Engaging+the+Digital+Learner+workshop


 * Engaging the Digital Learner **

**Andrew Halter **
Instructional Coach, Hampton Township School District Contact: halter@ht-sd.org media type="custom" key="7480495" align="center"

=Task #1-- =
 * Please click on the link below and share a successful strategy, lesson or project you have already done with technology. **
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 * Password is mercer

=Task #**2--** =
 * Please take a moment and complete this Google Form to give us a better understanding of your technology use **

=**Task #3-- **=
 * We will work collaboratively by department to brainstorm applications of the tools presented. Please click on the link below, sign in with your name and add to the conversation. Use the CHAT window on the bottom right to discuss and use the main text area to create a list of at least THREE content specific applications for each group of tools. **
 * English
 * Math
 * Science
 * Social Studies
 * Special Education
 * Elective Areas

=Task #4 -- = If you're not quite sure where to start, you might spend some time browsing the links in the Powerpoint or on the resources page, or you can check out these places to help you better understand these 21st Century Teaching Tools. Once you find one thing that hits you, run with it and begin planning a lesson or a project for one of your classes.
 * Click on one of the three links below that best describes you (or browse all three) and spend the rest of the time working on a lesson that integrates a 21st learning tool or strategy as discussed in this workshop. **
 * ==<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I Need to Digest More Before Jumping In ==

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">If something you've seen has resonated with you and you already have a tool in mind, you will find resources here to get you rolling.
 * ==<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I'm Ready to Get Going ==

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">I've been doing this stuff for many years and I still find new ideas from these sites. Find something new and integrate it into your planning (Warning! Not for the timid...High overwhelm potential!) <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">
 * ==<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I'm Already Doing A Lot of This...Give Me Something New! ==

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Resources: =

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">The resources listed below were mentioned in the presentation and most included classroom tested examples. Please also feel free to browse the links in the above Powerpoint presentation. Since many of them are restricted for student privacy, please let me know if you cannot get into something that you are interested in exploring, and I will see about getting you access. Please feel free to browse the links on the left as well.

= <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Formative Assessment = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Online and classroom tools provide instant data collection and feedback opportunities to help guide learning. =<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="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Online learning style quizzes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Survey and quiz makers- use to start discussion, as an exit slip to check for understanding, reading check quizzes, surveys, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Survey Monkey] -free tool, but only offers up to 10 questions
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Google forms]-unlimited questions, embeddable forms, results displayed in an excel-like spreadsheet also embeddable
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Quizstar]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Zoomerang]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Quia] --has a database of teacher-made quizzes ready for you to use
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quizlet--Create digital flash cards and interactive quizzes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Response Devices--an engaging assessment method that allows for instant feedback
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Poll Everywhere] [even allows cell phone text responses])
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ActiveVotes and ActiveExpressions (Promethean)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SMART Responders (SMART)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Turning Point (Powerppoint)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Blogs-provide a window into student thinking and learning, and give students an individual web-space to explore ideas in writing
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Edublogs]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|WordPress]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Blogger]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion boards and chatrooms- use as a backchannel during a movie, for homework help, to work collaboratively, to discuss assigned readings, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wikispaces
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|CoveritLive]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Chatzy]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Primary Pad
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Electronic Portfolios-- allow student to collect work, monitor progress, and comment on peer work.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wikispaces
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Edublogs]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wordpress
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interactive whiteboard lessons (prometheanplanet, SMART resources)
 * <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], wikis)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Screencasting ([|Jing], Promethean or SMART board recorder tool)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Search Tools and other ways to manage information overload
 * [|Slideshare] share your powerpoint presentations over the internet and embed them on webpages (like the one above)

=<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, [|Primarypad], [|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. >> >> >> >> >> >>
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Web design
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Glogster,]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wikis
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Wix]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Weebly]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Google Sites
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Edublogger, Wordpress
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Dgital Timeline Creators
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">TImeGlider
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Dipity
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Comic Book and Animation Creators
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Toon Doo --create and share digital comics
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Go Animate --an animated cartoon creator
 * <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;">Presentation Tools (Google Docs, [|Prezi], Powerpoint, Inspiration, other web 2.0 tools)

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Harnassing Information Overload
<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">These tools can help you manage your own online resources and help students with their research >> --installs easy to use tools on your browser for bookmarking and sharing websites. Check out my full delicious list here >> same as the above >> -create an annotated tour or websites
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Website Organization--Social bookmarking tools help you and your students narrow and manage online information resources
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Delicious
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Diigo
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">JogTheWeb

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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Search Engines
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] a kid friendly google search
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] - a graphical search engine that pulls largely from Wikepedia, but helps students see connections and expand topics
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|http://middlespot.com]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] create a custom search with websites you identify
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://www.rollyo.com/ --another customizable search engine
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Boolify Project--helps students visualize how to use Boolean logic to narrow a search query.

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


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|http://presentdifferently.wikispaces.com/Differentiated%20Instruction]
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wiki Project Template
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