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Technology and Differentiated Instruction

Technology and Differentiated Instruction. Mr. Paul Cherry Williams Valley Elementary School 6 th Grade Math and Reading Teacher. Differentiated Instruction. It is more of an attitude than a process Belief that every student learns at his/her pace and in his/her way

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Technology and Differentiated Instruction

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  1. Technology and Differentiated Instruction Mr. Paul Cherry Williams Valley Elementary School 6th Grade Math and Reading Teacher

  2. Differentiated Instruction • It is more of an attitude than a process • Belief that every student learns at his/her pace and in his/her way • Giving choices with assignments that correlate to the level where the student is currently • Way to engage students • Using technology meets them where they are and increases their engagement in the activity

  3. Consider this… TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT TEACH STUDENTS! • It can’t teach students new concepts on their level in their language and in a way they understand • It can’t think and rethink • It can’t change course and reteach a forgotten concept • It can’t understand all the various considerations and baggage that the student brought to school that day • It doesn’t care! • UNLESS…

  4. Skynetgets its way…

  5. YOU ARE THE TEACHER! DO NOT… • Put in your plan book “computers” or “study island” or “sme” with no actual objectives • Just put computers in front of students randomly asking them to perform tasks that you haven’t taught • Expect students to be able to transfer their skills seamlessly from written work to the computer software • Expect that EVERY student has a computer at home • Expect that EVERY student knows how to do simple tasks with the technology

  6. What CAN technology do? • Take a cold, emotionless snapshot of student proficiency over the course of the year • Reinforce previously taught skills in a standardized way that mimics state and/or national standards • Let the teacher know what skills each individual student might need remediation and which skills might need enrichment • Let the teacher know whether or not his/her curriculum, scope and sequence, and/or lesson plans are working • And… of course… Technology can… if you’re not careful…

  7. Take over the WORLD…

  8. Possible Technology • Wireless Student Responders • Laptops/ Computer Labs/ iPads • Interactive Electronic White Boards • Podcasts, Wiki Spaces, Webquests • Software from the textbook publishers • PDE SAS website • SME, Study Island • PowerPoint, Word, Excel • Google Docs, Google Earth • Web-based educator tools

  9. Wireless Student Responders • What can you do? • Quick check for individual/class understanding • Timed responses • Multiple choice, numeric, T/F, even words! • Pre/Post lesson assessment, quizzes, Tests, etc. • Paperless • Challenges • Technology is NOT perfect • Experimentation of equipment is necessary before using student scores • Paperless, so nothing to take home

  10. Google • Google Docs + iPod Touch • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VJ1qFcayS8 • Google Earth • Uses • Social Studies • Map Skills • Science • Math • Etc.

  11. Laptops, iPads, Computer Labs • Uses • Student centered/created projects • Word processing • Web-based research • Assessment/Benchmarking • Challenges • Limited resources • Monitoring student activity • Reliability of research, spell check, etc. • Reliability of teaching with paper/pencil then assessing on computer

  12. Interactive Electronic Whiteboards • Uses • Virtual manipulatives • Eye-pleasing display of information • Access to visual computer technology (web, software, etc.) • Ability to save and print out student notes • Games • They’re just plain cool! • Challenges • It’s technology– it’s going to have “issues”!

  13. Software from Textbook Publishers • Uses • Create/Edit premade tests and quizzes • Allow students to access the software on laptops or in computer lab • Web based resources, especially for the newer curricula • Challenges • Book may not be aligned to State/National standards • It’s still using the textbook

  14. Podcasts, Wikispaces, Webquests • Uses • Post audio, video, or written notes and discussion on web for anyone to hear, comment or question • Post assignments for students to do in class or at home • Challenges • Not all students will have access at home • Maintaining the site

  15. PDE SAS Website • Uses • Collection of documents, websites, test question samples, etc all based directly on PA state standards • Create printable assessments, play educational games, do research, find many other resources • Regularly being updated and they listen to teacher comments • Challenges • I have found some of the information to be misplaced or to not be something tested on state exam • Spend time to learn to navigate it

  16. Study Island • Uses • Directly based on state standards, benchmark assessments • Allows students to play games as a reward • Make printable assessments and worksheets • Explanations and mini-lessons for students • A LOT of useful data • Challenges • So much to do, so little time • Access and cost

  17. PowerPoint, Word, Excel

  18. Web-based Teaching Tools • pdesas.org • stem.definedlearning.com • kids.discovery.com • teachertube.com • edhelper.com • docs.google.com • mrcherry.wikispaces.com

  19. What they say/What you say

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