https://padlet.com/natashaclemons1/f1iiwgkcpc1 563: Assignment 4.1 en-us 2019-11-07 13:00:03 UTC 2019-12-06 18:38:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png natashaclemons1 https://padlet.com/natashaclemons1/f1iiwgkcpc1/wish/408086898 The strategy involves getting students to examine and consider similarities and differences through processes like comparing, classifying, creating metaphors, and creating analogies.  ]]> 2019-11-07 14:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/natashaclemons1/f1iiwgkcpc1/wish/408086898 natashaclemons1 https://padlet.com/natashaclemons1/f1iiwgkcpc1/wish/408088000

Sentence stem comparisons 

• it is recommend using the following sentence stems when initially introducing the concept of similarities and differences: 
  • _____ and ______ are similar because they both _______
  • ______ and _______ are different because _____ is ____, but ______ is ________. 

Metaphor Generation Chart 

• Helps students with the process of making abstract connections between elements that are seemingly unfamiliar. The column headers are element 1, abstract characteristics, and element 2.  In the element columns characteristics of the things being compared.  In the common abstract characteristic column is the metaphor they can work independently or collaboratively to create between the two elements.  

Venn diagrams 

• Type of graphic organizer where two or three circles that partially overlap.  It visually represents the similarities and differences between elements.  Students place similarities in the areas where the circles overlap and characteristic that make each element different in areas where the circles do not overlap. Similarities are 

Comparison matrices 

• The student or the teacher can choose the items to be compared, these are the column headers.  The rows are the general characteristics to be compared among the items.  Students fill in the general characteristics of each element and move through the process of identifying similarities and differences between the items.  

Sentence stem analogies 

• A tool for guiding students through the, at times, cognitively challenging task of creating analogies.  The sentence stems can be as simple as one missing element or with as many as two missing elements.  

Visual analogies 

• Students use pictures to show their understanding of the relationship that connects two elements.  Students can use the images to construct or deconstruct analogies that have been provided to them or that they create on their own.  

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Google Slides- You can create drag and drop activities for classifying at the simplest levels. Teachers can create the categories and textboxes or even shapes with the categories that they would like students to classify elements into. Then teachers and add textbooks and even the shapes that students will drag and drop into the categories. One good tip is to color code pieces and to giving students feedback in real-time a lot easier. To scaffold and gradually release responsibility the teacher can allow students to create their own headers and type characteristics that they come up within the textbooks. 

Wordle -app for creating word clouds that represent weighted patterns of text usage. This allows students to clearly see 

Google Draw: Mind maps are easily created using the features of Google Draw.  Students can select shapes and lines to construct their mind maps.  Students can also collaborate on one mind map.  The size of the canvas can be altered as well to make mind maps of larger sets of material.  Students can also use Google draw to add lines and illustrations to their visual analogies.

Google Docs: Within Google Docs is a feature called "Explore" it isolates keywords in the text and pulls up related images. Students can use this feature to find images that help them construct their visual representations.

]]> 2019-11-07 14:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/natashaclemons1/f1iiwgkcpc1/wish/408089042 natashaclemons1 https://padlet.com/natashaclemons1/f1iiwgkcpc1/wish/408089789 Scaffolding responsibility:  When students first begin examining similarities and differences they can do so with teacher created categories or using diagrams, charts headings, and webs that are given my the teacher. However, as students gain more experience with the process they should released to come up with their own categories, chart headers, webs, and even elements to compare.  

Collaboration: Many of the exercises do not have a right or wrong answer. Allowing students to collaborate and share their thinking. There are so many experiences that students can bring in, especially when creating metaphors and analogies. Allow students can reinforce and solidify the content for the students.

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