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Educational Technology to Differentiate Instruction:Achievement for ALL Students

Classroom Suite 4

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Classroom Suite v.4

Supplemental instruction Response to Intervention Curriculum Access for Students with

Disabilities Student Presentations

Multi-media Projects, Reports, and Writing Assignments In Multiple Environments

Whole Class Instruction, Computer Lab (network), Small Groups, Individual Student at a Single Computer (stand-alone)

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Classroom Suite: Overview

Direct instruction in a flexible tool environment for students in grades Pre K through 5.

Reading instruction aligned with national standards Writing templates across many genres Math instruction targeting number sense and

automaticity Creativity Tools for whole class instruction and

student presentations Early Learning activities for emergent learners

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Classroom Suite: Overview

How does Classroom Suite facilitate successful learning?

Provides reading, writing, and math activities to address areas of concern and improve student scores

Bridges the gap between learning goals and reading and math abilities

Offers independent access to curriculum Provides an environment for implementing proven

learning strategies Provides differentiated instruction to address all

learning styles

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Principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Based on research by Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) www.cast.org

Unique attributes of technology:

You can reach all students.

Multiple Means of

Representation

To give learners various ways of acquiring

information and knowledge.

To tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate

challenges, and increase motivation.

To provide learners alternatives for demonstrating

what they know, and rehearsing.

Multiple Means of

Engagement

Multiple Means of

Expression

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Alternative Access

IntelliKeys

Overlays

IntelliSwitch

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Launch Classroom Suite

Automatic usersign in as

Administrator

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Classroom Suite: Home

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1. Signed in User.

2. Quick access to customizing Templates, viewing Published Activities.

3. Link to the IntelliTools Activity Exchange Internet page.

4. Classroom Management – manage students and generate reports.

5. Open Help resources.

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Click here for more on the Activity Exchange

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IntelliTools Activity Exchange

Activity Exchange link

www.intellitools.com

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Navigating Classroom Suite

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1. Indicates the folder (and path) you are currently viewing.

2. These buttons are for accessing folders.

3. These buttons are for changing View Options to list view or icon view.

4. Quit and Sign Out.

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Direct, Explicit Instruction

Show Me—The computer plays a video-like sequence to orient the student to the lesson.

Practice—The student practices and learns as the software provides strategic and corrective feedback.

Challenge—The educational objective is identical to Practice, but the corrective feedback is withdrawn and data is collected for reports.

Model Practice Apply

If mastery is displayed, student moves on.

Otherwise, student receives more practice with strategic

feedback.

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Using a Template

Preview a sample activity

Customize to align to curriculum

Publish a customized activity

Access Instructions

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Easy Customization

Choose options based upon areas of student weakness or aligning to your core curriculum.

Click here to view sample scope and sequence

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Classroom Suite: Individualized Instruction

Lessons are easily modified to address specific learning objectives Reports and portfolios allow easy tracking of student progress Lessons can be organized into “intelligent” units to support district or

core curriculum.

Easily customize

lesson

Track student data

Performance leads to

advancement or more practice

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Reading Instruction

Activities for each of the key areas of reading instruction Based on the work of the National Reading Panel and FCRR Easily supports core reading curriculums

Phonemic Awareness Phonics

Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension

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Build Fluency

Fluency: Reading text accurately, quickly and with expression (prosody)

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Build Comprehension

Comprehension: the ability to determine meaning from text

Preview

Read

Assess

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Build Vocabulary

Vocabulary: learning new words to improve comprehension

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Early Learning

Engage Learners with multimedia practice of Early Concepts Promote Independent Learning

Practice Early Concepts using core vocabulary words

Easy Explore

Build switch access skills with engaging customizable activities

Support early literacy by building simple sentences

Switch Training Errorless Writing

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Math Instruction

Activities for core math skills: number sense and automaticity Research-based instruction easily supports most core curriculums

Early Concepts

Place Value

Whole Number Operations

Fractions / Decimals

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Writing

Direct instruction in the areas that provide the greatest impact on writing success.

Stages of the Writing Process 6+ Traits of Writing

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StoryMaker

Students use this activity to draw a picture and then write about their drawing.

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Assessment Track student data with reports Build student portfolios Assess progress and placement

Assess Progress and Placement

View Student Portfolios

Setup a Student

Track Student Data

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HELP

Description

Skill Objectives

Authoring Instructions

Explore the Information found in HELP

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Classroom Suite Resources• Learning More

– QuickStart Guide

– HELP

– How To Videos on the website: www.intellitools.com

• Showing Others

– Classroom Suite 4 Trial CD

• Contacts

– Technical Support

– Customer Service

– Sales Consultants

– Local Resellers

– Implementation Services

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Implementation Services

Our Implementation Services Team can partner with your district to effectively train your teachers, build internal capacity and meet your

educational goals for student achievement.

Professional Development:

Online

Onsite

Regional

Implementation Partnerships

Train-the-Trainer

Customizable to meet your goals

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Supplemental instruction Response to Intervention Curriculum Access for Students with

Disabilities Student Presentations

Multi-media Projects, Reports, and Writing Assignments In Multiple Environments

Whole Class Instruction, Computer Lab (network), Small Groups, Individual Student at a Single Computer (stand-alone)

Classroom Suite v.4

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