Differentiated Instruction Made Simple with Discovery Education

1. Differentiated Instruction Made Simple with Discovery Education
Kyle Schutt
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http://bit.ly/ktschutt
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2. Preassessment
Information
Definition
Differentiated instruction is
I know
Non-examples
Examples
One example is
One non-example is
3. Learning Goals
By the end of this session participants will
4. ReachingAll Learners
Interests
Learning Styles
Readiness
Based on the ideas of Carol Ann Tomlinson
5. To reach every student, every mind...todays teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students (Prensky, 2001).
uz a multidisciplinary approach 2 learning dat integratesmulti-media assets & web 2.0 tools dat foster our students creating minds w authentic, standards-based assessments dat ultim8lE promote creativity, INOv8N & mastRyof content.
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6. DID YOU KNOW?
DE STREAMING contains LOTS more than just videos?
7. Media Assets types
Differentiating Content
http://wordle.net
8. Note: Media asset numbers are current as of Oct. 9, 2009.
9. DID YOU KNOW?
You can search for DE STREAMING content by grade level and subject area.
10. Subject/Grade Search
Search by Subject and/or Grade by using the filter links on the left side of the DE streaming home page.
11. Subject/Grade Search
You can narrow your search results by drilling down to specific topics/concepts within the subject and/or by media type.
12. DID YOU KNOW?
You can search for DE STREAMING media content by state curriculum standards.
13. Curriculum Standards Search
Select Curriculum Standards Search.
Select your State/Province, Standards Document, Subject, and Grade.
Click on the desired standard/benchmark to view the media resources aligned to the benchmark/standard.
View the media resources aligned to your selected standard/benchmark.
16. View Curriculum Standards
You can click on the Curriculum Standards button in the search results preview to view the standards aligned to a media resource.
You can also click on the Curriculum Standards button on the media asset page.
19. DID YOU KNOW?
The DE STREAMING library contains hundreds of speeches with transcripts and encyclopedia articles that can be used with creative web applications to help students identify main ideas, concepts, and themes.
20. DE streaming Audio Speeches
Type a keyword or phrase
Select DE streaming from the Services menu
Select Audio from the Media menu
Mouse over the grid search results to read a short synopsis of the speech and view supporting materials (speech guide, speech transcript, etc.)
Read a short overview of the speechs content and historical context
You can download the file as an MP3
Download the Speech Guide and Speech Transcript
Use the suggested media resources to build background knowledge and provide students with context.
26. Visualizing the Main Ideas
Paste the speech transcript into Wordle to create a highly visual word map to help students get to the main idea.
http://www.wordle.net/
27. DE streaming Encyclopedia Articles
Filter your search for Encyclopedia Articles.
28. DE streaming Encyclopedia Articles
The articles can be copy and pasted into web applications or word processors.
29. Getting the Point
Tagxedo is similar to Wordle.The Tagxedos are embeddable into blogs, wikis, DE streaming Builders and other websites.
http://www.tagxedo.com or try TagCrowdhttp://www.tagcrowd.com/
30. DID YOU KNOW?
You can provide Closed Captioning support for your students with DE STREAMING videos.
31. Searching For CC Videos
Use Advanced Search to find Closed Captioned video files.
32. Downloading a CC Video
You need to download both the video file AND the CC file
33. Enable Media Player for CC
1.Play Menu > Captions and Subtitles > On if Available
2.Tools > Options > Security
Check Run script commands when present
Check Show local captions when present
34. Editing a CC File
Open the CC file in a text editing program like Wordpad or Notepad
Locate the line of code that indicates font size
Increase the font size from 10 to 30 (or whatever you prefer)
Save the CC file
30 pt
10 pt
In addition to changing the font and text size, you can change the actual words that appear.
37. DID YOU KNOW?
You can build quizzes, writing prompts, and assignments with all of this content by using the DE Builder Tools?
38. Differentiating Process
Assigning content to students is easy with the Builders.
Try preassessing students for flexible grouping.
39. DID YOU KNOW?
Your students can access targeted DE streaming media content, assignments, quizzes, and writing prompts through the new DE Student Center?
40. DE streaming Builders
Click on My Builder Tools to access the Assignment Builder, Quiz Builder, and Writing Prompt Builder.
41. Writing Prompt Builder
42. Enhance your writing prompts with widgets from web 2.0 applications such as VoiceThread, xTimeline, Go Animate, Glogster, Blabberize, Google Maps, and more!
43. http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=28E3-4BD8
44. Quiz Builder
45. Use the Quiz Builder to differentiate your questions by adding hints, correct notes, incorrect notes, and videos for preview or review.
46. http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=Q5FD9-4A16
47. Assignment Builder
48. Use the Assignment Builder to create self-paced digital activities that incorporate DE STREAMING media, quizzes, writing prompts, web links, and other online resources.
49. http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=T34D1-4251
50. Using the Assignment Code
1 option is for teachers to provide students the Assignment Code
51. Using the Assignment Code
Students log into Discovery Education to view assigned content, track progress on completed assignments and assessments, and access bookmarked content through My Content.
Students who do not have a DE account can access Assignments, Writing Prompts, and Quizzes with the activity code.
52. Another option is for Assignments, Quizzes, and Writing Prompts to be assigned to individual students or classes.
53. After logging into Discovery Education, select My Classrooms from the top banner.
Click on Create a Classroom to get started.
54. Creating Classrooms
55. Assign any media asset to entire classes or to specific students by selecting Classroom/Students, selecting a class and/or students, and setting assigned and due dates.
56. DE STREAMING from the lens of a Student
student.discoveryeducation.com or www.discoveryeducation.com
57. Process for First Time Students
Student is asked if they are over or under 13 years old
http://students.discoveryeducation.com
Student is directed to the appropriate spot depending on the answer
Students log into Discovery Education to view assigned content, track progress on completed assignments and assessments, and access bookmarked content through My Content.
Lets go to the live site
58. With Student-guided Access...

Students will have the ability to:

59. Access all of their assignments, quizzes, and writing prompts in one convenient location. 60. Search for and save content into a personalized My Content folder. 61. Download materials for student-created learning artifacts.