Introduction
| Technology Integration for Teachers |
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Language Arts and Writing Across the Curriculum
Featured Sites
Recipes to Writing - Tools to Help Students Become Better Writers via kwout
Student Interactives - ReadWriteThink via kwout
Pinky Dinky Doo - Podcasts via kwout
WatchKnow - Videos for kids to learn from. Organized. via kwout
Literature Study Guides, Teacher Resources via kwout
Lightning Bug via kwout
Elements of Language: Model Bank Home via kwout
Reading Comprehension Skills
Comprehension Skill - Summarizing
"Get the Gist" lesson plan from Read-Write-Think
"Create a Magazine Cover" lesson plan from Read-Write-Think
Student Interactives from Read-Write-Think
Fact Fragment Frenzy from Read-Write-Think - one example of student interactive, includes a demo
Summarizing Lesson Plan from BBC Skillwise
Make Beliefs Comix - use with students to create a comic strip to summarize a story or article
Quia Interactive Find the Main Idea
Welcome to the Journalist Desk - old, out of service website but still operational includes short passages with the opportunity for students to pick the main idea
TV411 Summarize as you read interactive activity
TV311 Summarizing as you read lesson
General
Free-Reading - high quality, open source reading program for grades K-3
Literactive
Into the Book - K-4, with rich activities, video reinforcement
AdLit.org - "AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers."
News Flash Five from PBS - An interactive news site with animated broadcasts and interactive activities are designed to provide users the means to understand how current events relate to and can affect their lives. Stories read aloud and comprehension activities
Reading Rockets
Dig It - Making Predictions
Lexipedia - Visual dictionary and thesaurus
Graphic Organizers for Pre-writing and Reading Comprehension
Houghton Miflfin Resources grade 3-5
Houghton Mifflin Resources grades 6-8
Education Place Graphic Organizers
Writing
Read Write Think - lesson plans, student materials are interactive activities
OneStopEnglish - "packed with resources for English teachers. All materials are written and edited by our expert team of teachers and authors and are organized into core subject areas such as Skills, Grammar and Vocabulary, Business and ESP, Exams and Young Learners, so you’ll always find what you’re looking for."
Writing Fun - all kinds of writing, student fills out the graphic organizer
Thesis Builder - interactive website that walks the student through writing a strong these statement and developing an outline*
Read Write Think Word Matrix - This is a great activity to explore word choice. This lesson plan can be found here.
Web English Teacher
Online Writing Lab Handouts - rich resource with writing lessons and online handouts covering writing, research, and grammar, generally for high school or college. Look carefully at the process to adapt to middle school students.
Lightning Bug - site created by a teacher in Australia that helps students through the process of writing a story, check out the teacher resources page
Poetry
Poetry Forms
The Academy of American Poets
oldpoets.com
Children's Poetry Archive
Read Write Think Word Matrix - This is a great activity to explore word choice. This lesson plan can be found here.
Literature
Folger Shakespeare Library
Lesson Plan Archive - Shakespeare
Schmoop Literature Study Guides
Practice Grammar
Guide to Grammar and Writing Quiz List - Capital Community College
Grammar Ninja
Grammar Gorillas
Houghton Mifflin English
Power Proofreading
Big Dog Grammar - Lessons and Quizzes at the end of the lesson
On line Quizzes (City University of Hong Kong)
Online Writing Lab (OWL) Interactive Quizzes
Purdue OWL Grammar Exercises
Interactive Exercises (Chomp Chomp)
Self Study – English grammar (a4esl.org)
English – Skillwise (BBC)
Study Zone Grammar
Grammar Practice Park
Review Parts of Speech
They’re, their, and there
British Council Grammar Games
Verb Tenses Explained with Cartoons
6 + 1 Traits Writing Resources
Regional Educational Laboratory Lesson Plans - This is the "official" 6 Traits site. This link is for the lesson plans organized by trait.
Scoring Guides - Rubrics
Writing Prompts
OWL (Online Writing Lab) - Great resource for lower grades! This is a great site that was developed by teachers to help their students
An "unofficial" site for teachers using 6 traits This site is a couple of years old, but has some good ideas
The Writing Fix - This is a cool website, although it's hard to navigate. Worth a look because of the interactive activities.
