ALTA!
Achieving Learning Through Technology
             and Access




              Michele Dawson
Two Day Agenda
•   Welcome and Overview                •   Versatility of Google Docs

•   Marzano’s Nine Strategies           •   Enhancing Learning with
                                            Voicethread.com
•   Technology Tools that enhance
    learning-Note taking Webspiration   •   Planning using Multiple Strategies

•   Quickie Wiki                        •   Create Multimedia Project

•   Ipod Touch: Literacy at your        •   Sharing Project
    fingertips
                                        •   Posting to Authentic Audience
•   Connecting Strategies and
    Technology with Graphic             •   Reflection Wiki
    Organizers

•   Reflection Wiki


      Full Agenda
Outcomes
• Identify technologies that
  support research based
  strategies

• Knowledge and use of a
  variety of digital tools to
  enhance instruction

• Create resources and best
  practices to share with
  colleagues
Introduction

              In Your Pocket

Find something in your pocket or purse
 which represents your use of technology in
 classroom instruction
Marzano’s Nine Research Based Strategies for
          Increasing Student Achievement
•   Identifying Similarities and Differences
•   Nonlinguistic Representations
•   Summarizing and Note Taking
•   Cues, Questions, and Advanced Organizers
•   Cooperative Learning
•   Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
•   Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
•   Generating and Testing
•   Hypotheses
•   Homework and Practice
Why Technology
                Collaboration
21st Century Learning
              Authentic

  Personalization

    Relevance
Why Technology
• Real life learning that promotes inquiry and create
   authentic learning experiences
• Providing scaffolding and tools to enhance learning and
   additional opportunities for feedback
• Building global and local Communities
• Individualize and differentiate instruction to meet student
   learning styles
• Access to Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Literature
• Promote 21st century skills, including critical
   thinking, problem solving and communication skills
Technology is just ONE
               ToolforLearning
curriculum
     drives
        technology
Web 2.0 Tools

Podcasts          Scratch
Wikis             Scrapblog
Blogs             Google Documents
Social Networks   Ipods, Cellphones
                  Voicethread-
Online Literacy Resources
Readwritethink
Many Tools to Create on line

Multimedia Projects

Quizzes and on-line activities
http://www.manythings.org

  See wiki for additional Websites
Assistive Technology
Talking Text
• Helps students who struggle with reading or composing or
  speaking grammatically correct academic English
• Kidpix and Inspiration

Summarizing Text
• Highlight text can focus on key words, themes,
• readability of text and grade level for any document.
• Graphic Cues

Graphic Organizers
• incorporating both images and text for analysis; ex.
  Compare/contrast
• Resources : Inspiration , FREE CMAP, :
Student Centered Learning
        Examples
American Revolution Project
• eslconfPresentationsRevolutionVocab_O
  CR_Gr5_U4.isf
American Revolution Project
Technology to use

–   Imovie
–   Garageband
–   Photostory 3
–   MovieMaker 2
–   Audacity
Integrated Science and ELA
Integrated Science and ELA
• Technology Used

• Scratch
• Ipod/Itunes
• Inspiration
Hand Held Devices
• Give the ability to access tools and data at anytime, anywhere.
• Communicate
• create essays -create spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations
• -read an eBook -take pictures and videos -beam projects and
  assignments to peers or teachers
• Handhelds can also help students organize:
   – allowing students to self-correct their work.
   – Using alarms to remind students to attend
   special classes or finish task.
   – Using calendars to help students organize and
   recall assignment instructions and due dates.
Classroom Use
Anytime Anywhere Learning
Anytime Anywhere Learning
Assessment
•   Quia Pre-assessment
•   E-Portfolios
•   Rubrics
•   http://rubistar.4teachers.org
•   http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
ALTA! Wiki



http://altaalemeda.pbworks.com/

Altla workshop

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    ALTA! Achieving Learning ThroughTechnology and Access Michele Dawson
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    Two Day Agenda • Welcome and Overview • Versatility of Google Docs • Marzano’s Nine Strategies • Enhancing Learning with Voicethread.com • Technology Tools that enhance learning-Note taking Webspiration • Planning using Multiple Strategies • Quickie Wiki • Create Multimedia Project • Ipod Touch: Literacy at your • Sharing Project fingertips • Posting to Authentic Audience • Connecting Strategies and Technology with Graphic • Reflection Wiki Organizers • Reflection Wiki Full Agenda
  • 3.
    Outcomes • Identify technologiesthat support research based strategies • Knowledge and use of a variety of digital tools to enhance instruction • Create resources and best practices to share with colleagues
  • 4.
    Introduction In Your Pocket Find something in your pocket or purse which represents your use of technology in classroom instruction
  • 5.
    Marzano’s Nine ResearchBased Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement • Identifying Similarities and Differences • Nonlinguistic Representations • Summarizing and Note Taking • Cues, Questions, and Advanced Organizers • Cooperative Learning • Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback • Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition • Generating and Testing • Hypotheses • Homework and Practice
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    Why Technology Collaboration 21st Century Learning Authentic Personalization Relevance
  • 7.
    Why Technology • Reallife learning that promotes inquiry and create authentic learning experiences • Providing scaffolding and tools to enhance learning and additional opportunities for feedback • Building global and local Communities • Individualize and differentiate instruction to meet student learning styles • Access to Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Literature • Promote 21st century skills, including critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills
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    Technology is justONE ToolforLearning
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    curriculum drives technology
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    Web 2.0 Tools Podcasts Scratch Wikis Scrapblog Blogs Google Documents Social Networks Ipods, Cellphones Voicethread-
  • 11.
    Online Literacy Resources Readwritethink ManyTools to Create on line Multimedia Projects Quizzes and on-line activities http://www.manythings.org See wiki for additional Websites
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    Assistive Technology Talking Text •Helps students who struggle with reading or composing or speaking grammatically correct academic English • Kidpix and Inspiration Summarizing Text • Highlight text can focus on key words, themes, • readability of text and grade level for any document. • Graphic Cues Graphic Organizers • incorporating both images and text for analysis; ex. Compare/contrast • Resources : Inspiration , FREE CMAP, :
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    American Revolution Project •eslconfPresentationsRevolutionVocab_O CR_Gr5_U4.isf
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    American Revolution Project Technologyto use – Imovie – Garageband – Photostory 3 – MovieMaker 2 – Audacity
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    Integrated Science andELA • Technology Used • Scratch • Ipod/Itunes • Inspiration
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    Hand Held Devices •Give the ability to access tools and data at anytime, anywhere. • Communicate • create essays -create spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations • -read an eBook -take pictures and videos -beam projects and assignments to peers or teachers • Handhelds can also help students organize: – allowing students to self-correct their work. – Using alarms to remind students to attend special classes or finish task. – Using calendars to help students organize and recall assignment instructions and due dates.
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    Assessment • Quia Pre-assessment • E-Portfolios • Rubrics • http://rubistar.4teachers.org • http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
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