Cues,+Questions+&+Advance+Organizers

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= Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers =



(http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/popplet-online-presentation-mindmapping.htmLl) = Technology 1: Popplet = = Rationale: = ==== Popplet is a mind mapping web application. It is very easy for both teachers and students to learn to use and allows both to create a visual format for what will be learned or what is being learned. Since it is on the web, it is easy to share with others and easy to collaborate with others as you design the popplet, or mind map. The service also allows for the user to add photos and videos into the popplet and once created the popplet can be shared using the presentation tool, which allows the viewers to see each section of the project up close. The creator can customize this presentation and choose the order of the popples, or sections, that will be presented. This technology is useful for this strategy because it allows teachers to show students in advance what they will be learning and to add to the popplet during the learning. The popplet is also a visual format that will help students visualize concepts, especially if pictures, photos, and or movies are included. It is also very easy for students to use and create their own mind maps about a topic during a unit, or as they are doing research. ====

=Resources Needed:=
 * ====Computer with Internet access====
 * ====Popplet account (website: @http://popplet.com/)====

(@http://www.msfcool.com/teachers_29.html) = Technology 2: Teachervision = = Rationale: = ==== Teachervision provides a variety of graphic organizers that teachers can use to present information in advance or to complete with students as the learning is taking place. The organizers can be completed online as a PDF form with boxes in which the user can type, or they can be printed and the information can be handwritten in the organizer. Some organizers, such as a KWL chart, are useful for this strategy as teachers can gain information about what students already know about a topic. Other organizers, such as webs, can present information to students in advance about their learning, or can provide visual formats for the learning as it is taking place. This website provides a variety of different organizers for download as PDF’s. ====

=Resources Needed:=
 * ====Computer with Internet access====
 * ====Free Trial for 7 days, $49.95 subscription/ year (website: @http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html)====

(@http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2010/06/20/watchknow-videos-for-all-learners/) = Technology 3: WatchKnow = =Rationale:= ==== Showing students videos about the content they will be learning is another way teachers can provide information to students in advance. There are many sources of short, engaging videos on the web that are free and high quality. WatchKnow is s service that pulls videos from these sources and provides teachers access to a variety of videos that are useful and high quality. The videos are sorted and rated in a large directory and teachers can search, filter, and drill down to find the video that best suits their needs. The videos are rated by a media review panel of teachers, librarian, and experts in educational technology and teachers and librarians edit the video directory. Each video in the directory is accompanied by a description, age level, information about the video, and a rating. Showing such videos allows learners to build background knowledge about a topic and/or to see examples of what they may be creating themselves. ==== =Resources Needed:=
 * ====Computer with Internet access====
 * ====Access to YouTube for some videos====
 * ====Access to videos does not require registration on site and access to videos is free (website: @http://www.watchknow.org/)====

=Educational Challenge: English Language Learners (ELL)= ====Using mind maps from Popplet, graphic organizers, and videos to give students advance knowledge of what they will be learning and to help gauge what they already know about topics is especially important to students in the ELL population. These non-linguistic ways of representing ideas will be useful to ELL students because they are able to physically visualize the content and to have a reference point for new vocabulary they may encounter during their learning. In addition, using the technology resources provided above, teachers can help Ell students work to understand new vocabulary with which they may not be familiar.====