Ideas For Creating Activities Using Activity Types

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Using Activity Types

1. Use your lesson content as the foundation.

2. Consider how you want students to interact with the ideas in the lesson.

3. Choose activity types that support #2 & create an activity.

Multimedia Activity Type

Present text, video & pictures. ● Activity Spot has automatic voice-over for all text. Simply

touch text for voice-over!

● Use it to present concept followed by other interactive

activity types.

● Use it to pose a question.

● Use it to post a picture & a caption for reflection.

Multimedia Examples

Present content and concepts in any subject.

Concept Map - Graphic Organizer

● Use it for students to categorize and organize information.

● Use it to compare & contrast ideas or facts.● Use it to demonstrate similarities &

differences. ● This activity requires organization of

knowledge fostering higher-order thinking skills.

Concept Map Examples

Compare & contrast information using prior knowledge.

Use to demonstrate deeper understanding of Math concepts.

Concept Map Examples

Use it to categorize concepts in Geography, History & Science.

Use it to assess or teach vocabulary & spelling.

Sequencing - Graphic Organizer

● Have students sequence events, numbers, life cycles and more.

● Use it to arrange facts and concepts in chronological order.

● Organizing information taps into higher-order thinking.

Sequencing Examples

Use in Science (studying life cycles), History (chronological events), etc.

Use in Math - sequence numbers, arithmetic operations, algebraic outcomes etc.

Cause & Effect - Graphic Organizer

● Have students match causes to effects.● Use the drag-and-drop tabs to demonstrate

factual reasoning.○ E.g. eggs hatch resulting in more chickens,

addition operation results in bigger number.● Use it for interpreted, or derived reasoning,

facilitating higher-order thinking.○ E.g. Rapid population growth results in inflation.

Fill In The Extensible Blanks Activity

● Scaffold student writing in summaries, letters, and reports.

● Use it in vocabulary learning, spelling, grammar, equations, pattern completion etc.

● Use it MadLibs style to encourage creative and divergent thinking.

Fill In The Extensible Blanks Examples

Use it to scaffold summary writing. Use it to scaffold letter writing and typing.

Fill In The Extensible Blanks Examples

Use it in Math to complete equations. Use it in ELA alongside writing & picture prompts.

Drawing Activity Type

● A versatile activity type usable in any

context, subject or grade level.

● Use it to embed technology in daily lessons.

● Use it to have students explain thinking.

● Provide a picture, diagram or photo & have

students annotate or label it.

Drawing Activity Examples

Use in any subject to explain understanding of a concept. This is a screenshot of student’s view of drawing from within Activity Spot app.

Use in labeling diagrams like above.This is a screenshot of student work as seen by teacher in real-time.

Open-Ended Writing Type

● Pose a question, statement, prompt along

with an optional picture prompt.

● Have students write by typing on keyboard.

● This is a free-form response.

● Easily view student responses.

Open-Ended Answers Examples

Web Page Link Activity Type

● Display a specific web page for students to read or interact with.○ More efficient than sharing a URL with students.

● Use it to curate & share any web page. ○ You decide if students can navigate away from

the page or not.● Show pages from learning sites on the web

along with interactives you want to them to do.

Web Page Link Examples

Students interact with a web page on nctm.org within Activity Spot & then record their observations in a subsequent page in the app.

Link to PDFs, Docs, slides etc. in your Google Drive, DropBox etc.

Multiple Choice Quiz Type

● Ask good questions.● Ask questions with more than

one correct answer. ○ Activity Spot supports questions with

multiple correct answers.

Multiple Choice Quiz Examples

Questions based on content in previous activity pages.

Questions based on pictures or images.

Word Search Activity Type

● High-interest activity for most students.

● Use to engage learners with new

vocabulary.

● Use to practice spelling.

● Use to practice new terminologies in Math

& Science.

Word Search Examples

You may choose grid size - smaller grid for lower grades and large grid for upper grades.

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