Blackboard for Plate Spinners Managing Layered Curriculum and Differentiation in Blackboard.

Blackboard for Plate Spinners Objective: Introducing four techniques to make differentiation and layered curriculum more manageable in Blackboard. Overview

Objective: Introducing four techniques to make differentiation and layered curriculum more manageable in Blackboard.

Overview

Clickable Image Map

Click-able Image Map - Examples Your subtopic goes here

Your subtopic goes here

Click-able Image Map - Advantages Advantages The Big Picture Jig-saw Puzzle Lid Built in preview Tell them what you are going to tell them. Begin making connections between skills and content. Take advantage of the choices available. More than 5-7 choices Centralized instructions Make Adaptive Release more manageable with nested folders.

Advantages

The Big Picture

Jig-saw Puzzle Lid

Built in preview

Tell them what you are going to tell them.

Begin making connections between skills and content.

Take advantage of the choices available.

More than 5-7 choices

Centralized instructions

Make Adaptive Release more manageable with nested folders.

Click-able Image Map – How To Tools Macromedia / Adobe Fireworks The Castle SplitImage Optional Background Image

Tools

Macromedia / Adobe Fireworks

The Castle SplitImage

Optional Background Image

Add Image Boxes One box per folder. Group multiple items in a folder.

Add Image Boxes

One box per folder. Group multiple items in a folder.

Split Image & Generate HTML Paste HTML into item in Blackboard

Split Image & Generate HTML

Paste HTML into item in Blackboard

Browse for images Link 'buttons' to folders

Browse for images

Link 'buttons' to folders

Finished Product

Teacher Cloning

Teacher Cloning Instructions / Directions Module Overview Take a walk through the module. Avoid specific dates (unless you want to remake the video every year.) On-Demand Instructions Breaks up directions. Fewer questions. Group by layer or for each assignment. Video Lecture Chunks - Layer Specific Module / Content Commercials On Demand for later modules Commercials Next Layer Next Module Prior to a summery Stylized for media savvy students

Instructions / Directions

Module Overview

Take a walk through the module.

Avoid specific dates (unless you want to remake the video every year.)

On-Demand Instructions

Breaks up directions. Fewer questions.

Group by layer or for each assignment.

Video Lecture

Chunks - Layer Specific

Module / Content Commercials

On Demand for later modules

Commercials

Next Layer

Next Module

Prior to a summery

Stylized for media savvy students

Groups in the Gradebook

Add a column for each group category. Examples Class Period Topic group SPED Faster than Blackboard groups. More fluid and flexible Schedule changes Absences Parent requests Filter for multiple groups. Adaptive release only allows for 1 group per rule.

Examples

Class Period

Topic group

SPED

Faster than Blackboard groups.

More fluid and flexible

Schedule changes

Absences

Parent requests

Filter for multiple groups.

Adaptive release only allows for 1 group per rule.

The Gate Test An alternative to the “Mark Reviewed” button. A single Multiple choice question, with up to 20 answers. Each answer represents an option. The first answer is full credit. (100 points) Every other answer gets partial credit and a decrease in point value. Adaptive Release based on the score. Provides teacher feedback on which options are the most/least popular with grade distribution.

An alternative to the “Mark Reviewed” button.

A single Multiple choice question, with up to 20 answers.

Each answer represents an option.

The first answer is full credit. (100 points)

Every other answer gets partial credit and a decrease in point value.

Adaptive Release based on the score.

Provides teacher feedback on which options are the most/least popular with grade distribution.

Diigo & Blackboard

What is Diigo? The multi-tool Hybrid of tactile and digital. Create a group to build a specialized search engine for your course.

The multi-tool

Hybrid of tactile and digital.

Create a group to build a specialized search engine for your course.

Diigo Blackboard Hack Convert text to HTML MS Word Create Zip file Upload as an attachment Unpack Highlight using Diigo toolbar Advantages Adds content to web tool alongside real world content. Persistent Efficient Transformative Mark up textbook, or any text.

Convert text to HTML

MS Word

Create Zip file

Upload as an attachment

Unpack

Highlight using Diigo toolbar

Advantages

Adds content to web tool alongside real world content.

Persistent

Efficient

Transformative

Mark up textbook, or any text.

References Multitasker - http://flickr.com/photos/lodigs/107646585/ SplitImage - http:// www.thecastle.com/software.html#splitimage Adobe Fireworks - http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/

Multitasker - http://flickr.com/photos/lodigs/107646585/

SplitImage - http:// www.thecastle.com/software.html#splitimage

Adobe Fireworks - http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/