2. www.pmsd.org Differentiated Instruction and Some Technology to Support it Technology’s Influence on Differentiated Instruction

3. www.pmsd.org Steve Spengler, Director Instructional Technology Secondary Education Phone: 570-839-7121 ext 60325 Email: stevespengler@pmsd.org

4. www.pmsd.org No fear! Technology just becomes a tool for them.

5. www.pmsd.org And we’re still trying to figure it out.

6. www.pmsd.org I was hoping…

7. www.pmsd.org How true is this?

8. www.pmsd.org Think about this…  The Web (the Internet) recently welcomed its 1 billionth user  That user is most likely an 8 year-old kid from… United States? England? Japan? None of the above…most likely from countries that we refer to as evolving or “3 rd World”  He or she is now connected to the sum of human knowledge we are building online  Soon…he or she will be an author creating content and sharing content online

9. www.pmsd.org More to think about…  1 out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online.  There are over 100 million registered users of MySpace.  The average MySpace page is visited 30 times a day.  The number of text messages sent and received every day exceeds the population of the planet.  It’s estimated that 1.5 exabytes (that’s 1.5 x 1018) of unique new information will be generated worldwide this year.

10. www.pmsd.org Education Illustrated www.educationillustrated.com

11. www.pmsd.org Let’s take a look at Differentiated Instruction

12. www.pmsd.org As you know, students come to our classrooms with a variety of:

13. www.pmsd.org Differentiated Instruction IS...  proactive  more qualitative than quantitative  multiple approaches to content, process, and product  student centered  a blend of whole-class, group and individual instruction  purposeful

14. www.pmsd.org Differentiated Instruction is NOT…  the “individualized instruction” of the 1970s  chaotic  just another way to provide homogeneous grouping  just “tailoring” the same suit of clothes”

15. www.pmsd.org Summary Statements About Learning 1. People learn what is personally meaningful to them. 2. People learn when they accept challenging but achievable goals. 3. Learning is developmental. 4. Individuals learn differently. 5. People construct new knowledge by building on their current knowledge. 6. Much learning occurs through social interaction. 7. People need feedback to learn. 8. Successful learning involves use of strategies-- which themselves are learned. 9. A positive emotional climate strengthens learning. 10. Learning is influenced by the total environment. Powerful Learning by Ron Brandt

16. www.pmsd.org Why is technology such a great thing for kids?  Existence of wide gaps in student experience and ability?  Motivating factor of using technology?  Flexibility of the medium?  Preparing students for the real world? KEEP THIS IN MIND!

17. www.pmsd.org ContentProcessProduct Teachers Can Differentiate

18. www.pmsd.org Content What is Taught and Learned: Relevant Helps students understand themselves and their lives Authentic or “real” Can be used immediately

19. www.pmsd.org http://www.pps.k12.or.us/curriculum/literacy/leveled_books/

20. www.pmsd.org http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/archive/litinst_creatingtext.htm

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23. Technology-based learning centers  PowerPoint offers many opportunities for differentiation.  Can even be in an eSchool Builder type format!  Reinforce and/or review  Less complex…more concrete  Apply learning to investigation, cases, and problems  Advances learning to include more depth and complexity  Special needs students…adjust the learning mode  Socialize learning…interaction with teams or groups

24. www.pmsd.org Technology-based learning centers Learning About Canada Geography Government History

25. www.pmsd.org PowerPoint for Learning Centers Creating Games in PowerPoint http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/powerpoint/games.html#jeopardy Game Templates for PowerPoint http://www.jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ Jeopardy Games (PPT) http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm PowerPoint Games http://208.183.128.3/write/games/index.html Writing Storybooks with PowerPoint http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial027.shtml PowerPoint Pizazz http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/educators/workshop/pizazz/ Learning Center Example: All About Canada http://lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Differentiation/LearningAboutCanada.ppt Learning Center Assessment Example: Geography http://lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Differentiation/WHemispherePreAssessment.ppt

26. www.pmsd.org Whole-Class Instruction Use PowerPoint…it modifies lectures! Give students copies or make them available with notes Give the special education teacher copies so that he/she can work with students Give to advanced students…have them add to it Adjust to meet different levels of students Visuals…graphics…meet the needs of today’s diverse learner

27. www.pmsd.org Whole-Class projects Whole Class Project Examples  Virtual Museums (create one or visit one)  Virtual Zoos (create one or visit one)  Virtual Fieldtrips (create one or visit one)  Virtual Expeditions (create one or visit one) Technology can make whole-class instruction meaningful for students at various levels

28. www.pmsd.org WebQuests for D.I. WebQuest - The Scottsboro Boys' Trials Race, Gender, and Lies Your Job, Should You Choose to Accept It (which you'll do if you want to pass) PICK ONE! CHOICE #1: Prove Price Lied - Highest Possible Grade: AProve Price Lied CHOICE #2: Why Did (S)he Do It? - Highest Possible Grade: CWhy Did (S)he Do It? http://www.sanmarcos.net/ana/Class/Eng2/Scottsboro10th.html

29. www.pmsd.org WebQuests for D.I. In addition to your written letter to Aunt Sally, your group must choose one of the following activities to present to the class: Brochure - Create a travel brochure urging people to move westward. Use the positive information you have compiled through your Web Quest. You must include at least 5 reasons why people should join the westward movement and examples of how people have benefited from moving out west in the past. Debate - Divide your group in half. Have one half present the positive side of your person moving west. Have the other half present the negative side of the person moving west. Include the information from your web quest to support both sides your arguments. Commercial - Create a story board and act out a commercial with your group telling and "selling" reasons why people should or should not move west. Include the information from your web quest to support your position. http://lakelandschools.org/edtech/Integration/quest/home.htm

30. www.pmsd.org WebQuests for Differentiation The Official WebQuest Site http://www.webquest.org Kathy Schrock’s WebQuest Resources http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html Best WebQuests http://bestwebquests.com/ Information about WebQuests (sort of a training) http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index.html