Digital Interactives for the Classroom
Why do you utilize technology in your classroom? Is it a direct substitute for paper/pencil tasks or do you use it to enhance the students' learning?
Please Remember:
It's not about the app, it's about the task!
What do you want students to accomplish through technology?
Bloom's Technology Taxonomy
HOT at the top!
(Higher Order Thinking skills)
CreatingPutting information together in an innovative way.
Activities: animating, videocasting, storytelling, video editing, podcasting, audio recording/ editing, publishing, filming, programming, directing
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Audio mixing and editing (downloadable program in Self-Service, if not already installed on your computer)
Storytelling
Screencasting, movie and audio recording (program already on your computer, not a website)
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Interactive, digital poster creation
Video editing
Create digital choose-your-own-ending books.
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Audio recording and editing (downloadable software)
Create interactive digital books (downloadable program in Self-Service, if not already installed on your computer)
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EvaluatingMaking judgements based on a set of guidelines.
Activities: critiquing, networking, posting, collaborating, conferencing, simulating.
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Online bulletin board: great for entrance/exit tickets, group collaboration, class-wide participation in teacher-led questioning...
Google cloud storage optimized for sharing and collaborating.
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Learning management system: teachers set up classes with lessons, interactives, quizzes, reviews, discussions, etc.
Learning management system: teachers set up classes and post announcements, assignments, and discussion forums where students can reply to each others' posts
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Videos for critiquing and discussing
Video Conferencing
Cloud storage with easy sharing and collaborating
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AnalyzingBreaking the concept into parts and understanding how each part is related to another.
Activities: surveying, structuring, mashing, deconstructing, outlining, organizing, linking, blogging, media clipping, graphing
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Blogging
Geo-located interactive timelines (Media clipping and linking)
Blogging, website creation
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Link media to photos and videos
Media clipping and linking
3D modeling
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Collaborative drawing
Posting, Commenting
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ApplyingUsing the knowledge gained in new ways.
Activities: bookmarking, recalling, listing, advanced searching, mind mapping, interviewing, word processing, editing.
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Word Processing (downloadable program in Self-Service, if not already installed on your computer)
Bookmarking relevant sites and sharing with groups.
Digital to-do list with reminders and sharing settings.
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Word Processing (downloadable program in Self-Service, if not already installed on your computer)
Mind mapping
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Advanced searching
Advanced searching
Top-rated mind mapping software (only free for 14 days, education pricing available if heavy use intended)
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UnderstandingMaking sense of what has been learned.
Activities: annotating, illustrating, presenting, demonstrating, filtering, explaining, categorizing, subscribing, commenting
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Customizable digital textbooks
Keynote for student-led presentations (downloadable program in Self-Service, if not already installed on your computer)
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Interactive note-taking: include quick questions, quizzes, videos, etc.
PowerPoint for student-led Presentations
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Digital textbooks: many interactive versions available with built-in quizzes, videos, simulations, etc. (downloadable program in Self-Service, if not already installed on your computer)
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RememberingRecalling relevant knowledge from long-term memory.
Activities: searching, listing, tagging, matching, describing, social networking, tweeting
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Student-led reviewing with flashcards, matching, spellling, quizzes
Teacher-led reviewing with games that are also assignable as homework
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Teacher-led reviewing & online assessing through quizzes and games
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Teacher announcements and reminders
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