This presentation explains how to use digital tools in the Haiku learning management system as well as how to build problem based learning lessons using these tools.

1. Dr. Marilyn Brouette
Briones School
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2. Purpose of Presentation
 To utilize Haiku digital tools to address content
 To write problem based assignments that use:
 the discussion forum
 slide shows
 You Tube
 wikis
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3. Haiku Discussion Forum
 The discussion forum can be used across content areas
as a means to foster deep and reflective thinking on
high interest topics
 As a venue for students to collaborate and share work
 As a tool for skill building, such as vocabulary practice
 As a means to develop student writing in a
collaborative environment
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4. How to create a Discussion
 Click Connect
 Click Add Discussion
 Create a Discussion Title
 Select dates for the time the discussion forum is
open.
 Click grade book entry only if the discussion
participation will be graded and appear in the
grade book.
 Choose the page the discussion will appear.
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5. Click connect to create a discussion
forum. Students can post a thread
and respond to the comments of
others.
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6. Click add discussion to
engage your students in
conversation on a high
interest topic.
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7. Create a discussion title
and choose the type of
discussion. A group
discussion includes all
members of the class.
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8. Click on
anytime if
discussion is
“forever” or
select dates
to limit the
time the
discussion
forum is
open.
Click create a
grade book
entry only if
you want the
grade in the
grade book.
Choose the
page the
discussion
will appear.
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9. The Haiku Discussion Forum provides a highly
effective avenue for social learning where students
can synthesize and analyze informational text in an
interactive environment.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1d Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives;
synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve
contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or
research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.
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10. HAIKU DISCUSSION FORUM
RESPONDING TO INFORMATIONAL TEXT
Briones Student, Bry Shields (Article: Politics of Food)
Dietary Habits
 Some of my common but negative dietary habits include eating large portions,
skipping out on meals, eating food to relieve stress, and late night snacking. Of
course the specific food I eat isn't exactly in healthy proportion either. To
change these dietary habits I would eat healthier food like fruits, vegetables,
and "clean" meat. It may take some effort to transition to a more strict eating
plan but the effect it will have on my body will be worth it. My health will
greatly improve and I would have more energy and motivation to wake up and
take advantage of each day.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1c Propel conversations by posing and responding to
questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas;
actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge
ideas and conclusions
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11. Discussion Forum: Vocabulary
 CSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,
connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the
course of a text.
Directions:
1) Write a complete sentence for each word that demonstrates your understanding of
its meaning.
2) Write a sentence using a synonym for each word.
3) Write a sentence using an antonym for each word.
Here is a link to help you find related words.
http://www.visuwords.com/
Cady S McNutt Sep 15, 2015, 09:08 am
Vocab Week 1
1 . During the antebellum period before the Civil War in America, African Americans were seen merely as
property. Prior to the war, food rations weren’t as scarce. Today’s modern society wouldn’t be able to
rationalize their food even if we’re going to die.
2 . The women was bellicose about the fresh bread she had recently made that was dropped in a pile of water. She
was very unfriendly after the bread accident. Once she got over the initial majority of it, she was amicable.
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12. Students are
encouraged to develop
writing skills. Here
students write a script
demonstrating their
understanding of
emotional impact.
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13. Discussion
Forum can be
used for
math.
Students can
collaborate on
tasks or
model for
each other.
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14. In social studies
courses, students can
create a portfolio of
current events housed
in the discussion
forum.
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15. Students can write responses to
their own posted current events
and those of other students as
well.
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16. The discussion
forum can be
used to
connect
students to
inventories
and even
testing, too!
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17. In science, the
discussion
forum is tool
for students to
think outside
the box and
share their
discoveries with
others.
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18. Here is a student
who has solved the
math task and other
students have
utilized her work!
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19. Your Turn!
 Click on the sand box and add a discussion forum to
the wiki with the topic and activity of your choice.
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20. Create a Slide Show
If you include a power point or Google slide show to give
instruction on your Haiku site, add it as a slide show in
images.
1) Save power point or Google slides as jpg to a folder on
your computer.
2) On Haiku, Click on add content box.
2) Click on images.
3) Click on first image on page with slide show.
4) Give the block a title
5) Upload file and attach.
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21. To create a
slide show
in Haiku,
Add a
content
block and
select
images.
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22. Click on first
image on page
with slide show
and name it!
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23. Effective Instruction
 Creating slide shows in Haiku allows your students to
access your instruction whenever they choose to
review it.
 It allows you as the teacher to organize material that
can be used whenever you choose.
 After slide shows are created, they live until you choose
to remove them.
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24. Biology Psychology
Civics English
Presentations are tools to impart
instruction and organize material.
