Differentiation & Technology ED448S

Name some technological tools that teachers can use to make their lesson exciting and effective.

Teachers can let students BYOD ( Bring your own device) Have them use their cellphones to take a poll everywhere or comment on a blog. Teachers can find educational and interesting videos for their students to watch. Teachers can use Voki, Poll everywhere, Socrative, Prezi, quizlet ETC to enhance their lessons.

What are some ways to differentiate the product? What does one need to consider when creating differentiated assessments? Why are these points important to consider? What can teachers do to accommodate different types of learners in their classroom? How can technology aide a teacher who has students with disabilities?

Allowing different ending result of learning or what the students will do to show you that they know or demonstrate what they've learn. Varying the difficulty level of questions using techniques such as Tic-tac-toe, Question menu, Keeping a journal, Models, Presentations, Oral, Visual, Powerpoint, Pezi, Portfolios, Written It is important to consider different levels of bloom's taxonomy levels and difficulty level when creating differentiated assessments. It is important to consider because the teacher needs to use and find the best strategies for each student in the classroom in order for each individual student to reach the goal of that day. Technology can help with students with disabilities because it gives the students another way of learning which can help them along with the teacher. Technology helps students with disabilities develop socially and helps them interact with others in the classroom. It also helps the teacher by giving the students courage and help to achieve their education goal.

What are some of the ways teachers can differentiate process? Why is differentiating process is important?

Differentiating the process is the work students go through in order to master the content. It involves how the students work with material and engage with their knowledge and how they get to the behavior that is in the objective. One way to differentiate the process is to have a choice board. They give students multiple ways to process information and reach the behavior in the objective. There can be different options where the student has a choice to work alone or with a group. The different choices can also be based on multiple intelligences so that the student can pick something they are really good at to learn the content.

Name the three ways that teachers differentiate their instruction and describe the purpose of each one?

Differentiation of Content: Having flexibility in choice of curriculum topics (interest) providing access to what students will learn (learning preference & student readiness) For example, writing or creating math word problems or open-ended questions that address the students' interest such as 1. Hobbies 2. Sports 3. Parent's occupations Differentiation in Process Creating conditions in which the students can learn, have the opportunity to process the content or idea and skills they have been introduced to For example, using techniques such as working in groups or individually; Cooperative learning, Use of technology/ other sources,Stations, think, pair, share Differentiation in Product: Allowing different ending result of learning or what the students will do to show you that they know or demonstrate what they've learn, Varying the difficulty level of questions using techniques such as Tic-tac-toe, Question menu, Keeping a journal, Models, Presentations, Oral,Visual, PowerPoint, Prezi, Portfolios,Written Report

What is flipped instruction? Name some tools that teachers can use when utilizing the flipped instruction in their classrooms?

Flipped instruction is learning the lesson at home, and practicing what you have learned at home in class.Students are getting familiar with new material at home, so in the class, they will then reinforce and practice what they learn at home and save time for other activities. Tools include: BYOD, Poll Everywhere, Socrative, QR Codes, Online Games and Videos, Edmodo/Social Networking, Online assessments, Skype, Blogging

Name some of the Web 2.0 tools that you feel you can successfully use in the classroom

Edu creations, keynotes, perzi, weki