Read Write Think Word Matrix - This is a great activity to explore word choice. This lesson plan can be found here.
A Method for Grading Essays in Any Course
Write Source Student Models
Interactive Six Trait Writing Process - "The descriptors, rubrics and examples have been standard fare in many classrooms for years, but this site allows students to rate pieces of writing and make immediate comparisons with the ratings given by English teachers. "
6 Traits of Writing - Free PowerPoint Presentations
Practice Scoring - Interactive website that allows the user to view and score a sample essay. May be useful as a model in whole class instruction
The Traits - scoring practice
Graphic Organizers
Houghton Miflfin Resources grade 3-5
Houghton Mifflin Resources grades 6-8
Education Place Graphic Organizers
Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
Write Design Graphic Organizers
Education Oasis
Teacher Vision Printables
Resources for Writing Biographies
Meet Amazing Americans
Infoplease/People
Fact Monster
Biography.com
PBS - Biographies
Academy of Achievement
Women
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Women in Chemistry
Yahoo Kids - Biographies - History
Inventors Hall of Fame
Multimedia Biographies
Who2?
Time Magazine’s top 100 people
American Writers
Nobel Prize
Gale Cengage Learning- Women's History Month
Places to Find Quotation
Quoteland
Barteby
Quotations Page
Brainyquote
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Task
Technology and Multiple Intelligences
What are the multiple intelligences?
What do they have to do with technology?
How can I incorporate these ideas into teaching and learning?
In his 1983 book called Frames of Mind, Howard Gardner of Harvard University identified seven intelligences we all possess. Because our understanding of the brain and human behavior is constantly changing, the number of intelligences is expanding. Two to three new intelligences had been added recently. Gardner claims that we all have all the intelligences, but that no two people are exactly alike.
Read Concept to Classroom: Multiple Intelligences.This web project answers a series of common questions about Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences.
Go to Project Zero to learn more about Howard Gardner's projects at Harvard. Then learn more about Howard Gardner. For some insights into the way the theory has evolved, read his PDF article titled Multiple Intelligences after Twenty Years.
Originally, Gardner developed the list as a theoretical model about the psychology of the mind, rather than a practical way to address individual differences. However, by understanding a student's strengths and weaknesses in each intelligence, we can help students become more successful. He also notes that integrating multiple intelligences into the classroom involves changing our idea about teaching and learning. It requires addressing individual differences and providing a range of activities and experiences to facilitate learning.
Technology can be used to facilitate learning in each intelligence area. There is no "right way" to integrate intelligences or technology into the classroom. The key is to provide the most effective learning environment for students.
Read The Key Learning Community: Cultivating "Multiple Intelligences" from Edutopia. Watch the Quicktime videos. You'll need a QuickTime player to view videos.
Currently, Howard Gardner has identified nine intelligences. Click on each intelligence below to learn more about it and technology tools that support classroom activities (Teacher Tap Pages.
- Verbal-Linguistic
- Logical/Mathematical
- Visual/Spatial
- Bodily/Kinesthetic
- Musical/Rhythmic
- Intrapersonal
- Interpersonal
- Naturalist
- Existentialist
Multiple Intelligence
If you'd like to learn more about Multiple Intelligence, use the following resources.
Creating 'Windows into Learner's Minds': Multiple Intelligences and Portfolios - This article highlights a new book and provides some examples.
Project Zero - About Howard Gardner - This page provides basic information about Howard Gardner and his ideas
M.I. Smart! Program - This is the best place to start your exploration of Multiple Intelligences. It contains a great overview, links to each intelligence, a MI Diagram and Links to Multiple Intelligence articles.
Multiple Intelligences - This single page site provides an overview of each intelligence and examples for teachers and parents.
Multiple Intelligences: A Theory for Everyone - This Education World page provides an overview of Multiple Intelligences.
Multiple Intelligences: It's Not How Smart You Are, It's How You're Smart! - Another Education World Article:
NEA Today Interview with Howard Gardner - This interview provides a nice overview of the model and the perspectives of Howard Gardner.
