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Tech Tools and Differentiation

Different tech tools allow differentiation because it involves student engagement. There are a variety of different tools to teach kids that get them engaged with what they are learning, and can help the low students, the average students, and the high students.

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Padlet provides a resource to all students to let them be creative in their assignment. They all have the basic concept, but the students can create what they want to on Padlet. This is a good form of differentiation because students don't have to complete a worksheet or do the same thing as someone else in the class.

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iMovie is a great tool for differentiation. iMovie is specifically on iPads or other Apple products, but there are other resources on other brands of technology that do the same thing. iMovie allows the student to record to explain their thinking and do different projects. This is helpful, especially if the student struggles to read or write, they can explain their thinking through recordings.

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Totalcaption is a really helpful tool especially for students who have hearing disabilities. This resource transcribes what is being said, so they can read it as it is being said. This tool can also be used to translate languages for ELL students.

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Learning Processes and Differentiation

Learning processes can be enhanced and differentiated by many different tech tools. By using these tech tools, students can pace themselves, learn based on their strengths, and learn through the way they want to. Every student processes the content differently, so using technology is a great way to ensure students get the most out of what they are learning.

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Jamboard is a great tool for students to express themselves. It is like a sticky note, but electronically. Students can add many different sticky notes, so it makes it easier for them to process what they are thinking. They can also see what other people are writing which could spark thoughts for them as they are thinking and they could begin to process the content differently.

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Edpuzzle uses videos to make it into a lesson. The teacher can add questions into the video in order to assess if the students are listening and engaged with the video. They are also able to rewind the video and listen again if they need to as they are watching. You can add multiple choice questions, true and false questions, short answer questions, etc. This resource is good for students so they can pace themselves as they are processing their learning.

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Loom is the perfect tool to talk through their thoughts while also sharing their screen if they need to. A lot of professors and high school teachers use this tool, but second graders could use this as well. For example, if a student made a slideshow and wants to talk through it as a way of explaining it, they can share their screen so the person watching it can see the screen and hear them talk through their thoughts as well.

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Technology Products and Differentiation

Having a variety of different assessments is important to the learning of all students. Formative are used multiple times a day, but should be given in many different forms. Having an exit ticket every day for the students as their formative assessment will not allow the students to show their learning to the best of their ability. Having that activity every once in a while is good, but there needs to be a variety of other activities for other diverse learners.

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Google Forms is a technological tool that can be used as an exit ticket. This tool could be used to ask multiple choice questions, true and false questions, short answer questions and more. This is a quick resource for a formative assessment at the end of a lesson.

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Secretive is a resource that can give the teacher feedback immediately. These formative assessments can be use in the middle of a lesson for a check for understanding, at the end, or for homework. The teacher can also send out different questions for different groups of students who may need to focus on different parts of the lesson than others.

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Quizlet Live is a fun way to get a formative assessment from a lesson. This is also a good review activity to do before a summative assessment. The teacher can see who is confident in their abilities when they are working with their groups and which students need more help with the content that is in the questions. This gives the students a fun way to test their knowledge about the unit.

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Gamification and Differentiation

Gamification is an essential part to teaching. I have not met a student who doesn't like a little bit of competition, especially when it comes to learning. Educational games keep the students engaged and allows them to have fun while they are learning. As a student now, learning through games in classes is much more fun than sitting through a whole lesson of direct instruction.

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Kahoot is a popular game that kids love. They compete against each other through multiple choice questions. This game gives points through getting questions correct and also the speed of the answer that they give. They get more points for being correct, so it is better for the students to take their time when answering the questions.

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Blooket is a fun game for students to play. It is similar to Kahoot, but in this game you can play different game modes and instead of points you can get money or other things. You can also get different power-ups such as reducing other people's money or messing up the rest of the classes screens, and more. This is a fun way to review concepts, but the winner isn't always the fastest or most correct. There is a component of luck in this game.

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Prodigy is a website that has math and English games for kids. These are educational games that they can play for fun. This resource can be good for when students get done with their other work early or if they have indoor recess. Games like these just seem like they are playing video games, but they are actually learning different skills when they are playing the games on this website.