Tic-Tac-Toe+Board

**Unit 7, Activity 1**
From the Tic-Tac-Toe board, choose one of the six assignment topics related to differentiation that appeals to you and decide how you want to share the information. Some options might be to simply post in the discussion, create a document and attach that to the discussion, create a short PowerPoint presentation and attach it to the discussion, or use a Web 2.0 technology to create a product and post the URL in the discussion. Select one assignment in the area of content, process, or product.

Describe a professional development activity that you could do with teachers in your school to increase their understanding of technology for 21st century learning. ||= #2 Discuss a different way of processing the information in your content area using technology. ||= #3 Name 3 different products students could create to display their knowledge of your content through the use of technology. || Describe a strategy that could be used to differentiate content in your teaching area to enhance 21st century learning. ||= #5 Name 2 Web 2.0 technologies that would involve 2 different ways for students to process the content of your classwork. ||= #6 Identify 2 technologies that would be helpful in your classroom to assist students in creating different types of products for 21st century learning. ||
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**//1) wiki//**--since we have been talking about constructivist learning and having students collaborate on teams and create knowledge as important skills for 21st century, I think a class wiki is an easy to use and ongoing resource that could be used in everyone's class. In my class for 5th graders, I can see having a page on each subject area and then letting students contribute links to each page. For example, if I had a Math page, a Science page etc, students could find websites that supported our current topics or even find tutorials in math for remediation etc. This is a good way to have them help construct knowledge and helps me as a teacher not have to find every resource! **//2) Headsets and microphones//**--I never really thought about using these, but they are cheap and with a free download from Audacity students can create endless audio files of books, reflections, audio reports etc that provide authentic ways for them to collect info and share it. I know these are inexpensive too so it would be a good item to purchase that is really useful for many types of product creations. These support 21st century learning by allowing students to be creative with their products, not always asking them to just write and also they can share audiofiles and practice editing these for larger projects. It is probably a good skill for them to learn to apply to many different types of products. || During an integrated project this year for HS2, students had to create some sort of advertisement to show support for or against stem cells.We left the format open-ended, so students could decide how the final product would look. Some did a poster or brochure and they could use a photo site like bighugelabs.com to design their advertisement. Some students designed a powerpoint or prezi to present their ideas. Students could also make a commercial for their advertisement. There are many different movie-making sites. One that I found is called Xtranormal. || A second technology would be the use of voice thread. This || Huey || #5 || Name 2 Web 2.0 technologies that would involve 2 different ways for students to process the content of your classwork.1. I have just started to use Its Learning with my students. I first posted my AR log in a PDF for them to print off and turn in every Friday in case they lost their homework. I have now posted a thread for them to discuss what AR books they are currently reading instead of filling out the worksheet. I have also added the ability for them to fill it out online and submit electronically.2. The second option would be to use an IPAD to assist in proofreading their writing or assist with speech deficits. They record their voice/writing and play back to listen for mistakes and to be able to correct them. Of course there are many other uses for the IPAD, in which could go on and on. || Reiber || #3 || **Name 3 different products students could creat to display their knowledge through use of technology:** __//**Animoto**//__- Students can create a professional looking video for a project. __//**MakeBeliefsComix**//__ - students can create a political cartoon dealing with recent news in most content areas. //__**TimeToast**__// -is an online timeline that students can add photos and pictures to it. || Guinto || 2 || **Discuss a different way of processing the information in your content area using technology** I have recently started allowing my students to use their cell phones in class for reading books. Traditionally, students would carry a paper book with them throught the school day and then home. Once home, they would be left in their book bag and forgotten about. My students have started reading more in their spare times because they always have their phone with them. I had one student who had not read a book all year say he read a chapter the night before because they were at his brother's "stupid practice" and the practice ran long. (I doubt he would have had a paper book with him.) I also allow students to take pictures of our daily work from the board so they can review it at home without taking hand written notes. It gives them an easy reference and also allows the parents to see what I have taught so they can better help the student complete the homework....No more issues with incomplete notes. || One Web 2.0 technology I have been using in my classroom is my itslearning web page. On my page, I have uploaded copies of worksheets that they need along with information they may need. I have created assignments for the students to complete at their own time on itslearning. The itslearning page has allowed a new way for my students to communicate outside of the classroom. The second Web 2.0 technology that would involve a different way for my students to process the content of my class work is using Googledocs. This would allow my students to edit information on a document and a paper free way for me to collect information from my students. || Starting today, students in the 7th grade at WRJHS are reading __The Outsiders.__ Students were encouraged to obtain their own copy of the novel either by purchasing a paperback copy or using a technology resource. We are allowing students to purchase their book with on a Kindle, Nook, ipad or ipod and use that in the classroom. This is new for me and I was very (still am!) hesitant to allow them to use such technology in my classroom. I am fearful that students will be using the technology for playing games, being online or texting their friends rather than reading. I have explained to them that this is a privilage and they will lose it if they take advantage of it. I'm curious to see how it works!! || 2) The second technology I will use is Free-Translation. This will be perfect for my students who have difficulty reading. It is really hard for these students do do research on their own because they can't read most of what is available. Free-Translation reads the information to the students. It highlights words as they are spoken so the students can follow along as the computer is reading the document. Both of these technologies will make the research for the animal reports much less painful for the students and for me as a teacher. I always dread the reports because it is such a struggle for some of the students. I am now actually excited to start the research and so are my students! ||
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 * Denise Lutz || 6 || 2 technologies that would support 21st century learning would be:
 * Jessica Cully || 3 || **3 different products students could create with technology**:
 * Richard Batts || #3 || **Name 3 different products students could creat to display their knowledge through use of technology:**
 * Prezi** - a Web-based presentation application where the presentation is on one page instead of traditional slides.