Research Results of a Multiple Intelligences Classroom by Bruce Campbell (link removed as it has been taken over by spammers) - This short article provides an overview of research in multiple intelligences in the classroom.
Some MI Links - This page provides some great links.
Tapped Into Multiple Intelligences - This online workshop takes you through descriptions, examples, and discussion.
Use All Your Smarts: Multiple Intelligences for Diverse Library Learners - This website by Katherine Holmes of Lesley University Library explores how to use multiple intelligences to address diverse needs.
Technology and Multiple Intelligences
Activity Chart - Explore this Multiple Intelligences activity chart.
Do Technology Based Lessons Meet the Needs of Student Learning Styles? - This article focuses on learning styles, technology, and lesson planning.
How Technology Enhances Howard Gardner's Eight Intelligences - This article focuses on each intelligence and provide technology ideas.
Match Multiple Intelligences with Technology - This page was designed for a workshop in matching multiple intelligences with technology.
Multimedia and Multiple Intelligences - In this excellent 1996 article, Shirley Veenema and Howard Gardner describe the potential of technology and multiple intelligences.
Multiple Intelligences Activities - Lesson plans with lots of ideas.
Multiple Intelligences and Technology - Find ways to link technology and multiple intelligences
Multiple Intelligences and Technology - This online article focuses on the theory behind multiple intelligences and technology.
Science, Multimedia, & Multiple Intelligences - This page defines multimedia and multiple intelligences and gives examples of these in the classroom.
Using Multiple Intelligences in Project-based Learning - This website provides checklists, ideas, and assessments related to multiple intelligences and project-based learning.
Student Projects and Lessons Based on Multiple Intelligences Ideas
A Journey through the Rainforest - Explore this elementary project about the rainforest that incorporates aspects of multiple intelligences.
Best Practices of Technology Integration - This Michigan project contains wonderful, technology-rich lessons for all grade levels.
Harvard Project Zero - This Harvard University Project focuses on understanding learning and specifically multiple intelligences. The research project section contains links to information about to past and present research projects.
Multiple Intelligences by Lesson - This website provides great examples of combining multiple intelligences and technology into meaningful lessons.
Project SUMIT (Schools Using Multiple Intelligence Theory) - This website documents how schools are using multiple intelligence theory.
Utilizing Technology to Address the Multiple Intelligences - This project was done by teacher education students to demonstrate how multiple intelligences and technology could be integrated into the a project on the Civil War.
Multiple Intelligences Surveys
Build A Project
Select a topic and brainstorm outcomes and technology-rich activities that fit all the intelligences.
| Verbal-Linguistic | Logical/Mathematical | Visual/Spatial | Bodily/Kinesthetic | Musical/Rhythmic | Intrapersonal | Interpersonal | Naturalist | Existentialist |
| Technology Integration for Teachers |
|
Language Arts and Writing Across the Curriculum
Featured Sites
Recipes to Writing - Tools to Help Students Become Better Writers via kwout
Student Interactives - ReadWriteThink via kwout
Pinky Dinky Doo - Podcasts via kwout
WatchKnow - Videos for kids to learn from. Organized. via kwout
Literature Study Guides, Teacher Resources via kwout
Lightning Bug via kwout
Elements of Language: Model Bank Home via kwout
Reading Comprehension Skills
Comprehension Skill - Summarizing
"Get the Gist" lesson plan from Read-Write-Think
"Create a Magazine Cover" lesson plan from Read-Write-Think
Student Interactives from Read-Write-Think
Fact Fragment Frenzy from Read-Write-Think - one example of student interactive, includes a demo
Summarizing Lesson Plan from BBC Skillwise
Make Beliefs Comix - use with students to create a comic strip to summarize a story or article
Quia Interactive Find the Main Idea
Welcome to the Journalist Desk - old, out of service website but still operational includes short passages with the opportunity for students to pick the main idea
TV411 Summarize as you read interactive activity
TV311 Summarizing as you read lesson
General
Free-Reading - high quality, open source reading program for grades K-3
Literactive
Into the Book - K-4, with rich activities, video reinforcement
AdLit.org - "AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers."
