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Digital Tools for Differentiating Vocabulary Instruction
My Notes Goes with the new Common Core Academic Vocabulary: Basic vocab words/Moe sophisticated words/Content specific vocabulary Multiple Meaning words- very important in tier two Deep Leaning- Tools to construct knowledge Thinglink.com- interactive multimedia supported graphics Students work in groups to find deeper meanings for one word…Links to pictures Teacher make one on your own Wallwiher.com free Build a word wall digital No student login required Add images, video and resources Assign students groups of words link to websites, movies, All copy and pasting Available 24/7 on the internet Google Docs Learning cards Math card..worked in groups Movie, image and word definition Worked in groups of 3 Google presentation Built in tech support Links to tutorials Click and learn Instagrok.com great website Search engine and multimedia side Jordan too on side Word cloud Sliding tab to making the word cloud to harder and easier Lots of media to construct Wow- everything you pined to the word cloud is organized in the journal section Add citations All the information in one place Great for building vocab FlashcardStash.com Flashcard Stash Teachers are free Get word list Games Create own word clouds Create one yourself Learn for a right word…not easy because it makes you think 10 minute tools Use these tools right away Vocabgrabber Visualthesaurus.com Word cloud generator Like wordle She used US bill of rights…it created a word cloud Sort the words by subject On top right, it will take you to a variety of words that mean a lot Trial version…but it works all the time Wordle.net Very colorful Copy and paste…more frequent..key vocab----Now combine with the findtool Gettysburg address- Copy and paste into Wordle Figure out the important words Go back to text Find tool..Control F then you have a class discussion Lingro.com Every websie into a digital website Every sigsingel word word is a dictionary Resources Cool tools for 21st Century learners D97cooltools.blogspot.com Gettingsmart.com @soxnevad |
Video Story Problems
More engaging to see them
What you need: Video cameras Students Real word resources Important: Engage them Steps 1. Carry a camera around with you- him- iphone 2. Be observant… 3. Capture curiosity…bring it into classroom 4. Encourage students to bring their own curiosity Syrup left in the teachers room. How much syrup used in the party? (11 fifth grade classrooms) Show bottles…estimate 1. Start with a simple problem 2. Write a script 3. Shoot our video story problem Recreate the problem How many skittles? Video…used pics online as they told the problem Pics in imovie 1. Model the thought process by talking out loud 2. Video the meals at a restaurant 3. Then the cost of the meal 4. Try to find real world examples of math or science in action Skype people with problems…record it Ask open –ended or multiple questions…that lead to other questions Share online- Youtube has the biggest audience. Vimeo- no advertisements School Tube- it is moderated…safest way…but not as big as audience Video story problem channel…on vimeo |
Speak Up! Transforming Classroom Discussions
Notes:
Need more students to speak up in class. Try different ways to get kids to talk. Virtual Tools: Google Drive Titan Pad Todays meet Moodle Collaborate Classroom Wordpress Google docs Face to face discussions compared to virtual discussions 1. Face to face discussions- talking in same space 2. Virtual- in a virtual place His class: 14 students were boys who were very talkative A quiet blogger- very active. Carpenter- 2009- Virtual worlds will increase Dinurs 2009 – higher on-topic discussion 2D life- anonymous They wore a mask and then not accountable for actions Carnegie – 2003- more opportunities for quiet students- shy, self-conscious or intimidated in face to face Cain- the call to personality Asian American- preferred quiet interaction Victual discussion- form of solitude Wang and Woo 2007 – face-to-face discussion were more real. But online was more comfortable Virtual..Quality of discussions increased Blurting out of some males. Keep more on topic They had to reread what they wrote and kept them on task! |
Kicking it Up a Notch
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