TechDifferentiation

Technology Enhanced Differentiated Instruction
**Andrew Halter** Instructional Coach, Hampton High School Contact: halter@ht-sd.org

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Wallwisher activity 
> ==Quick Tech Check Survey (Google Form) [|Sample Chatroom using Chatzy] ==
 * 29 Ways to use wallwisher in your classroom

=**Formative Assessment** = Online and classroom tools provide instant data collection and feedback opportunities to help guide learning. > >
 * Online learning style quizzes
 * Survey and quiz makers
 * [|Survey Monkey]
 * [|Google forms],
 * [|Quizstar]
 * [|Zoomerang,] [|Quia], [|Poll Everywhere] [even allows cell phone text responses])
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Response Devices (Turning Points, ActiveExpressions, ActiveVotes)--an engaging assessment method that allows for instant feedback
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Blogs ([|Edublogs], [|WordPress], [|Blogger]) --provide a window into student thinking and learning
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion boards and chatrooms (Wikis, [|CoveritLive], [|Chatzy])
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Electronic Portfolios (Wikis, blogs)-- allow student to collect work, monitor progress, and comment on peer work.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Electronic Portfolios (Wikis, blogs)-- allow student to collect work, monitor progress, and comment on peer work.

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Content Delivery** = <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Technology provides endless opportunities to vary and adapt instructional methods.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interactive whiteboard lessons (prometheanplanet)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Multimedia Resources ([|Discovery Education], [|Youtube], [|Teachertube], [|Schooltube],[| Open Culture],[|PBS], [|Library of Congress],the Futures Channel)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Presentation tools (Inspiration, Photostory, [|Animoto], Moviemaker or Imovie (mac), Powerpoint, Keynote (mac), [|Prezi], [|wordle], etc, etc.)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Flexible grouping (wikis and other collaboration tools mentioned above)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Webquests (wikis,[| Zunal], [|Webquest.org], [|Jogtheweb])
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Screencasting ([|Jing], Promethean or SMART board recorder tool)
 * Search Tools and other ways to manage information overload

=**<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaboration Opportunities **=
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Web 2.0 tools provide the ability to collaborate in and out of the classroom, across districts and even globally.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wikis (Wikispaces,[| Ning], etc.)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Document Creation (Google Docs, [|Etherpad], [|Skrbl])
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Graphic Organizers ([|Webspiration], [|Gliffy], [|Bubbl.us], [|Mindmapper],[|Exploreatree])
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Video conferencing and Skype

=**<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Summative Assessment **= <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Technology provides alternative assessment choices and rigorous, engaging, multi-dimensional project based learning opportunities. They can also provide an authentic audience. (note: Summative assessment refers to assessment OF learning.)

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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Web design ([|Glogs,] Wikis, [|Wix], [|Weebly], [|TImeGlider], and many other web2.0 tools)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Video Projects (Photostory, Animoto, Moviemaker or Imovie)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Podcasts (Audacity, Garage Band)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Blogs
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Presentation Tools (Google Docs, Prezi, Powerpoint, Inspiration, other web 2.0 tools)

**<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Anywhere Anytime Learning **
<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Utilize many of the above tools and resources to provide opportunities for remediation, review and enrichment with a classroom wiki.

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Other Resources for Differentiation: =

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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|http://presentdifferently.wikispaces.com/Differentiated%20Instruction]
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<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Search engines
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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">o [] a kid friendly google search
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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">o [|http://middlespot.com]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">o [] create a custom search with websites you identify