News Flash Five from PBS - An interactive news site with animated broadcasts and interactive activities are designed to provide users the means to understand how current events relate to and can affect their lives. Stories read aloud and comprehension activities
Reading Rockets
Dig It - Making Predictions
Lexipedia - Visual dictionary and thesaurus
Graphic Organizers for Pre-writing and Reading Comprehension
Houghton Miflfin Resources grade 3-5
Houghton Mifflin Resources grades 6-8
Education Place Graphic Organizers
Writing
Read Write Think - lesson plans, student materials are interactive activities
OneStopEnglish - "packed with resources for English teachers. All materials are written and edited by our expert team of teachers and authors and are organized into core subject areas such as Skills, Grammar and Vocabulary, Business and ESP, Exams and Young Learners, so you’ll always find what you’re looking for."
Writing Fun - all kinds of writing, student fills out the graphic organizer
Thesis Builder - interactive website that walks the student through writing a strong these statement and developing an outline*
Read Write Think Word Matrix - This is a great activity to explore word choice. This lesson plan can be found here.
Web English Teacher
Online Writing Lab Handouts - rich resource with writing lessons and online handouts covering writing, research, and grammar, generally for high school or college. Look carefully at the process to adapt to middle school students.
Lightning Bug - site created by a teacher in Australia that helps students through the process of writing a story, check out the teacher resources page
Poetry
Poetry Forms
The Academy of American Poets
oldpoets.com
Children's Poetry Archive
Read Write Think Word Matrix - This is a great activity to explore word choice. This lesson plan can be found here.
Literature
Folger Shakespeare Library
Lesson Plan Archive - Shakespeare
Schmoop Literature Study Guides
Practice Grammar
Guide to Grammar and Writing Quiz List - Capital Community College
Grammar Ninja
Grammar Gorillas
Houghton Mifflin English
Power Proofreading
Big Dog Grammar - Lessons and Quizzes at the end of the lesson
On line Quizzes (City University of Hong Kong)
Online Writing Lab (OWL) Interactive Quizzes
Purdue OWL Grammar Exercises
Interactive Exercises (Chomp Chomp)
Self Study – English grammar (a4esl.org)
English – Skillwise (BBC)
Study Zone Grammar
Grammar Practice Park
Review Parts of Speech
They’re, their, and there
British Council Grammar Games
Verb Tenses Explained with Cartoons
6 + 1 Traits Writing Resources
Regional Educational Laboratory Lesson Plans - This is the "official" 6 Traits site. This link is for the lesson plans organized by trait.
Scoring Guides - Rubrics
Writing Prompts
OWL (Online Writing Lab) - Great resource for lower grades! This is a great site that was developed by teachers to help their students
An "unofficial" site for teachers using 6 traits This site is a couple of years old, but has some good ideas
The Writing Fix - This is a cool website, although it's hard to navigate. Worth a look because of the interactive activities.
Read Write Think Word Matrix - This is a great activity to explore word choice. This lesson plan can be found here.
A Method for Grading Essays in Any Course
Write Source Student Models
Interactive Six Trait Writing Process - "The descriptors, rubrics and examples have been standard fare in many classrooms for years, but this site allows students to rate pieces of writing and make immediate comparisons with the ratings given by English teachers. "
6 Traits of Writing - Free PowerPoint Presentations
Practice Scoring - Interactive website that allows the user to view and score a sample essay. May be useful as a model in whole class instruction
The Traits - scoring practice
Graphic Organizers
Houghton Miflfin Resources grade 3-5
Houghton Mifflin Resources grades 6-8
Education Place Graphic Organizers
Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
Write Design Graphic Organizers
Education Oasis
Teacher Vision Printables
Resources for Writing Biographies
Meet Amazing Americans
Infoplease/People
Fact Monster
Biography.com
PBS - Biographies
Academy of Achievement
Women
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Women in Chemistry
Yahoo Kids - Biographies - History
Inventors Hall of Fame
Multimedia Biographies
Who2?
Time Magazine’s top 100 people
American Writers
Nobel Prize
Gale Cengage Learning- Women's History Month
Places to Find Quotation
Quoteland
Barteby
Quotations Page
Brainyquote
Create a free website with