Turning Dreams into Reality:
Using Technology to Address the Needs of All Children
 
Annette Lamb alamb@eduscapes.com
http://eduscapes.com

We all have dreams...

      Our children have dreams too …

Dream Quote - Each dream is unique, like each sunrise, with different feelings, textures, and colors. - Fariba Bogzaran

Our Students

      Gifts, Talents, Challenges, Dreams

Our Parents

      Sports, Test Scores, Careers

            Learning, Potential, Happiness

Technology can help…

Our Technology

      Technology helps develop efficient, effective, & appealing learning experiences to meet individual needs.

      Digital Divide, Learning Styles

Dream Quote - If you don’t have a dream, how can you have a dream come true? - Faye La Pointe

Dream Quote - The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Our Time Together

      The Problem, The Dream, The Key

Dream Quote - Invention requires knowledge, but it is driven by dreams. - Evelyn L. Beilenson

The Problem

      How to design effective learning environments

Traditional Approach

      Read textbook.   Write a report.

      Take a test.          Get a grade.

      Move on…          Learning?

http://www.4freeessays.com/essays/745.shtml

Dream Quote - When it comes to your dreams, don’t take no for an answer. Your wholehearted commitment will attract the support you need. - Oprah Magazine

Be a Dreamer!

      The book hooks             Standards focus

      Activities engage            Assessment checks

“If you want to be an inventor, be a dreamer.”

So You Want To Be An Inventor

Judith St. George & David Small

Inspiration

http://www.velcro.com/ABOUT/history.html

http://members.tripod.com/~earthdude1/zippers/zippers.html

The Complaints

      No time to find resources

      Poor quality resources

            I have to COVER the book!

            How will they do on the test?

http://www.eduscapes.com/42explore/invent.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

 

http://www.howstuffworks.com/zipper.htm

 

Dream Quote - No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day. - Elbert Hubbard

I Do, I Remember!

      Define simple machines

            -take photos & write about

      Design a simple machine

      Build a simple machine

http://education.wichita.edu/twitherspo/lego_wq.html

Report Alternatives

      Old Way, New Way PowerPoint

      WebQuest - Trace an Invention

      Invention Chains

      Who Am I Biography

      Step-by-Step How Do Use It

http://www.rube-goldberg.com/

http://www.anl.gov/OPA/rube/rubeback.html

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/machines/sciber/rube.htm

http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/jtindell/kids/rube/rgmclass.html

Dream Quote - You do not need a sky full of stars to dream on. Find the one that shines for you.- Evelyn L. Beilenson

Differentiated Classrooms

      If everyone

            learned the same…

            answered the same…

            scored the same…

      We’d be   riding carriages, not buses

                        writing on slate, not computers

http://www.ascd.org/pdi/demo/diffinstr/differentiated1.html

Then and Now

      Mount St Helens            Chicago Fire

      City Growth                   Fire Areas

      World Trade Center Towers

      Take a test … OR…

http://www.scschools.org/railroad/index.html

Try It!

      Google search for “then and now”

      Explore examples           Make your own

Colorado:1870-2000, William Henry Jackson & John Fielder

http://www.westcliffepublishers.com/books/history/co1870.htm

http://www.rescue5.com/thenandnow.htm

http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/huegel/hedges/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/thenandnow/

http://www.historylink.org/results.cfm?searchtype=nowandthen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/thenandnow/

Then and Now - Ways of Thinking

      Compare/Contrast

      Critique: Better or Worse

      Speculate: What if?

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/potato/thennow/pei1.asp

Now and Then - Ways to Communicate

      text, audio, video

      charts, graphics, visuals, photographs

http://www.evansmonterey.com/MHS/cards.html

http://www.eoascientific.com/cartography/aaMaps_M1_ThenAndNow_Z.htm

http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/diseases/activities/activity1.htm

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,97502,00.html

http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/femhist/index.shtml

http://www.centralparknyc.org/cp-then-now.html

http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/thennow/thennow.htm

http://www.starkerforests.com/html/comparing.html

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/then-greats.html

http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/then_now.htm

Selecting Sites

      Consider

      Reading Level     Reading Comprehension

      Visuals                 Distractions

http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000192.htm

Then and Now - Across the Curriculum

            math                           science

            social studies             applied arts

            English, reading, & language

http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/kidstuff/depressn/costlist.html

http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/techstuf/settling/thenact.html

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2001/thennow/thennow.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g68/crocsthennow.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/supercroc/

Then and Now - Adapt Ideas

      Start with lessons

      Focus on standards

      Meet individual needs

http://abcnews.go.com/america/home.html

http://abcnews.go.com/america/classroom/

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2254.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/12111/