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25. Your turn – Back to the Sandbox
 In the sandbox, find two images of your favorite
presidential candidate from Google images and save it
to your computer. Add a content box and upload your
images. (Pretend it’s a slide show!)
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26. Video supports instruction
 Video can be used by teachers to support instruction
and by students to demonstrate learning.
 To add video from YouTube:
 On the web, go to You Tube
 Click on Share
 Copy Link
 On Haiku, go to Add Content Block
 Pick You Tube format
 Paste Link in Dialog Box
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27. You Tube:
Click
Share/
Copy Link
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28. Paste You Tube Link in Box Below
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29. Why use Video?
 Video is uniquely suited to:
 take students on field trips--inside the human body, to
a planet or to the opera
 take students around the globe, to meet new people
and hear their ideas
 illustrate complex, abstract concepts through
animated, 3-D images
 show experiments that can't be done in class
 bring great literature, plays, music, or important
scenes from history into the room
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30. Student Made Video
 https://youtu.be/WmYvtYFD-
2Q?list=PLNLDpm5M49E4ccpAn5LbDZ29MUy4AQA
Ps
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31. Problem Based Assignments
 P.B.L. engages students by the design of real world
problems. The process of problem solving stimulates
meaningful experiences that build knowledge,
collaboration, shared resources and high levels of
engagement.
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32. How to Add an Assignment
1) Click on add content box.
2) Click on connect and assess
3) Click assignments
4) Click on new assignment and name it!
5) Type title, click add to drop box and create grade book
entry
6) In the details box, type your assignment.
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33. Type your assignment here
Choose no due
date if you
want your
assignment to
always appear.
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34. Biology Assignment
 Create a poster comparing the structure and
function of RNA with that of DNA. You may
incorporate images and video to make your
points.
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35. Civics Assignment
It can be said of famous Supreme Court cases that every case has a story. We know that
famous stories are often told in movie form, and movies that are interesting often make the
big bucks!
Your objective is to create a movie poster demonstrating your knowledge of a famous
Supreme Court case.
CONTENT: each movie poster should contain:
• Name of case, Date Case was decided, famous chief Justice
• Facts of the Case (what was the background of the case?
• Constitutional Question (What is the case trying to determine?)
• What’s the outcome of the case?
DESIGN: each movie poster should contain:
• Background Picture
• Eye-catching Title and Subtitle
• Credits like you’d see on a poster
• Symbols or pictures in the forefront to illustrate the story
• A brief description of the case
 http://www.oyez.org/
 http://landmarkcases.org/en/landmark/home
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36. Earth Science Assignment
Scenario: You are a middle school teacher. You will be giving a presentation to your class on
alternative energy resources. As part of your project and presentation, you will need to create
a model, experiment, diagram, or some type of interactive or multimedia display that you
will use to teach your students about the alternate energy form/renewable resource you have
studied. Please, address the following questions in your presentation.
1. What can this type of energy/resource be used for?
2. How is this type of energy/resource easily renewed?
3. What is the cost of using this type of energy/resource?
4. What are the positive aspects of using this resource/type of energy?
5. What are the negative aspects of using this resource/type of energy?
6. What is the science behind this resource/type of energy?
How is the energy gathered and/or created?
How is the energy stored for later use?
What are the waste by-products of this form of resource/energy?
Currently, what is keeping this form of energy from widespread use?
7. When is the energy/resource expected to be easily accessible to the general public?
8. Collect photographs, diagrams, charts, graphs, flow charts, and stories of people who are
working with this resource/form of power so you can integrate this into your presentation.
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37. Economics Assignment
As a classroom teacher, you are treating your students to pizza. Utilize this teachable moment to
illustrate the concept of supply.
Create a graph that demonstrates this concept from the data given. Rewrite the scenario
distributing the data for a class of 30 students.
Quantity Supplied = S(Price, Contributing factors)
Supply Function Curves are generally upward sloping.
Example: If the supply of pizza is affected by pizza’s price, the price of tomatoes and the price of
cheese, the supply will look like this:
QsPizza = 10 + 6Ppizza - 3Ptomatoe - 2Pcheese
Where:
QsPizza = Quantity supplied of pizza
P = price
10 = Number of pizza supplied if all prices are zero
Quantity supplied goes up as the price of pizza goes up and it quantity supplied goes down as the
price of cheese and tomatoes go up.
Click on this link to make a graph:
http://nces.ed.gov/NCESKIDS/createagraph/default.aspx
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38. English Assignment
 Like George and Lennie, everyone has hopes and dreams for the
future. We hope our lives turn out in a certain way; we hope
certain events take place; we hope we are able to have the type of
dream job or career where we can live a certain lifestyle. The
future may seem like a lifetime away, but now is the time to begin
planning to make your dream a reality. Describe one of your
hopes and dreams for life after high school. For this assignment,
your hope or dream should be focused on a dream job or
career. List and explain the steps in the plan you will take to
make your dream come true. Provide specific examples within
these steps to show the reader why this dream job or career is so
important to you.