 * Museum Box** - allows you to create a virtual cube to place six pieces of information (i.e. pictures, video or text) for a presentation.
 * Glogster** -is an online multimedia posters that use text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more to display your knowledge. ||
 * Jana Alig || #6 || use of this new app I just downloaded called Show me. It turns your mobile device into asmart board. Youvan create short video demonstrating just about anything! You can even import pictures. This would be great for presentations or reports.
 * Tim Stonerock || #2 || I am an intervention specialist and I teach pullout math. The smartboard and smart board software have changed the math instruction in my class room. I have just started using it. But the students are more engaged ad they love to use the smart board. we have be reviewing for our midterms and we played a math jeopardy game on the smart board. the students were learning so much working in groups to find the answers and working the program all by themselves using the smart board. All of the building tools make the math lessons a great change from the pencil and paper. It allows for a better variety and better able to keep the students attention. ||
 * Kevin Smith || #5 || Student reflection is an important part of the learning process. Voicethread or simple discussion boards are both 2.0 technologies that can enhance this process. If students were required to reflect on either notes or a reading (or even peer work that they are peer reviewing) via voicethread or a discussion board that would give the entire class access to those thoughts - even at a later date when students are reviewing for an assessment or polishing their final product. ||
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 * Sarah Cashin || 2 || Discuss a different way of processing the information in your content area using technology- I have begun using the iPad to give my students a different way to process information in my class. We use the iPad on almost a daily basis. We have used it for graphing, we graph functions and then use the iPad to check the functions. I have several students who have iPads as well and they have been exploring the use in the classroom. They at times are using the app speakit. They use this app instead of taking notes and completing difficult or long writing assignments. ||
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 * Crystal Ott || 1 || **Describe a professional development activity that you could do with teachers in your school to increase their understanding of technology for 21st century learning.** I would love to be able to do a brief session in which other teachers could meet in a computer lab with me. I could show them the voicethread & edmodo group that I have discovered and begun to delve in to thanks to this class. I would like them to bring ideas of lessons of their own that they would like to develop & then actually have work time to create a voicethread that they could use or create an edmodo group & work on creating assignments within it. ||
 * Kelly Wood || 3 || 3 different products students could create to display their knowledge of your content through the use of technology are:
 * 1. Dragon Speak**: This program is a speech recognition and software package for the PC/Mac/iPad that offers students with writing or note taking dilemma's an easy way to talk, text, create, visualize and read what they are saying, thinking or answering in class without pencil and paper. Especially great for kids with writing /dysgraphia or dyslexia issues.
 * 2. Rootology:** (various versions) are available on the iPad, iPhone, computer and look at Greek and Latin Roots as well as the etymology. iTunes is an easy way to organize this and other digital media. .99 cents from PreInterative. Helps students work with decoding and meanings of prefix, suffix and roots to increase vocabulary. Use for creation of Root Trees/or once they identify their words they could also use Wordle to create word clouds.
 * 3. Museum Box:** I have always like this program that allows you to add 6 pieces of information; program provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. For example, would you put in a box to describe your life; an event, a political argument or even cartoons. I see great possibilities for tying literature and history.
 * 4. Digital Vaults**: __This is a site through the National Archives closely parallels Museum Box__ except you are surfing through the National Archives and based on Keyword searches you will have at your figertips photos, classified documents, clips, books, anything you can seek from the U.S. National Archives. Movies/Posters are able to be created with muisc and backgrounds... ||
 * Jen Baranek || 5 || Name 2 Web 2.0 technologies that would involve 2 different ways for students to process the content of your classwork
 * Amie Case || #2 || **Discuss a different way of processing the information in your content area using technology**
 * Lori Noskowiak || #5 || Name 2 Web 2.0 technologies that would involve 2 different ways for students to process the content of your classwork.My first Web 2.0 technology is to change my teacher website for the 2012-13 school year. I found several options including google site, wix, weebly, and ucoz. I will use my new site not only to post weekly homework, newsletters, calendar of upcoming events; but also to develop a library of educational interactive sites that will support a differentiated learning environment to ensure that all students will process the content. Secondly, within my website, I will embed kidblog.org so students can c reate book reviews, respond to book reviews, post digital book talks, post podcasts and initiate discussion guided by student interest. ||
 * Maria Pettet || #5 || 1) The first technology I will use is the ThinkQuest library. My students will use this library to do research for their animal reports. Since this library has student created material the content will be on the level my students can read and this technology is very userfriendly for young children.
