isabel neves's List: Human rights- ICT Project

Why? How? Which?

 

Why?	Why do things happen the way they do?   This question requires analysis of cause-and-effect and the relationship between variables. It leads naturally to problem-solving (the How question) or to decision-making (th

happens?

Most studies report that student questions are an endangered species.

There have always been plenty of questions in schools, but most of them have come from the teacher, often at the rate of one question every 2-3 seconds.

Unfortunately, these rapid fire questions are not the questions we need to encourage because they tend to be RECALL questions rather than questions requiring higher le

 

Technology and Writing: Using Glogster™ to Differentiate Writing Instruction
  secondary integration idea

 

Glogster™ is a Web 2.0 tool that allows users to create Glogs, which are interactive posters, about any topic they desire. These Glogs can be public or private and may be sent to a user’s profile at any major social network (e.g., Facebook™ or My Space™), embedded in a webpage or shared via e-mail. Teachers who are interested in integrating Glogster into their curricula will be pleased to learn that Glogster has recently created a space especially for schools. edu.glogster.com allows teachers to sign up for 200 student accounts. Student user names and passwords will be sent to the teacher to distribute. The advantage of Glogster.com/edu over Glogster is that once a virtual classroom is established, students will only be able to see the Glogs created within their teacher’s group. Additionally, they can only communicate with the members of the established school group. Glogster plans to add functionality to both sites in the near future, including the ability to embed to wiki pages, multi-editing to allow groups to work on one common Glog, and "master-account[s] for teachers which will allow them to edit student accounts and Glogs" (Glogster.com/edu).

 

This technology lends itself to differentiated writing instruction for students who require adaptations. Consider using Glogster for ELL students and struggling writers to gauge their grasp of reading assignments or as extension activities for advanced students. As an added bonus, Glogster allows students (and teachers) to meet technology standards by allowing them to create and work with multiple media formats.

 

Glogster is great for students who...

 
 
• are known to struggle with written words because its format encourages short and sweet distillations of content.
 
• are visual learners because it focuses on visual literacy (not just the written word).
 
• are musical because it allows students to embed music and play with the music in language.
 
• are hands-on learners because it requires the creation of unique content that is not limited to pen and paper or word-processing.
 
• are social because it encourages networking and collaboration.