Middletown

Adult

Education

Presents

CAACE Conference

March 18, 2005

Presenters:Linda Johnson

& Christine Livingstone

TECHNO-tainmentWhat is it?

Some define TECHNO-tainment as “technology activities heavily laced with entertainmentbut essentially lacking in rigor or value.” (McKenzie, 2000)

We take issue with this definition and see a good

deal of value in TECHNO-tainment.

Activity

Jamie McKenzie: From Now On, The Educational Technology Journal 10, No 1, September, 2000

TECHNO-tainment and Multiple Intelligences

• Howard Gardner’s monumental research on human thinking identified eight multiple intelligences

Perini, M., Silver, H., and Strong, R. (2000), So Each May Learn, Alexandria, VA, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, pp. 6-9

Verbal-Linguisticability to

manipulate words

Logical-Mathematicalability to find

patterns, cause and effect, sequencing

Spatialability to create

pictures and images

Musicalability to create

melody and rhythm

Bodily-Kinestheticability to

manipulate objects and make precise bodily movements

Interpersonalability to work well

with others and sense others

moods, attitudes and desires

Intrapersonalability to access

one’s own feelings and emotional

states

Naturalisthighly attuned to

plants, animals and the natural

environment

TECHNO-tainment for Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

• Students can create movie scripts at http://www.dfilm.com

• Students can play concentration type games at

http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/concentration/index.html

• Students can learn vocabulary and phonetics at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/phonetic/

• Students can take tests on grammar and vocab at http://a4esl.org/q/f/

• Students get guided instruction in writing poetry at http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm#

TECHNO-tainment for Logical-Mathematical

Intelligence• Students can play mind games at

http://hive-mind.com/mindgames/index.htm

• Students figure out logic puzzles at http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/

• Students solve crimeshttp://www.normandcompany.com/STICKMAN/

• Students work with tangram puzzles at http://www.tangram.i-p.com/

TECHNO-tainment for Spatial Intelligence

• Students draw their own pictures at this site http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/

• Students get cartoon drawing instructions at this site http://www.unclefred.com/index.html

• Students explore works of art and art techniques

http://www.albrightknox.org/artgames/index_launched.html

TECHNO-tainment for Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

• Students practice letters of the alphabethttp://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/alphabet/index.html

• Students practice writing letters of the alphabet http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/guide_and_archives.html

• Students can act out reader’s theater scripts http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html and http://www.storiestogrowby.com/script.html

TECHNO-tainment for Musical Intelligence

• Students can listen to songs or to famous speeches http://evaeaston.com

• Students can sing karaoke http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/chrisfry/karaoke.htm

• Students can develop vocabulary skills with music http://www.songsforteaching.com/esleflesol.htm

TECHNO-tainment for Intrapersonal Intelligence

• Students explore sites all about them http://www.essdack.org/tips/allaboutme.htm

• Students take a personality test http://library.thinkquest.org/C004361/interact.html?tqskip1=1

• Students take a “can do” ability survey http://www.ucando.org/surveys.html

TECHNO-tainment for Interpersonal Intelligence

• Students create Jeopardy and other games from templates http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm

• Students make value decisions about culture http://www.teachtsp2.com/users/temp/cdonline/

• Students make and play JeopardyJeopardy.xls

TECHNO-tainment for Naturalist Intelligence

• Students identify insects http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/entyouth.htm

• Students explore natural settings http://www.onlineadventure.com/

Value of TECHNO-tainment

• Does TECHNO-tainment have value for you and your students in your classroom?

• E-mail us for more ideas.

• ljohnson@maect.org or• clivingstone@maect.org

That’s all folks

Image and sound available at www.nonstick.com

Image and sound available at www.nonstick.com