Technology Strategies Technology Strategies to Differentiate to Differentiate

InstructionInstruction

Hampton Township School Hampton Township School DistrictDistrict

August 24, 2006August 24, 2006

Dr. Robert IsherwoodDr. Robert Isherwood

Differentiated Instruction and Differentiated Instruction and Technology IntegrationTechnology Integration

Technology integration and Technology integration and differentiated instruction differentiated instruction complement each other in many complement each other in many ways! This presentation provides the ways! This presentation provides the rationale for differentiating using rationale for differentiating using technology, as well as a multitude of technology, as well as a multitude of strategies that can be used in your strategies that can be used in your classroom.classroom.

What is differentiated What is differentiated Instruction?Instruction?

Teachers begin where the students are, Teachers begin where the students are, recognizing individual differencesrecognizing individual differences

Engage students in different modalitiesEngage students in different modalities Use varied rates of instruction, complexity Use varied rates of instruction, complexity

levels, and teaching strategies levels, and teaching strategies Challenge students to compete against Challenge students to compete against

themselves in order to learn and grow themselves in order to learn and grow

Major Components of Major Components of Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated Instruction

Pre-assessment/Post AssessmentPre-assessment/Post Assessment InstructionInstruction Independent and Group WorkIndependent and Group Work Flexible GroupsFlexible Groups

– by learning profileby learning profile– by interestby interest– by readinessby readiness

http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html ncac_diffinstruc.html

Ways to DifferentiateWays to Differentiate

ProductProduct - the way in which a students knowledge is - the way in which a students knowledge is

assessedassessed

Process Process - - the way in which a student gains accessthe way in which a student gains access to to

knowledgeknowledge

ContentContent -the depth/complexity of the knowledge base a -the depth/complexity of the knowledge base a

student exploresstudent explores

Why Technology?Why Technology?

Existence of wide gaps in student Existence of wide gaps in student experiences and abilitiesexperiences and abilities

Students are motivated to use Students are motivated to use technologytechnology

Flexibility of the mediumFlexibility of the medium Prepares students for the futurePrepares students for the future

Pre-assessment Technology Pre-assessment Technology IdeasIdeas

Teachers can use technology to create Teachers can use technology to create interesting pre-assessment activities to interesting pre-assessment activities to determine what skills students have determine what skills students have already mastered.already mastered.

A great website to create pre-assessment A great website to create pre-assessment activities is activities is http://www.funbrain.com/http://www.funbrain.com/

This website has technology games and This website has technology games and activities, a curriculum guide, a activities, a curriculum guide, a standards finder, and flashcards for standards finder, and flashcards for practice.practice.

Pre-assessment Technology Pre-assessment Technology IdeasIdeas

http://www.quia.com/webhttp://www.quia.com/web is another is another great website for creating quizzes great website for creating quizzes and tests as well as for developing and tests as well as for developing internet based gamesinternet based games

You can create any type of test on You can create any type of test on this site, randomize question order, this site, randomize question order, assign point values to questions, assign point values to questions, assess case and punctuation, etc.assess case and punctuation, etc.

Thirty day free trial……..check it out!Thirty day free trial……..check it out!

Technology Strategies to Technology Strategies to Differentiate Content by Differentiate Content by

InterestInterest Web quests are great activities that exist in Web quests are great activities that exist in

cyberspace and promote higher level thinkingcyberspace and promote higher level thinking http://www.kurwongbss.qld.edu.au/thinking/http://www.kurwongbss.qld.edu.au/thinking/

Bloom/BLOOM%20(one%20page%20poster).doc Bloom/BLOOM%20(one%20page%20poster).doc The following three internet sites are examples of The following three internet sites are examples of

webquests that can allow a teacher to differentiate webquests that can allow a teacher to differentiate by interestby interest

http://lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Volcano/volcanohttp://lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Volcano/volcano.htm.htm

http://lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/lesliediff/space.http://lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/lesliediff/space.htmhtm

http://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Integrationhttp://www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Integration/quest/home.htm/quest/home.htm

Technology to Differentiate by Technology to Differentiate by Content, Group, and Content, Group, and

AssessmentAssessment The following is a differentiate unit in The following is a differentiate unit in

World Cultures that already exists on World Cultures that already exists on the web. The topic is China. the web. The topic is China. Teachers can create units such as Teachers can create units such as this one or find more that are already this one or find more that are already out in cyber space. Check this out!out in cyber space. Check this out!

