a model to demonstrate how it looks or works Make a diorama to illustrate an event Write a diary/blog entry Make a scrapbook about the area of study Make a topographic map Make up a puzzle or game about the topic Make a model… More complex calculation tasks (i.e. multi-step calculations such as standard deviation) Research projects and writing activities that involve locating, collecting, organizing and displaying information (i.e. writing a report with the purpose to inform; meeting all steps of the writing process) Measurement tasks that occur over a period of time and involve aggregating/ organizing the data collected into basic presentation forms such as a simple table or graph.

13. DOK: Level 2 http://popplet.com/* http://popplet.com/ https://bubbl.us/ http://www.wordle.net/ http://www.tagxedo.com/ http://realtimeboard.com/ Mind Mapping http://mind42.com/ http://www.exploratree.org.uk/* http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ Graphic Organizers http://www.theoutlinerofgiants.com/ http://loosestitch.com/ https://workflowy.com/ Online Outlines Digital Books http://www.tikatok.com/ http://www.bookemon.com/ http://www.lulu.com/ http://www.diffen.com/* http://www.diffen.com/ http://www.wordsmyth.net/* http://www.wordsmyth.net/ http://www.purposegames.com Create a Game Digital Story Telling http://storybird.com/* http://storybird.com/ http://www.zooburst.com http://www.pixton.com/ http://www.toondoo.com/ Research Tools

14. DOK: Level 2 Lesson Idea: Glogster Ripped From the Headlines www.glogster.com

15. DOK: Level 2 Lesson Ideas: Digital Books Louisiana Encyclopedia www.tikatok.com www.bookemon.com www.lulu.com Frogs A to Z

16. DOK: Level 3 Suggested Activities: Use a Venn Diagram that shows how two topics are the same and different Design a questionnaire to gather information Survey classmates/industry members to find out what they think about a particular topics Make a flow chart to show the critical stages Prepare a report about an area of study Write a letter to the editor after evaluating a product Make a booklet about five rules you see as important. Convince others. Write a letter to … advertising on changes needed Explaining and/or working with abstract terms and concepts Complex calculation problems presented that draw upon multiple processes Creating graphs, tables and charts where students must reason through and organize the information with instructor prompts. Identifying a research question and/or designing investigations to answer a question

17. DOK: Level 3 Infographics http://infogr.am/ http://visual.ly/ http://www.easel.ly/ http://piktochart.com/ https://drive.google.com/ https://drive.google.com/ https://www.surveymonkey.com/ https://decidealready.com/ http://www.polleverywhere.com/* https://todaysmeet.com/* https://todaysmeet.com/ Surveys http://historicaltweets.com/ http://faketweetbuilder.com/ http://iphonetextgenerator.com/* http://iphonetextgenerator.com/ Fake Social Networking Publishing Mashups http://prezi.com/ http://edu.glogster.com/ http://www.tripline.net/ http://voicethread.com/

18. DOK: Level 3 Lesson Idea: Take Me Out the Ballgame Infogr.am infogr.am

19. DOK: Level 3 Lesson Idea: From Slavery to Civil Rights http://www.classtools.net/twister/ http://faketweetbuilder.com http://iphonetextgenerator.com

20. DOK: Level 3 Lesson Idea: Dr. Seuss Goes to War Voice Thread voicethread.com

21. DOK: Level 3 Lesson Idea: Conquistadors are Coming QR Codes

22. DOK: Level 4 Suggested Activities: Writing and/or research tasks that involve formulating and testing hypotheses over time Creating graphs, tables, and charts where students must reason through and organize the information without instructor prompts Develop a menu for a new restaurant using a variety of healthy foods Sell an idea Write a jingle to advertise a new product

23. DOK: Level 4 http://www.weebly.com/ http://sites.google.com Website Development Video cast http://www.masher.com http://www.onetruemedia.com/ http://www.knovio.com/ http://www.dvolver.com/* http://www.dvolver.com/ http://icreatetoeducate.com/* http://icreatetoeducate.com/ http://www.metta.io/ http://www.meograph.com/ https://www.wevideo.com/ http://goanimate.com/ Programming http://scratch.mit.edu/ http://www.alice.org http://www.kerpoof.com (Make a Movie) http://www.kerpoof.com

24. DOK: Level 4 Lesson Idea: Museum of Ancient River Civilizations Prezi prezi.com

25. DOK: Level 4 Lesson Idea: People In Time QR Codes & Video

26. DOK: Level 4 Lesson Idea: The Great Depression Poetry Voice Thread voicethread.com

27. DOK: Level 4 Weebly Lesson Idea: Student Research Projects creating website creating website http://www.weebly.com/

28. Digging Deeper The Hot Zone

29. Resources Webb, Norman L. and others. “Web Alignment Tool”, 2005 www.wcer.wisc.edu/WAT/index.aspx www.wcer.wisc.edu/WAT/index.aspx Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Guide, 2009 www.mde.k12.ms.uswww.mde.k12.ms.us