This document describes how to create digital investigations using Inspiration software to inspire students' learning. Teachers can build investigations with photos, videos, sounds and websites on various topics to engage students and address curriculum standards. The investigations allow students to think critically and document their learning using different media in a way that meets various learning styles. The document provides examples of investigation topics and guides teachers through collecting and inserting different media types into investigation templates before distributing them to students.

1. Inspiration
Investigation
by
Jennifer
Gingerich

2. Session Description
Experience a digital investigation, complete
with photos, sounds, videos, and web sites,
that will inspire your students to think
critically and document their learning.
Using Inspiration, participants will learn
how to create these investigations for
students that support the curriculum,
address the standards and differentiate
their instruction.

3. Build Background Knowledge
& Engage All Learning Styles

4. Sample Investigations
Birds of Prey Volcano President
Investigation Investigation Investigation
Haiti Bud, Not Buddy Back to School
Investigation Investigation Investigation

5. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge
• Focus on Standards
• Differentiate Content
• Allow for Self Direction
• Improve Media Literacy
• Provide Assessment

6. Hearing Seeing
Speaking Thinking

7. Classroom Setting
✦ Teacher Station with projection device
and speakers
✦ In pairs or small groups (lab or
laptops) with headphones
✦ Learning Center or Technology Station
✦ Independent Study

8. Graphic Organizer Tools
Kidspiration Inspiration Webspiration
Grades K-5 Grades 6-Adult Free Online Version

9. Create an Investigation
1. Choose Topic
2. Collect Media
3. Open Template
4. Replace Photo
5. Insert Video
6. Insert Sound
7. Copy Web Link
8. Modify Student Responses
9. Save with Template Wizard
10.Distribute to Students

10. Create a Digital Kit
A collection of digital materials based upon a unit of instruction
Video Segments Sounds
Photos
Music Web Sites Citations

11. Media Collection Sites
✴Discovery streaming ✴NASA Multimedia
unitedstreaming.com nasa.gov/multimedia
✴Wikimedia ✴Find Sounds
commons.wikimedia.org findsounds.com
✴American Memory ✴Arkive
Collection arkive.org
memory.loc.gov
✴YouTube
convert with zamzar.com

12. Discovery streaming
Your One Stop Shop!

13. Discovery streaming
Your One Stop Shop!

14. Discovery streaming
Your One Stop Shop!

15. Discovery streaming
Your One Stop Shop!

16. Downloading Video
Copy and
Paste Citation
Right Click or
Control Click
to Download
Must be Quicktime to Embed

17. You Tube from Zamzar
Copy and Link to download
Choose mov
Paste converted file will be
for Quicktime
YouTube URL sent to your email

18. Finding Sounds
• FindSounds.com
• Keyword??
• Listen first
• Right Click or Ctrl
+ Click on
Speaker to
Download

19. Insert Video and Sound
Select symbol and pull down on Tools to Insert
Insert Quicktime and mp3 files only

20. Save as a Template
Pull down on Utility to Template Wizard

21. Improve Media Literacy
•Teacher Created
•Student Controlled
•Pause & Discuss
•Rewind and Find
•Transfer to Other
Video Experiences

22. Ask Good Questions
Use Bloom’s Taxonomy
to Write Questions

23. Build Vocabulary
• Teacher Created
•Student Controlled
• Use Word Guide
• Add Symbolic
Representation
• Record Student Voice

24. 3 Truths and a Lie
•Start with Template
•Student Created
•Import Video and write
three facts
•Morph 1 Fact into Lie
•Test Their Peers

25. 3 Truths and a Lie
•Start with Template
•Student Created
•Import Video and write
three facts
•Morph 1 Fact into Lie
•Test Their Peers

26. Use Jeopardy Format
•Show the Answer
•Hide the Question
in a Note
•Teacher or Student
Generated

27. Group Reflection Activity
1. Choose recorder Reflection
2. Start new Inspiration
document
3. Reflect and share out
using rapid fire Key Classroom
Learning Connection
4. Email to
jennifergingerich@mac.com

28. Why?

29. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation

30. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement

31. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge

32. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge
• Focus on Standards

33. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge
• Focus on Standards
• Differentiate Content

34. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge
• Focus on Standards
• Differentiate Content
• Allow for Self Direction

35. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge
• Focus on Standards
• Differentiate Content
• Allow for Self Direction
• Improve Media Literacy

36. Why?
• Use Non-Linguistic
Representation
• Increase Engagement
• Build Background
Knowledge
• Focus on Standards
• Differentiate Content
• Allow for Self Direction
• Improve Media Literacy
• Provide Assessment

37. Why Not?
Why?
meet learning styles engage
se ss
as
reinforce
focus
build background
knowledge differentiate

38. Why Not?
meet learning styles engage
se ss
as
reinforce
focus
build background
knowledge differentiate

39. meet learning styles engage
se ss
as
reinforce
focus
build background
knowledge differentiate

40. Presentation Resources
Slide Share (View or Download Presentation)
http://www.slideshare.net/jgingerich
Inspired Learning Community (Shared Templates)
http://www.inspiredlearningcommunity.com/
Discovery Education (Media Resources)
http://discoveryeducation.com/
Technology Integration Made Simple (My Blog)
http://web.mac.com/jennifergingerich
Zamzar (Convert & Download YouTube Videos)
http://www.zamzar.com/

41. Questions, Ideas...
Jennifer Gingerich
jennifergingerich@mac.com
Technology Integration
Made Simple Blog
http://web.mac.com/jennifergingerich