 Directions: Write a five-paragraph essay with a thesis statement as
the last sentence in the introductory paragraph, three well-developed
body paragraphs with specific examples, and a concluding paragraph.
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39. Modern World Assignment
World War 1 Poster
You will make a poster to present the 4 causes of World War I. On
this poster you will use visuals and words to present the concepts
which are described in video and in your textbook.
Design
Your poster should have a title. Also, there should be four sections
on the poster—one for each of the four causes of war:
1) Nationalism 2)Militarism
3) Imperialism 4) Unfair International Laws
In each section, you should use pictures, cartoons or symbols to
represent and explain each cause of war. Also, use words to make
the definitions of each term clear.
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40. Music Assignment
As a music therapist, it is your task to write a grant to sustain
your position. As part of your grant you must address
this essential question:
How does music impact emotional well being?
1) Use Google forms to create a ten question survey that
substantiates or denies the impact of music on emotional
health.
2) Email a link to this survey to ten friends or family members
3) Present a graph that records the results of your survey.
4) Create a presentation for your employers that validates
sustaining your employment as a music therapist.
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41. Psychology Assignment
MIND MAP
Create a diagram or flow chart that will show the
following:
1. The 4 different categories of psychological disorders.
2. The specific disorders that fall under that category,
with a list of a few of the symptoms for each.
3. How prevalent the disorder is (percentage of the
population with this disorder)
4. Therapeutic treatments for each disorder that is
used
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42. U.S. History Assignment
Pretend you are part of President Roosevelt’s “Brain Trust.”
Make a proposal for a new relief agency.
- sector of the economy it impacts
- type of American it helps
- rationale for this agency: how does it get us out of the depression?
 Share your relief agency in a video or Google slide presentation.
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43. Visual Arts Assignment
 Create a collage of pictures illustrating the following
design principles:
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o Balance
 o Contrast
 o Emphasis
 o Movement
 o Pattern
 o Rhythm
 o Unity
 Superimpose two words over each picture that shows why
you picked that picture to illustrate each design principle.
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44. Your Turn – Back to the Sand box
 Select a problem based assignment to upload to
Haiku. Include an image, a you tube video, a web site
and content.
When using multi
media in your
assignments, it is
easier to add a
content box as “on
page text.”
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45. Wiki Projects
 Wiki projects are a tool for students to collaborate
and share content they have created
 Wiki projects can also be used by you as the
teacher to share activities, forums and content.
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46. How to Create a Haiku Wiki
 Click on Connect
 Click on Wiki Project
 Click on Add Wiki Project
 Create Project Title
 Type description of Project
 Click on class project, group project or individual
project
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47. Click connect and then, click wiki projects.
Click on Add Wiki project to create a web
space that can be used to hold video,
images, text, etc. Student can collaborate in
one wiki or interact with one another in
individual wikis also.
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48. Create a title for the
wiki and type a
description of the
project. A personal
project sets up
individual wikis for
each student that can
be viewed and/or
commented on by
other students.
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49. Choose a due date
for your wiki project
and choose a page
from the list of web
pages you have
created.
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50. Career Wikis
My students at Briones each created a wiki to explore a
career path that interested them.
They also prepared for a job interview and included the
essential components, such as a resume, cover letter, job
application, recommendation letter and transition plan.
My students also created a presentation on their career
goals that was shared during an interview.
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51. Career Wiki
1) Research a career that interests you.
(Here is a site to help you get started: www.careercruising.com
User ID Briones Password: 94553
Click on create a portfolio. After picking a user name and password, you will have full access
to the site.)
2) Upload your personal reflection as to why you feel passionate about this particular career.
3) On your wiki, upload a description of the career and information about the requisites
including education, salary levels, prospects for employment, etc.
4) Upload three types of media to your site that demonstrate your career interests.
5) Create a cover letter
6) Create a resume
7) Create a powerpoint.
The powerpoint must include your biography, history of education. challenges, career
choice, characteristics, skills and personal qualities, most meaningful experience,
interests and hobbies, future plans for the (immediate future, three years out and five
years out), symbol of you. The power point should Include text, images and a movie of
you explaining why you have a particular interest in this career.
8) Upload links to web pages that have information about your career, highlights famous
people in your intended field or other pertinent information.
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52. Your Turn – Back to the Sandbox
 Join the Discussion:
In your content area, how could you use a wiki?
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53. Review
 Utilized Haiku digital tools to address content
 Thank you for your kind attention.
Contact info: Dr. Marilyn Brouette
Briones School
mbrouette@martinez.k12.ca.us
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