Technology Made to Order

Differentiated Strategies Using Technologywww.frco.k12.va.us

Instructional Resource Teachers

Jami Wasilewski jami.walsilewski@frco.k12.va.us

Slone Lang

slone.lang@frco.k12.va.us

Franklin County Public Schools

Invitation to Lunch

Choosing a Restaurant

Provide a way to use computers in class

more effectively Offer teachers opportunities to meet

students’ individual needs Allow multiple projects to be in progress

Learning Menus

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Adapted from Susan Winebrenner’s extensionmenus

Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom

Promote differentiation Provide

Independent activities Extensions and enrichment of curriculum Opportunities for student choice

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Appetizer

Early Learning Menus Writing activities using paper and pencil Word processing

Microsoft Word

Activities used previously in classroom Venn diagram Journal entries

Websites Used in computer lab and by teacher

Learning Menu for Patricia Polacco Book

Tic—Tac—Toe

Email Samples

Dear Daddy,

I read a Patricia Polacco book called Uncle Vova’s Tree today. I liked it because it talked about Christmas. I can’t wait for Christmas to get here. I also liked it because it had good pictures and good describing words about what was going on…One thing I would like to change about it is that the characters’ names would be different.

Ethan

Dear Ian Hodges,

This is your big brother in third grade and you are my favorite brother. You also make me happy. I read a book called The Bee Tree and I liked the part when they catch the bees…In the story they catch three bees, but I would change the three bees to seven bees.

Love,

Big Brother

P.S. I also liked it when the bee led them to the tree.

Main Course

Current Learning Menus More technology

Kidspiration 2, PowerPoint Internet

Web quests ReadWriteThink

Digital cameras and camcorders

Wider range of difficulty Good for individuals and/or whole class

Customer Service

ITRTs and Instructional Resource Teachers (IRTs)

Model technology included on

learning menus

Work withlab managers

to assistteachers

and students

Provide technology assistance

cards

Work with students

Literacy Menu for Charlotte’s Web1. Electronic Diary

Pretend you are Charlotte. Using

Microsoft Word, write two diary

Entries about events in the story

that explain Charlotte’s thoughts

and feelings. Include things

Charlotte liked and did not like.

Write a complete paragraph for

each entry.

2. Construct a Triorama

Construct a model of a scene from the story. Include the setting, at least one character, and one important symbol from the story.

3. Teachnology Venn Diagram

Fill in the Venn diagram template

comparing and contrasting the

two different settings (the farm

and the fair). Include at least three

items in each section. Use the

Teachnology Venn diagram

tool to complete this menu choice.

4. Write a Song

Write a song that shares the feelings and thoughts of a character from Charlotte’s Web. Be prepared to share the song with the class.

Free Choice 6. Spider Web Fact and Fiction

Draw a spider web that fills the page. Create 10 flies to place on the web. Five flies should tell a fact from the story about spiders; five flies should tell fantasy details about spiders that are in the book. Use complete sentences.

7. Newspaper Article

Visit http://www.readwritethink.org

Click on the Printing Press link. Pretend you are a news reporter. Write an article detailing what happens when Mr. Zuckerman finds words in the web.

8. Alphabet PowerPoint

Create a PowerPoint presentation containing 26 slides. Write a letter from the alphabet in the corner of each slide. Type an important word from Charlotte’s Web that represents each letter. Include a graphic to go along with the word.

9. Create a Sequence of Pictures

Choose three scenes in the book and draw a picture for each scene. Each picture should have a one sentence summary of the scene that you illustrate. Share your pictures in the order they happened in the book.

My Side of the Mountain

3. Research Catskill Mountains

Do some research on the Catskill

Mountains. Include interesting facts:

location, size, part of what mountain

chain, etc. Present your findings in a

PowerPoint presentation.

By: Brittany Caya

• A mountain chain found in the southeastern New York state

• In the counties of Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schocharie, Sullivan, and Ulster

• The Catskills are often nicknamed “America’s first wilderness”

• Why do you think the Catskills are nicknamed “ America’s first Wilderness”?

• The Catskill mountains take up 300,000 acres of public forest preserve.

• The mountains also provide a portion of New York’s drinking water supply.

Think Dots Strategy

Websites to Support Think Dot Options

http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/doodle/index.html

http://www.m-w.com

Learning Menu for FractionsMath SOLs 3.5, 3.6, and 3.11

Naming Fractions

3.5 a

-http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

-click on the cell labeled 3 – 5

-scroll down to Fractions - Visualizing

Naming Fractions

3.5 b

-http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

-click on the cell labeled 3 – 5

-scroll down to Fractions - Naming

Comparing Fractions

3.5 b, 3.6

Create six problems that compare two fractions.

-open Kidspiration

-click on Picture

-type Comparing Fractions in main idea circle

-scroll through pictures until + Math Tools

-use fraction toolschange colors to create

your fractions

Comparing Fractions

3.5 b, 3.6

Locate fractions in the classroom and list them. Create one dozen (twelve) equations to be compared; only three may be equal.

-open Microscoft PowerPoint

-create title slide

-click on InsertNew Slide

-type one equation on slide

-type answer on next slide

Microsoft PowerPoint.lnk

Learning Menu for Investigating Environments

Science SOL 3.6

Water-related Environments

Create a chart that describes water-related

environments. Include examples of plants and

animals that live in each environment.

Brochure

Choose an environment. Pretend you own a

campground in that environment. Design a

brochure to persuade people to stay at your

campground.

Habitats

Complete the Habitats graphic organizer in

Kidspiration Change one of the dry-land

environments to river or ocean.

Population vs. Community

Use pictures and words to describe population

and community.

Microsoft Word.lnk

Microsoft Word.lnk

Microsoft Word.lnk

Learning Menu for Investigating EnvironmentsScience SOL 3.6

Technology Assistance Card (TAC)

Water-related Environments

Microsoft Word.lnk

Dry-land Environments Habitats

-open Word-click on Table-click on InsertTable-Number of columns: 2-Number of rows: 2-click OK-begin typing (boxes will expand as you work)

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-open Kidspiration-click on Picture-type title in main idea circle (can change to box)-insert two text boxes (one for plants and one for animals)-follow directions on learning menu

-open Kidspiration-click on Science-scroll down to Habitats-double-click to open activity-follow directions on learning menu

Assessment

Rubrics http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php County writing rubric

Checklists

Dessert

Teachers Students are on task Computers used more effectively Technology and core area SOLs are met

Students Have choices

Showcase products

Ownership in

learning

More proficient with

technology

Check, Please!

Tip with Technology

• http://district.ausd.net/docs/extension_menus.ppt

PowerPoint on extension menus• http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/curriculum/GATE/emenu.htm

has a list of menus• http://susanwinebrenner.com/Handouts.htm

has two menus