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/Chihttp://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/sampler.htmlna/sampler.html

Create Rubrics for Performance Based Create Rubrics for Performance Based Assessment using TechnologyAssessment using Technology

Use the Internet to help develop Use the Internet to help develop rubrics for performance based rubrics for performance based activities that challenge students and activities that challenge students and require higher level thinking skills. require higher level thinking skills. Check out these websites:Check out these websites:

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.phphttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php http://school.discovery.com/schrockguihttp://school.discovery.com/schrockgui

de/assess.htmlde/assess.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/ http://www.readwritethink.org/

Using Technology to Support Using Technology to Support Literacy DevelopmentLiteracy Development

Use an LCD projector hooked to a laptop or teacher Use an LCD projector hooked to a laptop or teacher computer to strengthen your balanced literacy computer to strengthen your balanced literacy curriculum! curriculum! Support Support reading reading by: by:

Projecting shared reading material on the classroom wall or Projecting shared reading material on the classroom wall or screen so that all students can see it and read along. screen so that all students can see it and read along.

Projecting reading-rich websites on the classroom wall or Projecting reading-rich websites on the classroom wall or screen to expand your classroom library of shared and guided screen to expand your classroom library of shared and guided reading material. reading material.

Projecting graphic organizers and templates (made with Projecting graphic organizers and templates (made with word-processing word-processing [Microsoft Word][Microsoft Word] or mindmapping or mindmapping [Inspiration][Inspiration] software) during guided reading. Students can software) during guided reading. Students can more easily collaborate. more easily collaborate.

Graphic Organizer/Template ideas: identify story parts, create Graphic Organizer/Template ideas: identify story parts, create character maps, construct main and supporting idea outlines, character maps, construct main and supporting idea outlines, respond to reading response forms.respond to reading response forms.

http://www.readingquest.org/strat/http://www.readingquest.org/strat/graphic.html graphic.html

Using Technology to Support Using Technology to Support Literacy DevelopmentLiteracy Development

Use commercially-available electronic books to Use commercially-available electronic books to extend your classroom library with multimedia extend your classroom library with multimedia reading materials. reading materials.

There are lots of resources available and several are There are lots of resources available and several are bilingual. Research indicates that these resources: bilingual. Research indicates that these resources:

Support struggling decoders by "reading to them." Support struggling decoders by "reading to them." Motivate reluctant readers with amusing graphics Motivate reluctant readers with amusing graphics

and sounds. and sounds. Add to story comprehension with supplementary Add to story comprehension with supplementary

literacy activities. literacy activities. Good examples of books include titles produced by Good examples of books include titles produced by

Living Books Living Books such as the such as the Arthur Arthur series, series, StellalunaStellaluna, , and and Dr. Seuss' ABCs Dr. Seuss' ABCs among others. Books can be among others. Books can be purchased online at purchased online at http://www.kidsclick.com/living_books.htm http://www.kidsclick.com/living_books.htm

Using Technology to Develop Using Technology to Develop Writing SkillsWriting Skills

Support Support writing writing by: by: Projecting teacher, class, and student writing Projecting teacher, class, and student writing

material for editing and commenting during material for editing and commenting during shared, interactive, and guided writing. When shared, interactive, and guided writing. When everyone can see the material, they are more everyone can see the material, they are more likely to participate actively in the editing process. likely to participate actively in the editing process.

Projecting concept maps using Projecting concept maps using InspirationInspiration or other or other mindmapping software as the class or group plans mindmapping software as the class or group plans writing. This strategy facilitates collaboration and writing. This strategy facilitates collaboration and encourages students to generate ideas because of encourages students to generate ideas because of the flexibility of the tool. the flexibility of the tool.

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

Why use Technology?Why use Technology? In conclusion, technology and multimedia In conclusion, technology and multimedia

applications should be an integral part of the applications should be an integral part of the learning environment. Our students are learning environment. Our students are immersed in a daily life full of computers immersed in a daily life full of computers and other technological advances. The and other technological advances. The schools of America should reflect this schools of America should reflect this change in the classroom. Integration of change in the classroom. Integration of technology does not mean placing a technology does not mean placing a computer in the corner of the classroom and computer in the corner of the classroom and leaving it un-touched throughout the leaving it un-touched throughout the semester. Technology must be incorporated semester. Technology must be incorporated in all aspects of the curriculum. To do in all aspects of the curriculum. To do anything less would be a disservice to our anything less would be a disservice to our students. students.

Tips for Teachers Using Tips for Teachers Using TechnologyTechnology

http://www.educationworld.com/http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech227.shtml a_tech/tech/tech227.shtml

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/instrsk.html instrsk.html