Differentiation and Technology

Using Technology as a Tool in the Differentiated Classroom Doing “whatever it takes to ensure that struggling and advanced learners, students with varied cultural heritages, and children with different background experiences all grow as much as they possibly can each day, each week, and throughout the year.” Carol Ann Tomlinson

Essential Questions

What differentiation is… and what it is not…

Why use technology for differentiation?

http://www.edutopia.org/techintegration

What is the role of technology as a tool for differentiation?

How does differentiated instruction look when integrating technology?

Ways to Differentiate Instruction

Differentiating the content/topic

Differentiating the process/activities

Differentiating the product

Learning Environment

http://www.cast. org/publications/ncac/ncac _ diffinstruc .html#identifying

http://www.cast.org/system/galleries/download/ncac/DifInstruc.pdf

Differentiation Toolbox: Oliver and Shields

Take the Quiz then Explore

http://people.virginia.edu/~mws6u/diff/

Research Articles

Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction

http://www. lakelandschools .org/EDTECH/Differentiation/home.htm

Technology Tips for Differentiated Instruction

http: //rtecexchange . edgateway .net/cs/rtecp/view/rtec _ str/11

Resource: Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners: What Teachers Can Do

http://www. wested .org/online _ pubs/kn-05-01. pdf

Providing materials and tasks at varied levels of difficulty with varying degrees of scaffolding, through multiple instructional groups.

Encouraging student success by varying ways in which students work: alone or collaboratively, in auditory or visual modes, or through practical or creative means.

Differentiated Instruction

Using Online Databases for Student Learning/Differentiation:

Support reading comprehension and hearing impaired with closed captioning

Use literary adaptations so students can practice reading along with a story

Trigger thinking and increase writing skills with writing prompts

Develop summary skills through summarizing videos

Engage visual learners

Promote hands-on learning through editable clips

Actively engages students in the learning process

Allows for exploration not possible in the regular classroom

Provides audio and visuals to represent abstract concepts

Provides opportunities to ask “What if?” questions

Provides opportunities to present information

Value of Online Databases for Student Learning/Differentiation

Provides opportunities to plan, gather, synthesize, question, predict, and apply

Allows for collecting, graphing, interpreting, and analyzing data

Provides opportunities to construct meaning in a personally relevant manner

Value of Online Databases for Student Learning//Differentiation

Students can access the following to enhance their learning:

Graphics

Charts

Tables

Graphs

Photos

Sound clips

Using Online Databases for Student Learning/Differentiation

Using Online Databases for Student Learning/Differentiation:

Build background knowledge

Deliver content with videos or video clips

Replay videos or video clips as needed or desired

Use videos or video clips to extend learning

Use videos at a wide variety of levels to address the same concept

Use images and clipart to help ESL or special education students with language

Extend GT students’ content knowledge

Replicates real work tasks

Provides opportunities for greater pride and ownership in work

Supports multiple cognitive styles and learning behaviors

Provides access to a huge amount of

information including original research and primary sources

Challenges students’ research, critical thinking, and problem solving skills

Value of Technology for Student Learning

Provide higher level of sophistication

Create a wider variety of processes to gather and analyze information

Enhance ability to create professional-looking products

Expand the depth and breadth of content available

Provide access to advanced information not available in school or local libraries

Meet their need for content related to their areas of passion

Online Databases and G/T Students

Using Technology to Enhance Learning Classroom Examples

http://www. sedl .org/pubs/tec26/classtech.html

Resources & Tools

Tools for Differentiated Instruction Using Technology

http://oxbow.concord.k12.in.us/Teacher%20Resources/Tools%20for%20Differeniated%20Instruction%20Using%20Technology. htm

Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners

http://www. wested . org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home .htm

More Web Tools

Educapes: Ready, Set, What’s Missing?: Success through Differentiation & Technology

http://www. eduscapes .com/sessions/differentiate/

Differentiated Instruction Resources

http://www.sde.com/Conferences/Differentiated-Instruction/DIResources.htm

WebToolboxes: Free Tools

http://www.ed.sc. edu/caw/toolboxfree .html

4Teachers

http://www.4teachers.org/

Online Resources

Unitedstreaming

Teacher Center

Classroom Tools

Assignment Builder

Quiz Builder

Writing Prompt Builder

Lesson Plan Library

EBSCO

Student Research Center

Kids Search

NoveList

World Book Online

Advanced and Advanced Search

Heartland AEA Online Databases http://median.aea11.k12.ia.us/haea11media/

More Online Resources

SIRS

Leading Issues

Natural Disasters

Focus on Terrorism

Today’s News

TeachingBooks

Author Programs

Book Guides

Book Readings

Author Websites

Educator Area

http://median.aea11.k12.ia.us/haea11media/

Using Technology for a More Differentiated Classroom: Web 2.0 Tools

Blogs

Wikis

Podcasts

WebQuests

Online Tools

Social Networks

http://www. lakelandschools .org/EDTECH/Differentiation/thirteen-a.htm

Blogs

Links to School Bloggers

http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers

Class Blogmeister

http://classblogmeister.com/

Blogger

https://www.blogger.com/start

Wikis

Westwood

http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Westwood+wikilinks+page

Search Googe: wikispaces +"civil war" -wikipedia

http://www. wikispaces .com/site/for/teachers100K

Podcasts

National Geographic Podcasts

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/

Maths in Motion

http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/sciences/mathsinmotion.php

Mathgrad

http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/sciences/mathgrad.php

Listing of Podcasts

http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/

iTunes: podcasts - education

WebQuests

Example of a WebQuest

http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/fall04/mystifying/index.html

Dr. Bernie Dodge - San Diego State University

http: //webquest .org/search/

Filamentality

http://www. kn . att . com/kne_search .html# fil

Heartland AEA’s Searchable Online Web Site Databases Math: http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Math.html Language Arts: http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/language%20arts.html Science: http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Science.html Social Studies: http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Social%20Studies.html Reading: http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Reading.html Technology: http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/technology.html

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