Week 7

What are Content Exploration Tools use for?Review knowledgeApply knowledgeExplore new knowledge

Various TypesReferenceDrill-and-PracticeTutorialsEducational GamesSimulationsOpen-Ended ToolsIntegrated Learning Systems

ReferencePurpose: Providing information for students.Format: Text, images, animation.Examples:

EncyclopediaAtlasesGrammar toolsDictionariesTeaching Books.net

Indiana Earthquake and Seismic Activityhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/index.php?regionID=14

Drill-and-PracticePurpose: Reinforce concepts. Supplemental

practice and feedback.Format: Presents items for students to

answer. Flash-card. Quiz questions and feedback.

Examples:Multiplication table

Math drill games (click on units overview)Typing programsFlash-card

TutorialsPurpose: Typically, new material. Instruction

with practice and review. Entire instructional sequence.

Format: Content is presented, then evaluate whether content is learned (includes drill-and-practice). Linear or hypermedia.

Examples: Rosetta Stone – Foreign LanguageProcedureHealth EducationCongress for Kids

http://antoine.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/senese/tutorials/sigfig/index.cgi

Educational GamesPurpose: Present and review content.Format: Content is packaged in a sequence

of game rules.Examples:

CivilizationPick-ItQuest AtlantisReader RabbitWhere in the World is Carmen Sandiego?Oregon Trail

Simulations/MicroworldsPurpose: Present models or situation to apply

concepts. Users see impact of actions.Format: Open-ended environments, discovery

learning, learner controls. Laboratory, urban, microworlds, simulation builders. Models physical phenomena and hypothetical situations.

Examples: Flight SimulatorsFrog DissectionMolecules in Motion

Open-Ended ToolsPurpose: Provide opportunities to interact

with content. Tools to help students solve problems.

Format: Tool can be manipulated to accommodate various content areas.

Examples: GPSGeometer SketchpadGoogle EarthGoogle Sketchup

Integrated Learning SystemsPurpose: Documents student progress on

specific learning objectives. Academic and administrative purposes.

Format: Presents content, provides tests, and documents student progress by recording these results.

Examples: Compass Learning - OdysseyPerspective - Pearson

PASS KEYhttp://passkeylearning.com/passkey_demo/passkey.html

Click on picture and then “PASS KEY LESSONS”

SuccessMakerhttp://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4&pageitemid=1&PMDbProgramId=55601&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=6731&PMDbCategoryId=805&level=4&CFID=14397711&CFTOKEN=59630094

Lecture Worksheet #1What tool do you believe works best for your

content area? Explain.

•Reference•Drill-and-Practice•Tutorials•Educational Games•Simulations•Open Ended Learning•Integrated Learning Systems

What would you call me and why?•Reference•Tutorials•Drill-and-Practice•Educational Games•Simulations•Open Ended Learning Tools•Integrated Learning Systems

What would you call me and why?•Reference•Tutorials•Drill-and-Practice•Educational Games•Simulations•Open Ended Learning Tools•Integrated Learning Systems

What would you call me and why?•Reference•Tutorials•Drill-and-Practice•Educational Games•Simulations•Open Ended Learning Tools•Integrated Learning Systems

What would you call me and why?•Reference•Tutorials•Drill-and-Practice•Educational Games•Simulations•Open Ended Learning Tools•Integrated Learning Systems

What would you call me and why?•Reference•Tutorials•Drill-and-Practice•Educational Games•Simulations•Open Ended Learning Tools•Integrated Learning Systems

Using technology to make students relate or understand the Odyssey

G: GoalWhat is the standard or learning goal of the lesson?

Language Arts 9.3.7 Recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language, imagery, allegory (the use of fictional figures and actions to express truths about human experiences), and symbolism (the use of a symbol to represent an idea or theme), and explain their appeal. Example: Analyze and compare figurative language in The

Odyssey. GHW.1.1 Use maps, timelines and/or other graphic

representations to identify and describe the location, distribution and main events in the development of culture hearths* in Asia, Mesoamerica and North Africa.

WH.2.6 Analyze the major events of the wars between the Persians and the Greeks, reasons why the Persians failed to conquer the Greeks, and consequences of the wars for Greek civilization.

What is the problem that specifically needs to be addressed? After reading the Odyssey, students will be able to explain the travels of

Odysseus by retelling the story in their own words using historically accurate evidence.

R: RequirementsWhat do your students need in a resource or

tool? Grouping

Individual or groups Home, classroom, computer lab

Time One hour in computer lab Home Classroom

Resources (environment) Computer lab

20 student computers Classroom

1 Teacher computer Projector Map

Media (students) Images Text

A: AvailabilityWhat resources can you access that might address the

problem? A Story of Epic Proportions: What makes a Poem an Epic

?

Overview of Homer, Odyssey, and Illiad

Images and Text Synthesis - Timline

Wikipedia’s Geography of the Odyssey

Google Earth – Odyssey

United Streaming – Odyssey

The Odyssey Game

WebQuest – Odyssey – create theme park

O Brother Where Art Thou?

Lecture Worksheet #7Decide: Which of the tool you identified should

be used? How should these tools be used? (Provide a brief description of the activity)

Explain decision: How does the tool you chose address…

Effectiveness?

Efficiency?

Enhancement?

Objective?

D: DecideWhich of the tools you identified should be

used? How should these tools be used? (Provide a brief description of the activity)

E: Explain DecisionHow does the tool you chose address…

Efficiency

Effectiveness

Enhancement

Objective