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/reservation/teacher.html

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/464.html

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/time.html

http://www.davison.k12.mi.us/newdeal/unions.htm

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/1900house/index.html

http://www.teachers-connect.net/TNT/mlp0028.htm

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1040

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/conintro.html

http://muweb.millersville.edu/~edfound/intered/elemplan/reading/house.html

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2233.shtml

http://www.nps.gov/crmo/chap3b.htm

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson044.shtml

Then and Now - Combine

      powerful standard

      quality resources

      meaningful activities

                                    Integrate a WebQuest

http://www.geocities.com/maribelperez86/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/10/oldtales.html

http://www.foshay.k12.ca.us/Curriculum/History/Industrialization/Then%20&%20Now%20Project.html

http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/inprogress/TTQAT/SirPeebs/webshakespear2.html

Then and Now - Involve Students!

      Peer PowerPoint                        Venn Diagram

      Comparison Chart        Future Forecast

      Animation, Video, & Websites!

http://www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/free/newberg.html

http://www.nwrel.org/teachlewisandclark/free/intro.html

http://www.msad33.org/drlev/grade2/Schoolthennow.htm

Now and Then

      Wildlife                            Pollution

      Impact of a book                        Favorite TV stars

Alternatives

      Here vs There

            Local vs National     Rural vs Urban

            Young vs Elderly

http://www.epals.com/projects/thewayweare/

Dream Quote - Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams die. Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. - Langston Hughes

The Dream

      Bring Learning Alive for All

Dream Quote - We must be the change we wish to see in the world. - Gandhi

A Dozen Different Ways

      Focus                                Tool

      Material                           Combination

      Technique                        Method

      Resource                          Expression

      Approach                        Experience

      Perspective                      Intelligence

Dream Quote - A dreamer - you know - it’s a mind that looks over the edge of things. - Mary O’Hara

Tree-ear, a Dreamer

      Tree-ear, 1300s Korea

      Works for Potter

      Orphan, not a Son

      Meaningful Work

      Honesty and Honor

      Obstacles     The Single Shard, Linda Sue Park

A Different Focus

      Bring Books Alive…

            Audio Version          Photographs

            Maps                          Real Objects

                                                pots, baskets, rice

http://www.kcaf.or.kr/trart/e1-28.htm

http://eduscapes.com/ladders/

http://eduscapes.com/newbery/02a.htm

http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/singleshard.html

http://school.discovery.com/quizzes3/lspark/shardquiz.html

A Different Tool

      No pottery wheel, do by hand.

      Tool Problem, Solution

            Handwriting —> keyboarding

            Visualizing —> Inspiration

            Logging —> PDA & Camera

http://www.jhpottery.com/tutorial/center.htm

Kidspiration

Timeliner

Tom Snyder - Timeliner 5.0 - $79

http://tomsnyder.com/products/productdetail.asp?PS=TIMV50

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic73.htm

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic91.htm

Think Different

A Different Material

      Clay textures, try others

      Material Problem, Solution

            Bored —> video, animation

            Empathy —> experiences

            Reading —> materials at level

http://houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/authordetail.cfm?authorID=1964

http://www.lindasuepark.com/

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/auth-illLindaSuePark.htm

http://www.geocities.com/juliadurango/btbpark.html

http://www.moveoangelus.com/Vol_I_Issue_2/Poets_in_Print49.htm

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0307/p21s02-bogn.html

http://eduscapes.com/nature/

A Different Combination

      Dense clay, fine clay

      Combination Problem, Solution

            Memorize —> mnemonics

            Science Terms —> charts

            Reading —> visual connectors

http://imperial.park.org/Korea/Pavilions/PublicPavilions/KoreaImage/e-information/life/tradi-03.html

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic20.htm

http://www.sfskids.org/index.asp?pageid=1

A Different Technique

      Quick/Clumsy, Time/Quality

      Quality Problem, Solution

            Math —> real-world examples

            Literature —> authentic email

            Writing —> real audiences

                        Real World Math - Roof Tile

http:// www.kcaf.or.kr/trart/e1-31.htm

http://www.vhr-roof-tile.com/

12 Century Korea     Modern American

http://www.koreainfogate.com/beautykorea/traditional/earth.asp?title=Choma&src=23

http://www.oswego.org/staff/bmercier/koreaquest/index.htm

http://ntmain.utb.edu/pparson/WebQuests/AlmaCastilleja/discovering__korea.htm

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/insects/

A Different Method

      Boring pots, seek interest

      Method Problem, Solution

            Discussion —> global forums

            Problem Sets —> challenges

            Lecture —> active questioning

http://www.ware4u.com/pottery/potteryindex.htm

http://www.ware4u.com/pottery/celadon/celadon.htm

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/stellar/index.htm

http://adflip.com

A Different Resource

      Not a son, but a hard worker

      Resource Problem, Solution

            1 book —> literature circles

            1 text —> many articles

            1 test —> many assessments

 

