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Differentiating Instruction with Technology
Auditory /Verbal Learners
Digital Audio Recording Podcasting Fun!
Use this digital audio recorder to create audio instructions for students, record students as they read and much much more! Great for creating audio portfolios to show fluency progress.
Installing Audacity
Getting Started with Audacity

You will need a microphone for this.

What is podcasting?
Podcasting is a way of easily distributing a series of audio or video files on the internet.
Find out how you can you use podcasting in your classroom by clicking on the link below.

Ideas for Podcasting in the Classroom


Lit2Go
is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can search the database by author or title.
Students can view the text on a webpage and read along as they listen or print out the stories and poems and collect them

Podcasting Fun!               
As a former reading specialist I especially enjoy reading and writing with students whenever I get a chance. Listen to some of the wonderful podcasts students have created from their written work, read by the authors themselves. I'd love to include your class! Interested? Contact me.

Listen to ME Too!

Visual Learners
Graphic Organizers Video Resources

Kidspiration 3

Kidspiration is a great way for students to organize their thoughts before starting the writing process.

Take a Quick Tour of Kidspiration 3
Already using Kidspiration?
Find out what's new in Kidspiration

Discovery Education Streaming
is a digital video-on-demand and online teaching service to help improve students' retention and test scores; it is aligned to U.S. state and provincial standards.

Contact me for training in your building.

Note-Taking Strategies

 

Cornell Note-Taking - explains step-by-step how to take organized notes
Cornell Notes Template - Microsoft Word document that you can type into
Cornell Notes Paper - create a PDF document to print out and write on

Pre-reading Notes - prepares students to read a textbook selection or article and reinforces note- taking skills

 
Mathematics
K-7 Mathcasts  Games,  Tools and Activities

Check out the Mathcast Wiki by Tim Fahlberg

Learn how you and your students can create your own MathCasts!

"Those who teach learn twice"

Here's a quick MathCast I created with SmartNotebook, SmartRecorder and a TabletPC. It took about 3 minutes from start to finish! Sphere Problem Solved

Contact me if you are interested in finding out how to have your students create these!
donohued@worc.k12.ma.us

The Edmark Math Games are part of the elementary image and can be found on the K6 desktop in each elementary classroom. Rather than setting students free to explore, why not individualize skill reinforcement for your students while in the computer lab! Print this document to help you to select the skills you want your students to focus on.
 

Illuminations
Explore the library of 100 online activities that help to make math come alive in the classroom or at home, view a collection of 516 lessons for preK-12 math educators and learn about NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

Time Attack!
An exciting FREE video multiplication fact game that kids can't get enough of!
Click here to download the base version FREE

AplusMath
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.

Online Classroom Organization and Collaborative Tools
Mass Online Network For Teachers Moodle Classrooms
MassONE Sign-in here

To learn more about the MassONE Tools and how you can use them to help engage students contact Deborah Donohue donohued@worc.k12.ma.us


Moodle site at Worcester Public Schools

Coming soon! Stay Tuned!
Productivity Tools for Teachers and Students
Word Processing Activities Spreadsheet Activities
Microsoft Word
Here are a few things that will help you to make your documents look more professional. Click the links below to get started!
Adding borders
Create a chart or graph
Razzle-Dazzle 'em
Coming soon! Stay Tuned!
Please email or call and leave a message to request training on any of the ideas listed above.
Maybe you have some ideas of your own!
Let's talk!
Deborah A. Donohue
Instructional Technology Specialist
(508) 799-1250

donohued@worc.k12.ma.us

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