Differentiation

Using Technology to
Differentiate Instruction
By: Judy Honaker, ITRT--Washington County Schools

honaker@wcs.k12.va.us
Why try differentiation?
I like this class because theres

something different going on all the
time. My other classes, its like peanut
butter for lunch every single day. This
class, its like my teacher really knows
how to cook. Its like she runs a really
good restaurant with a big menu and
all. -Comment from a course evaluation
pg. 75 The Differentiated Classroom
Honaker Differentiation 2
Differentiate or Lose 2/3
When a teacher tries to teach
something to the entire class at
the same time, chances are, one-
third of the kids already know it;
one-third will get it, and the
remaining third wont. So two-
thirds of the children are wasting
their time.
Lillian Katz
Differentiated Classrooms
have teachers that
differentiate- content, process,
product, and environment
according to a student's
readiness, interest and
learning profile.
http://adifferentplace.org/teachers.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/styles.html
Differentiated Classrooms
Content- what the teacher wants the student to

learn and resources to accomplish the task
Process- activities designed so students use
skills to make sense out of information
Products- demonstration of what students learn
Environment-change lighting, eliminate visual
distractions, use casual seating
Readiness- student's ability level for increased
learning
Learning Profile- how an individual student learns
http://adifferentplace.org/teachers.htm
Differentiated Classrooms--Environment
Instructional Techniques that
Support Differentiation
Initial and On-Going Assessment

PowerPoint Teaching & Playing
Web quests & Web Inquiry
Virtual Field Trips
Inspiration Software & Word
Internet (Hotlists) TrackStar!!!!
Instructional Techniques that
Support Differentiation
Project Based Learning Web Pages
Learning Centers / Stations
Flexible Grouping
Tiered Tasks
Communication
HOTS Movie Maker

Testing Honaker Differentiation 8
Assessment
Assessment
Technologies Available
Learning Access
Online reading and mathematics
assessment tool
www.vantagelearning.com
My Access!
Online writing tool
www.gomyaccess.com
Classroom Wizard
Scantron
www.classroomwizard.com
Assessment
QUIA (http://www.quia.com/pages/judyhonaker.html)
MOODLE- Instructional Resources
(http://moodle.wcs.k12.va.us/course/view.php?id=22)
ON-LINE TEXTBOOKS
PowerPoint Teaching
Metaphor:
A comparison that doesnt
use like or assuch as
Hes a rock or I am an
island.
An implied comparison
between two basically
different things. Does NOT
use the words like or as.
His eyes were
daggers that
cut right
through me.
Differentiated Instruction
Student Book Report Options
Stand up comedy
Written report
Poster
Slide show
PowerPoint presentation
HATCHET
Setting the Stage
You are on a trip to Alaska to visit an old

friend. From Chicago to Anchorage you are
the only passenger in a small, three man
plane. Midway through the flight something
goes wrong--your plane crashes!
Questions for Thought:
You have no idea where youve

crashed. Would you try to walk
your way out? Or would you sit still
and wait for help to come?
Book Report Projects
Break up into groups of 3-4 people

per group. We will spend the rest of
class today and tomorrow
researching and preparing to share
information on your topic with your
classmates.
The Assignment:
Each group will take one of the following
topics. Find as much information as you can
about your topic. The end of the day tomorrow
will be spent presenting your information to the
class. You may use posters or other props as
you need them.
Gary Paulsen, the author
NThe Canadian Mountains
Small, single engine planes
Wilderness Survival
Divorce (statistics, effects on children, etc.)
Where do we start?
Below is an Internet address for a website
containing information about your topic.
There are other sites available. Use this
site as a starting point in your search.
www.garypaulsen.com
Where do we start?
The Canadian Wilderness
Some things that you might want to cover with

this topic include the weather, animals found in
region, how populated is it, and what mountain
ranges are found here. Use these websites as a
starting point in your search.
www.mobot.org/MBGnet/sets/taiga/index.htm
www.mobot.org/MBGnet/sets/taiga/animals/ind
ex.htm Honaker Differentiation 22
Where do we start?
Small Planes
Below is an Internet address of a website

that you may find useful in your search.
Some key words to use in your search
include bush planes, small airplanes, and
single engine airplanes.
www.cessna.textron.com/home.html
Where do we start?
Wilderness Survival
Below are some web sites that may be

useful to you in beginning your search.
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilder
ness/survival/index.html
www.adventuresports.com/asap/product
/mpi/basics.htm
Where do we start?
Divorce
Below is a websites to help you get started in

your search. Some things you may want to
look for are statistics on divorce and its effects
on children.
www.divorcereform.org/stats.html
PowerPoint Games
$300 Question from M-O
A long speech by one character in a

play or story (that everyone is
supposed to hear).
Example: Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and