So Far from the Bamboo Grove,

      Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Jean Fritz

SeeSaw Girl, Linda Sue Parks

When My Name Was Keoko, Linda Sue Parks

A Step From Heaven, An Na

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/korean.htm

http://eduscapes.com/ladders/themes

http://eduscapes.com/ladders/themes/under.htm

http://www.ushistory.com/railr.htm

On An Underground Railroad

Sound Companion 2, FTC Publishing Group - $59

A Different Expression

      Few words, hard work instead

      Expression Problem, Solution

            Poster —> oral description

            Email —> defend three points

            Map —> audio PowerPoint

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/korea.html

http://eduscapes.com/42explore/maps.htm

http://www.spaceimaging.com/newsroom/fires_2002.htm

A Different Approach

      A whole pot, a single shard     

      Approach Problem, Solution

            Civil War —> specific battles

            Math —> write about problems

            Topics —> meaningful

Project Focus

      Start with 42eXplore index - 200+ topics

      Build your own assignment

http://eduscapes.com/42explore/

http://eduscapes.com/42explore/pottery.htm

42eXplore

      Background

      4 good starting sites

      Activity ideas & webquests

      Site by kids, for kids

      Related sites & lessons

      Vocabulary ideas & links

http://eduscapes.com/42explore/number.htm

A Different Experience

      An apprentice, an observer

      Experience Problem, Solution

            Dissection —> simulation

            Speakers —> virtual visitors

            Museums —> virtual trip

http://www.museum.go.kr/eng/index.html

http://www.mct.go.kr/e_mct/index.html

http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/index.htm

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic35.htm

http://www.mbayaq.org/

A Different Perspective

      Disabled, storyteller

      Perspective Problem, Solution

            Debate —> PowerPoint debate

            Lumber —> online interviews

            Culture —> online stories

http://park.org/Guests/Tampines/story2.shtml

http://story.lg.co.kr:3000/

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic93.htm

http://www.bartleby.com/

Biography of a…

      Theory                 Formula

      Idea                      Movement

      PowerPoint         Word or Website

      Video

E=MC 2 - A Biography of The World’s

Most Famous Equation, Bodanis, David

Different Intelligence

      Poor leg, good storyteller

      Intelligence Problem, Solution

            Visuals —> written directions

            Oral —> threaded discussion

            Text —> audio book

Auditory Learners

      Audio ebooks     Book on tape

      Peer reading       Read aloud

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/subjects/audio/audio.asp?userid=57QDBVJ7E1

http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp

Dream Quote - If one advances in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.  - Henry David Thoreau

The Key

      Address Individual Differences

      Address the Dreams

            Not “dumbing down”

            Not “making it easy”

                        Meet students where they are

Dream Quote - All the darkness of the world cannot put out the light of one small candle. -Anonymous

Address the Dream

      Standard              Concepts

      Readability          Examples

      Meaningful, Varied Activities

      Worthwhile Assessment

The Keys

      Knowledge                     Comprehension

      Application                      Analysis

      Synthesis                         Evaluation    

Dream Quote - I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - that myth is more potent than history. I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts. - Robert Fulghum

http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/

http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/foldedtable.html

http://www.quia.com/tq/111124.html

http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/pertab.html

http://edu4kids.com/chem/

Dream Quote - Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the action stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. - Anais Nin

Different Test Scores Mean…

      Different needs, remediation, challenges

            One size does not fit all!

Dream Quote - Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so. - Belva Davis

http://eduscapes.com/

http://eduscapes.com/tap/

Dream Quote - If your dream is a big dream, and if you want your life to work on the high level that you say you do, there’s no way around doing the work it takes to get you there.  - Joyce Chapman

Dreams

      Mountains           Hiking           

      Reading               Creating                   

      Traveling             Teaching & Learning

Turn Dreams into Reality

      Problem   The learning environment

      Dream      Bring learning alive for all 

      Key           Address individual differences

Dream Quote - It is difficult to say what is impossible,  for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

                                    - Robert H. Goddard

Invest in Learning

Dream Quote - The moment of enlightenment is when a person’s dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities. -Vic Braden


Created by Annette Lamb, 10/1/02.