Tools for Learning
description
Transcript of Tools for Learning
Tools for LearningTammy Maginity
Pennfield Schools/MSU EdTech Program
Background?
• Who am I– Instructional Technology Coordinator– MSU Educational Technology Teacher– Middle School Teacher
• Why listen to me?– Maybe you should run – One to one program perspective– Trainer for staff PD
Where do we start?
• At first, focus is on the tool– Sessions on cool tools– Array of possibilities
• Where should the focus be?– First on the learning outcome– Second on the learners– Then the tools
Pressure to Individualize
• Lots of focus on:– individualizing learning– meeting all the students needs
• Is this possible? Yes, but it isn’t the easy way– pressures of teaching– pressure to be ready
• Security in the known
The Answer….Maybe
• Projects and assignments that can have multiple outcomes with the learning in tact
• Sounds hard• It is, but it is worth it…
Disclaimer
• I am not creating anything new• Pulling together resources that exist• Putting it in a way that is useful for the
classroom teacher
Where do we start?
• What do you want the learners to know when it is all said and done
• Standards, benchmarks, GLCE’s, HSCE’s etc
• What is the target? How will I know if they know it?
Second
• Know your learners or have them know themselves
• Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles• Learning Inventories are an option
• http://surfaquarium.com/MI/inventory.htm• http://www.oswego.edu/plsi/taketest.htm
Third
• What tool do I need?• We finally get to the tools…• Look at the wiki
Wiki Info
• Different Intelligences and technology• Putting it all together – find a bucket• Webquests• Assessments
My Tool Belt
Software
• MS Office or Open Office• Audacity – sound editing• Freemind or Vue• Photosotory 3• Jing• IrfanView or Picassa
Websites
• Google Docs• Discovery Streaming
(teacher tube, you tube)• Bubbl.us• Voice Thread• Jing with Screencast• Wikispaces• Content Management
System (Moodle)
Google Appshttps://www.google.com/a/pulpenn.com/ Pennfield’shttp://www.google.com/educators/p_apps.html Infor
Discovery Streaminghttp://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
Moodlehttp://moodle.pennfield.net
Bubbl.us
Wikispaceshttp://loomisland.wikispaces.com
Other Fun Sites!
• Blabberize• Wordle• Toon do
Webquests
• Allows you to have a common goal and students get there in different ways.
• Example Roman Times• Muckraker Magazine
Example of combining MI
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6D9jiEYxzs
Opportunity
• Macul Closing Session• Created by the people and for the people• Go to website and give a topic you want
to pursue• The entire group of people will
collaborate on the spot to build a lesson• http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/
maculcloser
So now what?
• Start small• Find out what kind of learners you have• Pick a small task and give different ways
to do the task• Build from there