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Francesca
Jun 5, 2011, 7:41:37 PM6/5/11
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As an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher, I see different groups
of students every 42 minutes. With that in mind, I am responsible for
holding their attention and teaching content in a brief period of
time. With the time constraint, it is important for me to find a way
to incorporate technology into the whole period, not just here and
there. In the beginning, I will admit that I found it difficult to
think of ways to use technology in areas such as reading or writing,
besides typing an essay. I have been able to fuse technology more into
all the areas within my content. It helps because it allows me to
differentiate my instruction throughout the course of a unit. I know
that there are many students in my class who depend on me to use a
visual presentation while others will need assistance in the form of a
computer program. It is important to base the technology instruction
off of interest, readiness, and their individual learning profiles.
Here are some resources I found that will help:
Wordle (learning profile)
There are a lot of students in my class that will need extra help, and
those are the students that I usually find myself spending a lot of
time with. For those students who enjoy learning through speaking,
writing, reading, and listening, http://wordle.net is a fantastic
site. In Wordle, students create clouds using a word and gives greater
prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. I
used wordle for a project that we did with synonyms as well as a
poetry slam that we are doing this month.
Kerpoof (interest)
To get students creativity and interests flowing, I have used Kerpoof,
http://kerpoof.com in the past. Just like digital storytelling, it is
a great site that allows students to create animated stories. There
are also a lot of characters that can be used that are from history.
It is easy to use and is very encouraging. It turns anything you
create into a true work of art. I think what I like about the site the
most is how motivating it is for the students. There are a lot of
students in my class who have complained in the past that they are not
very creative. Kerpoof turns their work into a true work or art. It
does a great job sparking all of their interests.
Compass Learning Odyssey (readiness)
Compass Learning Odyssey is a website and you can find a lot of
information here at http://compasslearningodyssey.com/ but in order to
have your students use the site, you need to have a membership. With a
membership you are able to set up all of your students and create an
online classroom. When students are not ready to move on, you are able
to target exactly what they need (through conferencing and
assessment). From there, you can set them up with an interactive
guided practice as well as quizzes through Compass Learning Odyssey.
They can log on with their own password and user name and they will
see that they have an assignment waiting for them within a specific
content area. The students will love this. It is very interactive and
it makes the learning fun. It is also self-paced, which usually allows
them plenty of time to catch up with the rest of the class without
falling behind.
of students every 42 minutes. With that in mind, I am responsible for
holding their attention and teaching content in a brief period of
time. With the time constraint, it is important for me to find a way
to incorporate technology into the whole period, not just here and
there. In the beginning, I will admit that I found it difficult to
think of ways to use technology in areas such as reading or writing,
besides typing an essay. I have been able to fuse technology more into
all the areas within my content. It helps because it allows me to
differentiate my instruction throughout the course of a unit. I know
that there are many students in my class who depend on me to use a
visual presentation while others will need assistance in the form of a
computer program. It is important to base the technology instruction
off of interest, readiness, and their individual learning profiles.
Here are some resources I found that will help:
Wordle (learning profile)
There are a lot of students in my class that will need extra help, and
those are the students that I usually find myself spending a lot of
time with. For those students who enjoy learning through speaking,
writing, reading, and listening, http://wordle.net is a fantastic
site. In Wordle, students create clouds using a word and gives greater
prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. I
used wordle for a project that we did with synonyms as well as a
poetry slam that we are doing this month.
Kerpoof (interest)
To get students creativity and interests flowing, I have used Kerpoof,
http://kerpoof.com in the past. Just like digital storytelling, it is
a great site that allows students to create animated stories. There
are also a lot of characters that can be used that are from history.
It is easy to use and is very encouraging. It turns anything you
create into a true work of art. I think what I like about the site the
most is how motivating it is for the students. There are a lot of
students in my class who have complained in the past that they are not
very creative. Kerpoof turns their work into a true work or art. It
does a great job sparking all of their interests.
Compass Learning Odyssey (readiness)
Compass Learning Odyssey is a website and you can find a lot of
information here at http://compasslearningodyssey.com/ but in order to
have your students use the site, you need to have a membership. With a
membership you are able to set up all of your students and create an
online classroom. When students are not ready to move on, you are able
to target exactly what they need (through conferencing and
assessment). From there, you can set them up with an interactive
guided practice as well as quizzes through Compass Learning Odyssey.
They can log on with their own password and user name and they will
see that they have an assignment waiting for them within a specific
content area. The students will love this. It is very interactive and
it makes the learning fun. It is also self-paced, which usually allows
them plenty of time to catch up with the rest of the class without
falling behind.
Noreen
Jun 5, 2011, 10:01:10 PM6/5/11
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Noreen to Francesca
I enjoyed the links you posted for differentiated learning profile -
wordle.net. I found another site very similar to that site called
www.tagxedo.com/app/html
I teach tech and G&T. I was thinking about using this site for a
science vocab lesson. Students can make shapes out of frequently used
words, which would fit nicely into one unit that is wrapping up now on
solar power. Their terms could represent a solar powered car, the sun,
etc. Many of my students need video clips or pictures in text to
represent the words they are learning about and what a wonderful tool
this would be. The level of difficulty would be perfect for them and
the frustration level learning the terms would be lowered. We know
that students learn best in their "zone of proximal development where
challenge is just beyond their current capacity but not out of
reach." (Rose, D. & Meyer, A 2002) The challenge is just enough for
the words to stick with them after doing this project. Thank you for
the links!