 * Kim Rubert || #1 || I know that I need to learn a little more about wikis and voicethreads, but I can easliy see myself doing a little PD on these. I have already thought of great ideas (I thnk they are great) that could naturally incorporate these. I can see lots of opportunities for wiki use in 4th grade next year. The 4th grade teachers will be configured differently and this will allow students to communicate and see others' ideas without actually being in the same room. 6 trait has been a big piece of our PD for this year and I could share ways that these could be used with kids and teachers. I'm going to continue see what I can find to support 6 traits in particular, because writing is so important. Communication is part of 21st century skills and students need to learn to write for various purposes. Both of these pieces of technology can help my ESL kids through reading, writing and speaking. ||
 * Elisa Celio || 2 || Discuss a different way of processing the information in your content area using technology.

I am beginning to use the IPad and my smart phone in class when reading novels. I assign these to two students each class and they are able to look up vocabulary for unknown words the class has for them. Using the Kindle app, they only need to touch the word and the definition pops up. I have found, in this preliminary stages, that students are more excited to stop and discover and explore the meaning of unknown words. I am curious to see how this can improve their vocabulary acquisition. || A different way of processing information in math could be through IPADS and The Kahn Academy. Students who do not understand the lesson or content the first time around could split off into small groups (or even individually) to listen/interact with Kahn Academy lessons. These students could use the Kahn lessons as many times as necessary until they feel they are ready to rejoin the whole group and practice the intended skill. || My students are researching and writing reports on animals and 2 technologies that we are using are computers and Kindles. My students are using the computers to research animals using ThinkQuest libraries and they are going to create PowerPoints or ThinkQuests to go along with their reports. Obviously classroom computers are an important technology that we need to create these reports but we are also using our Kindle e-readers that are loaded with books on animals to help with the research. Without enough computers in my classroom this is a project that cannot be accomplished. I have 8 computers for 22 students currently. It would be nice to have at least 12 and maybe some handheld devices like a Kindle Fire that would support our reading but also allow students to do research while searching the web. ||
 * Jaclyn Angle || 2 || Discuss a different way of processing the information in your content area using technology.
 * Alisha Sleeper || 6 || Students are currently working on a vacation project. To incorporate technology while differentiating instruction, students have been given the option to present their projects using Powerpoint and VoiceThread. ||
 * Chris Campbell || 6 || Identify 2 technologies that would be helpful in your classroom to assist students in creating different types of products for 21st century learning.
 * Linda Geist || 6 || ==== Identify 2 technologies that would be helpful in your classroom to assist students in creating different types of products for 21st century learning. ====

The first tool I would use is a class blog on kidblog.org. I would like to have this set up so that students could communicate with one another about their individual projects or collaborate on group projects. I am currently using this tool for them to share ideas about on ongoing classroom project. A second technology that I would like to utilize is voice thread. I can see elementary students making plot predictions via voice threads and having conversations with one another about their predictions. In addition, voice threads will make a terrific way for students to display their solutions to essential questions after classroom projects. Similar to a voice thread, but not as involved would be for students to use the iPad with an app called, educreations, to create short video presentations. || 2. iPad - with an iPad students can plan, research, and present content knowledge. They can create and use multiple screen browsers to compare information, and take notes at the same time. They could complete homework, blog, research, and do reading assignments with an iPad. 3. Blogs - students could create collaborative news reports of daily learning, and upcoming events. It assists them in finding commonalities and similar interests in their classmates. They can present to their parents what they are learning at school, and have their parents respond back. Blogging is a two way street that gives you the power of the media. 4. Wordles - are a great way for students to display their acquisiton of vocabulary. This is an innovative way to look at words. They can represent a common theme, character traits, or commonalities in words, to name a few. || 1) Students could create a podcast to show the steps of a " how to" assignment.Students can tell he sequence using pictures and words. This allows students to practice real world sequencing, such as gtesting ready each morning, making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or making their bed. 2)After students have researched a particular person related to a unit, they can create a wordle of character traits 3)Along the same lines of the biography project, students can create a VoiceThread for that person. They will act like the person, using vocabulary from that time period and inf ||
 * Joann Maurer || #3 || **Name three different products students could create to display their knowledge of your content through the use of technology.**
 * 1.** ThinkQuest - through a ThinkQuest project students could demonstrate their content knowledge acquisition by creating interactive learning projects. They could present through slideshows, animation, storybooks, movies, or comics. They become managers of their own learning.
 * Mark Mathias || #6 || ID 2 TECHNOLOGIES STUDENTS MAY USE TO ASSIST THEM TO MAKE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRODUCTS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING ||
 * ||  || 1)cell phones-they may be used to create a video to intro a new game or activity(topics could include cardiovascular fitness,strength training or an activity from a different culture)-students could introduce video to share their idea or discovery with the class,parents or other groups ||
 * ||  || 2)wikis-Each individual class could develop a page with workouts plans for iindividual students.Other students could reference the plans to modify or develop their own plan.Sharing the new ideas or resources could enhance the experience within a class or spread to other classes. ||
 * Beth Simonton || #3 || Name 3 different products students could create to display their knowledge of your content through the use of technology.