Technology to enhance curriculum & presentation
- 1. Technology to Enhance Curriculum & Instruction Presented Nancy Harris University of Phoenix
- 2. TechnologyIntegration of iPodApps&BrainPOPs ToEnhanceCurriculum&Instruction iPod Apps In the last four years there has been changes in technology, especially in the use of the iPod for integrating this technology into the classroom. The iPod can be creatively used to help students master reading and writing especially for English-language learners. Students can record and listen to readings to improve their skills; while teachers can then mark on worksheets the pace, accuracy, and expression of each student’s reading (Chen 2010). There are many more uses of the iPod in the classroom BrainPops BrainPops is a technology tool that can be used across the curriculum to support educators and engage students. This is a animated resource that came be used in school, at home, and on mobile devices. The content includes movies, quizzes, games, activity pages and covers hundreds of topics. These topics include Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Technology, Art and Music, and Health (BrainPop 2017).
- 3. iPodApps TransformingClassroomPractices The iPod • stimulates and engages students in the learning process • Enhances instruction by making it personal • Can increase achievement and motivation • Differentiate instruction for diverse learners • Accommodates multiple learning styles • Provides anytime and anywhere learning (Stransbury 2009)
- 4. From Theory to Practice In a Media Specialist classroom in Union City, New Jersey (Stransbury 2009) iPods was implemented for the following activities; • Listening to songs for grammar excises that have repeated phrases and patterns and specific types of adjectives and verb • Appropriate subjects that students can discuss after the exercise • Grammar activities such as: grammatical patterns word banks matching Organizing lyrics in strips theme-related activities Open-ended questions spelling and rearranging letters figurative language activities • All activities are tailored for each student’s different skill levels.
- 5. Implementing & Tailoring for Students Needs Advanced to Intermediate Students Sequencing Exercise • Using lyrics line by line and cutting each line into strips and putting the strips in sequential order. Unscrambling Letters • Watching a music video and using a worksheet where some of the lyrics were scrambled Grammar Exercise • Using songs and a fill in the blank worksheet students must use the correct form of the progressive verb (Stransbury 2009)
- 6. Resources Using the iPod for ELL • Songs that relate only to a particular subject area use The Green Book of Songs and Subjects • Receive for iPods or iPhones during Apple’s free music Tuesdays • For grammar, history, geography, and math songs visit Audio Memory (Stransbury 2009)
- 7. Additional Resources Audio Books • Help students to model reading fluency • Allow students to follow along with written text to reinforce written language skills and to listen and learn at their own pace • Visit AudioBook Builder for all tracks transferred into a single audio book track (Stransbury 2009). Belkin Tune Talk This is a tool build especially and attaches to the base Students can record themselves working on oral language skills and practice pronunciation of words Students can use anywher once recorded (Stransbury 2009)
- 8. Lessons & Voice Recorders http://iteslj.org/questions This site provides more that 2,000 conversational questions for ESL students on 33 different topics
- 9. Using the Voice Recorder For the Teacher Record directions for students Read a test for students Archive thematic lesson plans Record questions, study guides & dictate oral exams Analysis on student progress during conferences (Stransbury 2009) For the Student Create a podcast highlighting important information on a field trip Record answer to questions Listen to a study guide (Stransbury 2009)
- 10. Free Educational Applications Dictionaries Free downloadable educational videos Downloadable podcast from other teachers and students (Stransbury 2009)
- 11. BrainPOPs Is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12 These short animated movies offer quizzes and related materials covering the subjects of Science, Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Health, and Art & Music (Word finder n.d.)
- 12. A Sensory Perception Tool “Kids who have deficits in learning generally have a difficult time understanding, so if you add in Brainpop, they’re using several different aspects of sensory perception” (Wordnick n.d.)
- 13. BrainPop’s Audio & Visual Tools • As an educational fee-based website BrainPop uses mostly pictures and graphics that give the learner many different ways to understand the topics being presented • The pictures and graphs are clear, which support and facilitate learning • Vocabulary and terms are displayed for all clips • Closed caption is available for hearing and reading text • Text and audio uses daily conversational style verses formal language • Audio quality is high and easy to hear (Brainpop Web Evaluation n.d.)
- 14. Student Engagement With BrainPOP • Videos and other materials are designed to engage students and assist teachers and home schoolers • All materials are aligned to state education standards • Most videos feature the characters Tim and Moby (Brainpop Web Evaluation n.d.)
- 15. Tim & Moby BrainPop Coaches • The character Tim is human and Moby is his robot friend • Explanations are done in a way to keep the learner interested • Tim helps to guide the learning process and his robot friend Moby provides the funny side to the lesson by acting silly this keeps the learner engaged (Brainpop Web Evaluation n.d.)
- 16. Navigating BrainPop • Brainpop has a search engine that is easy to use • The search engine allows the learner to easily find any topic and sites are divided by subject matter • All the sites have bright colored graphic images that help capture the learners attention (Brainpop Web Evaluation n.d.)
- 17. Lesson Content Various Activities • Activities on lessons just covered such as - Tutorials on all subjects - POPUp Classrooms - Interactive tools such as ‘Make a Movie’ - Vocabulary builders - Graphic Organizers that can be printed - Tracking student activities - Assessments • Lessons can be done online and submitted to the teacher for grading or done online for review (Brainpop Web Evaluation n.d.)
- 18. Where is BrainPOP Used BrainPOP is used in more that 20% of the schools in the United States BrainPOP offers subscriptions for families and homeschoolers BrainPOP is also used in schools in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Israel, France, Spain and several other countries BrainPOP offers videos in local languages that are designed for students in those countries (Word finder n.d.)
- 19. Availability of BrainPOP • You can access BrainPOP by subscription • There are some free content including a movie of the day, several free movies from each topic areas, educator materials including lesson plans and an extensive library of educational games called GameUP • BrainPOP has free smartphone and tablet application (Word finder n.d.)
- 20. BrainPOP for All There are several versions of BrainPOP, which include: • BrainPop.com for older children • BrainPop Jr. for younger children • BrainPop Espanol • BrainPop Francais • BrainPop UK • BrainPop Esl for non-native speakers learning English • BrainPOP Educators, a free site for teachers & parents to post materials and interact • Gameup and My BrainPop, a tool for students and teachers to record learning accomplishments (Word finder n.d.)
- 21. Work Cited BrainPop. (2017, January). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from https://educator.brainpop.com Brainpop Web Evaluation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from www.csulb.ed/~arezaei/ETEC551/web/webreview_GradeC2.pdf Chen, M. (2010, May 17). Technology Intergration: iPod, iListen, iRead. Retrieved March 4, 2017, from http://www.edutopia.org/ipod-technology-improving-reading-skills Stransbury, M. (2009, May 11). IPods Help ESL Students Achieve Success. Retrieved March 4, 2017, from www.ecampusnews.com/uncategorized/ipod-help-esl-students- achieve-success/ What Does Brainpop Mean: Definition of Brainpop Word Finder. (n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from https://findwords.info/term/brainpop Wordnik: Words Brainpop. (n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from http://www.wordnik.com/words/brainpop