Refence: Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the
digital age: Universal design for learning. Retrieved from
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
On Jun 5, 7:41 pm, Francesca <fmurac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher, I see different groups
> of students every 42 minutes. With that in mind, I am responsible for
> holding their attention and teaching content in a brief period of
> time. With the time constraint, it is important for me to find a way
> to incorporate technology into the whole period, not just here and
> there. In the beginning, I will admit that I found it difficult to
> think of ways to use technology in areas such as reading or writing,
> besides typing an essay. I have been able to fuse technology more into
> all the areas within my content. It helps because it allows me to
> differentiate my instruction throughout the course of a unit. I know
> that there are many students in my class who depend on me to use a
> visual presentation while others will need assistance in the form of a
> computer program. It is important to base the technology instruction
> off of interest, readiness, and their individual learning profiles.
> Here are some resources I found that will help:
>
> Wordle (learning profile)
> There are a lot of students in my class that will need extra help, and
> those are the students that I usually find myself spending a lot of
> time with. For those students who enjoy learning through speaking,
> writing, reading, and listening,http://wordle.netis a fantastic
I enjoyed the links you posted for differentiated learning profile -
wordle.net. I found another site very similar to that site called
www.tagxedo.com/app/html
I teach tech and G&T. I was thinking about using this site for a
science vocab lesson. Students can make shapes out of frequently used
words, which would fit nicely into one unit that is wrapping up now on
solar power. Their terms could represent a solar powered car, the sun,
etc. Many of my students need video clips or pictures in text to
represent the words they are learning about and what a wonderful tool
this would be. The level of difficulty would be perfect for them and
the frustration level learning the terms would be lowered. We know
that students learn best in their "zone of proximal development where
challenge is just beyond their current capacity but not out of
reach." (Rose, D. & Meyer, A 2002) The challenge is just enough for
the words to stick with them after doing this project. Thank you for
the links!
Refence: Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the
digital age: Universal design for learning. Retrieved from
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
On Jun 5, 7:41 pm, Francesca <fmurac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher, I see different groups
> of students every 42 minutes. With that in mind, I am responsible for
> holding their attention and teaching content in a brief period of
> time. With the time constraint, it is important for me to find a way
> to incorporate technology into the whole period, not just here and
> there. In the beginning, I will admit that I found it difficult to
> think of ways to use technology in areas such as reading or writing,
> besides typing an essay. I have been able to fuse technology more into
> all the areas within my content. It helps because it allows me to
> differentiate my instruction throughout the course of a unit. I know
> that there are many students in my class who depend on me to use a
> visual presentation while others will need assistance in the form of a
> computer program. It is important to base the technology instruction
> off of interest, readiness, and their individual learning profiles.
> Here are some resources I found that will help:
>
> Wordle (learning profile)
> There are a lot of students in my class that will need extra help, and
> those are the students that I usually find myself spending a lot of
> time with. For those students who enjoy learning through speaking,
> site. In Wordle, students create clouds using a word and gives greater
> prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. I
> used wordle for a project that we did with synonyms as well as a
> poetry slam that we are doing this month.
>
> Kerpoof (interest)
> To get students creativity and interests flowing, I have used Kerpoof,http://kerpoof.comin the past. Just like digital storytelling, it is
> prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. I
> used wordle for a project that we did with synonyms as well as a
> poetry slam that we are doing this month.
>
> Kerpoof (interest)
> a great site that allows students to create animated stories. There
> are also a lot of characters that can be used that are from history.
> It is easy to use and is very encouraging. It turns anything you
> create into a true work of art. I think what I like about the site the
> most is how motivating it is for the students. There are a lot of
> students in my class who have complained in the past that they are not
> very creative. Kerpoof turns their work into a true work or art. It
> does a great job sparking all of their interests.
>
> Compass Learning Odyssey (readiness)
> Compass Learning Odyssey is a website and you can find a lot of
> information here athttp://compasslearningodyssey.com/but in order to
> are also a lot of characters that can be used that are from history.
> It is easy to use and is very encouraging. It turns anything you
> create into a true work of art. I think what I like about the site the
> most is how motivating it is for the students. There are a lot of
> students in my class who have complained in the past that they are not
> very creative. Kerpoof turns their work into a true work or art. It
> does a great job sparking all of their interests.
>
> Compass Learning Odyssey (readiness)
> Compass Learning Odyssey is a website and you can find a lot of
tom.w...@waldenu.edu
Jun 5, 2011, 10:06:31 PM6/5/11
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Tagxedo is way too cool. Thanks for sharing it, Noreen. I use Wordle
(even used it as a way to wrangle a bunch of university researchers for a
presentation last December), but I think this is even better.
~Tom
Thomas Wolsey, EdD
Course Lead for Adolescent Literacy and Technology (ALT)
Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (LLC)
specializations
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
951-694-8909 home office (Pacific Time Zone)
Walden University
155 Fifth Ave. South, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55401
A higher degree. A higher purpose.
On Jun 5, 7:41Â pm, Francesca <fmurac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher, I see different
groups
> of students every 42 minutes. With that in mind, I am responsible
for
> holding their attention and teaching content in a brief period
of
> time. Â With the time constraint, it is important for me to find a
way
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