1. to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction Andrew Halter Instructional Technology Coach Hampton Twp School District Tech Based Strategies

3. How do you relate? I am the tech leery monk I am the tech savvy monk I am somewhere in between

4. Student Needs—The BIG picture: We are "moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age." Schools must prepare students for a different workplace--one that values innovation, imagination, creativity, communication, and emotional intelligence. ~ Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind 2005

5. Today’s students demand… "Engage me or enrage me." ~Mark Prensky Student Needs—The Reality

6. i.e. the “digital natives” are restless (or resting)!

7. Bag O’ Tricks

8. Technology Engages Content--by giving teachers and students instant, anywhere anytime access to information in practically infinite and ever growing forms. Process--by providing tools to vary instructional practice , engage learners, and provide opportunities for collaboration and authentic audience. Product --by providing tools to CREATE dynamic, authentic products t0 show understanding and explorerelevance.

9. www.cffresources.wikispaces.com Click on the Differentiation with Tech link on the left

10. Click on the Wallwisher Activity link Click anywhere on the “wall” and share a successful experience you have had with students and technology. “I have used ____________ to ________________.” Your Turn…

11. Formative Assessment(assessment FOR learning) Learning style and MI surveys Survey and quiz creators Response devices Chatrooms/discussion boards Other Web 2.0 applications

12. Click on the Tech Check Survey link on the wiki and check all boxes that apply. Your Turn (again)

13. Rate your tech savvy 1-beginner 4-expert 2 3 Is this in English? I recognize/have used a few of these I’ve used many of these tools I could be running this session

14. Tech Tools for Formative Assessment Responders (Turning Point, Active Votes, Active Expressions) Survey and quiz creation tools (Google Docs, Survey Monkey) Chatrooms and discussion boards (Chatzy, Primary Pad, Wallwisher)

15. Classroom Websites Discussion Platform Individual Web Portfolio Flexible Grouping Webquests Project Based Learning Ways to Wiki

16. http://hmsdvanmaele.wikispaces.com/ http://hmsvalentine.wikispaces.com/ http://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/ http://foleybio.wikispaces.com/ http://rossienglish.wikispaces.com/ http://mrsboltonenglish.wikispaces.com/ Wikis as a Classroom Website and Resource

17. http://explorersreadingclass.wikispaces.com/ http://isearchenglish10-6.wikispaces.com/ http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com http://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/ http://emmettenglish.wikispaces.com/ http://aesstudyskills.wikispaces.com/ Individual and Class Portfolios

18. http://wsp1.wikispaces.com/ http://evolutionintheclassroom09.wikispaces.com/ http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/ Wikis for Collaboration

19. http://grammarstuff.wikispaces.com/ http://hmslagnese.wikispaces.com/ http://mrceccarelli.wikispaces.com/Modern+Materials+Application+Assignment Project Based Assessment

20. http://webler.wikispaces.com/Heart+of+Darkness http://millersmathclass8.wikispaces.com/ Wiki-based Webquests

21. Independent Reading Reflections Reader Response Journal Relevance and Connections Creative Voice Blogs KWL logs Blogs

22. http://bonaparte01.edublogs.org/ http://mrsthomsonenglish11.edublogs.org/ http://emmett1.edublogs.org/ Blog Examples

23. Animoto http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/ANIMOTO_4 http://mrsdolan.wikispaces.com/Brandon+C Photo Story http://kennelly2.wikispaces.com/ http://mrsdietz.wikispaces.com/ Movie Maker http://rakersmath.wikispaces.com/Vodcast Video Project Tools

24. http://ruggerienglish09-10.wikispaces.com/Period+4+Podcast+Page http://thomsonenglish.wikispaces.com/ Cultural Geography Example Podcasting

25. More Teacher Tools Jing—record screencasts of lessons http://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=uservideolist&user_id=51807 Google Docs—comment on student writing, share web-based power point type presentations Primarypad-Create a collaborative document in real time Chatzy-set up an instant chatroom Cover it Live—Chatroom hosting that can be embedded on a wiki and closely moderated Wallwisher-A visually engaging collaborative bulletin board Scriblink—Online, collaborative whiteboards

26. Geogebra—Create and manipulate geometric objects Google Sketch Up—Create 3-D Drawings and objects Google Earth-Take students on a virtual field trip anywhere in the worldor have them create their own. Delicious and Diigo-Social bookmarking tools that allow you to tag, organize and share web resources. Browse my resources at: http://delicious.com/AHalter Open Culture—one of the most comprehensive educational media sites on the web. More Teacher Tools

27. More Tools Photostory--create narrated slideshows Animoto--create engaging videos Audacity--create podcasts WixandWeebly--create flash-based websites Gliffy/Webspiration--create collaborative concept maps and graphic organizers Inspiration/kidspiration--Multimedia graphic organizer software Openzine—Create and publish online magazines and newsletters

28. Jog the Web-Create an annotated tour of websites http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/z1O1GPxm4bCR/Web-2.0-Tools-for-Kids Quizlet–create flashcards an online quizzes Survey Monkey-Create quizzes, surveys and collect and analyze data Toon Doo—Create comics and graphic novels Timeglider/Dipity/Xtimeline—create a web hosted multimedia timeline. Glogster—Create digital posters More Tools

29. Find one tool and run with it YOU don’t have to be the expert Share student work Monitor and adjust Share the wealth with colleagues Tips For Trying

30. Use Google Docs or Survey Monkey to design a student interest or learning style survey Begin a class resource wiki--start simple and expand throughout the year Plan a lesson that offers a technology based assessment option (Animoto, Photostory, Glogster, Toon Doo, Wix, etc.) Some Suggestions…