Transcript Differentiated Instruction: Making the Connections

Have a computer in your classroom?
• Great Online Resources
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http://www.free.ed.gov
http://www.thinkfinity.com (formerly Marco Polo)
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/108.html
http://www.edhelper.com/
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edres.htm
eField Trips & Scavenger Hunts
• Virtual Tours
– http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html
– http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/
– http://www.efieldtrips.org/
• Many require registration
• Includes “ask the expert” sessions
– http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm
– http://www.exploratorium.edu/
eField Trips & Scavenger Hunts
• Internet Scavenger Hunts
– http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/hunt.shtml
– http://www.thecoo.edu/~apeter/scavenger_hunts.htm
• Univ. Sioux Falls site with lots of topics
– http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/scavengerhuntsontheweb/
– http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Computers_and_Intern
et/Scavenger_Hunts/
– http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledScavenger.html
Math on the Web
• Math resources
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http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/
http://intermath.coe.uga.edu/
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/index.html
http://mathforum.org/
WebQuests
• Integration of
technology
• Focus on critical thinking
skills
– Not just a “report” of
facts
• Student centered
Web Quest Design
• Topic
– Orients students & captures their interest
– “start where you’re at” – pick a topic you are comfortable
with
• Task
– Describes the end product
– Most critical piece – make it challenging & deep
• Process
– Explains strategies students will use to complete the task
– Include roles & steps to follow
More Web Quest Design
• Resources
– Web sites students will use to complete the task
– May want to provide search parameters for older students if
specific sites aren’t provided
• Evaluation
– Measures results of process
– Use a rubric that clearly sets criteria
• Conclusion
– Sums up activity
– Encourages students to reflect on the process
(Metacognition)
WebQuest Resources
• Quest Garden
– http://webquest.org/questgarden/author/index.php
• Bernie Dodge & Tom March (the gurus!)
– http://www.ozline.com/learning/index.htm
• A school district Web Quest resource
– http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
• Web Quest Task-onomy
– http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html
• ThinkQuest: Student created web quest projects
– http://www.thinkquest.org/library/index.html
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http://www.oconee.k12.sc.us/teachers/lharrison/2004/vermeerwq.htm
http://www.jameshollis.com/WQ2/
http://www.ccsd.net/schools/lummis/Hybarger/zoohomepage.html
http://can-do.com/uci/lessons98/BodyBuilder.html
http://www.bestwebquests.com
http://www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~teisenberg2/mapquest/
http://www.tenafly.k12.nj.us/~teisenberg2/worldcultures/
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webqu
est.htm
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webqu
est.htm
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/cindelicato/intro.html
http://www.milforded.org/schools/calfpen/jcox/wq/revwar.html