David Letterman do this on the Late Shows.
$100 Question from M-O
The use of words that sound like

what the mean.
Example: Ping, Ring, Buzz,

Bradley W.
The Teacher
What on Earth is Algebra?
Ms. Honakers Algebra I

44. If the line containing these points is plotted
on a coordinate plane, what should the graph
look like?
Stick a Fork Fahrenheit Im 2 Feet I Stepped in
Why are you
In Me Im Was a Crazy Tall and Have Winnie the
So Heated
Done Guy No Friends Pooh
1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt
2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt
3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt
4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt
5pt 5 pt 5 pt
Honaker Differentiation 5 pt 5 31pt
Web Quests and Web Inquiry
WebQuests
WebQuests
www.bestwebquests.com
http://webquest.sdsu.edu
Essential Elements include
Introduction
Task
Process
Resources
Evaluation
Bernie Dodge Guru
Honaker Differentiation
of the WebQuest
33
WebQuests
http://webquest.org/
WebQuests
A variety of topics available for different grade levels:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
WebQuests
http://www.bestwebquests.com
WebQuests
http://www.bestwebquests.com/bwq/listarea.asp?wqcatid=8&edid=
Ocean Fantasy
http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/ocean/index.htm
Raging Waters
http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/RagingWaters/
Literary Explorer Guides
http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/
A Wrinkle In Time
http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/Wrinkle/index.htm
Web Projects
Track Star
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/
279234, 279661, 279219
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trips
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm
Differentiating by Process
Refers to learning activities that help students

come to understandings and acquire essential
skills and knowledge as outlined by the
curriculum
Technologies available
Kidspiration/Inspiration
Graphic organizer
www.inspiration.com
Graphic organizer
http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration/using_insp
/index.cfm?fuseaction=insp_archive
Differentiating Content
Refers to what we teach skills,
knowledge, and understandings we
want students to learn
Kids Safe Search Engines
http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/users/honaker
/safe_search.html
KidsClick!
Reading level appropriate search engine
www.kidsclick.org
Differentiating Content
Technologies available
United Streaming
Standards-based digital video
library
www.unitedstreaming.com
Using Hyperlinks
to enhance presentations
TEST
Systems of Linear Equations
Using a Graph to Solve
GAME
TEST GAME
How to Use Graphs to Solve Linear Systems

y
Consider the following system:
x y = 1
x + 2y = 5
Using the graph to the right, we can
see that any of these ordered pairs will
make the first equation true since they x
lie on the line. (1 , 2)
We can also see that any of these

points will make the second equation
true.
However, there is ONE coordinate
that makes both true at the same
timeThe point where they intersect makes both equations true at the same time.
How to Use Graphs to Solve Linear Systems
y
Consider the following system:
x y = 1
x + 2y = 5
We must ALWAYS verify that your
coordinates actually satisfy both
equations. x
(1 , 2)
To do this, we substitute the
coordinate (1 , 2) into both
equations.
x y = 1 x + 2y = 5
(1) (2) = 1 3 (1) + 2(2) = Since (1 , 2) makes both equations
1+4=53 true, then (1 , 2) is the solution to the
Honaker Differentiation
system of linear equations. 51
Hyperlink: url
Make a hyperlink to the authors webpage:
Hyperlink: Image
Use insert Hyperlink to link the highlighted text
to an image file:
Hyperlink: Audio/Video
Grouping
Sample Student Projects
Individual & Group Assignments

Bully Busters Lesson Plans
Student Project-Bullying Video
Sample Student Projects
Nolan
All About Me
Plate Tectonics
Bringing the World to You
Paris
Ocean Floor
Examples of Grouping Formats
Whole group instruction

A grouping strategy that is used
to enhance learning when all
students have approximately the
same level of prior knowledge and
no critical differences in learning
style preferences, interests, effort
or motivation.
Cooperative learning groups
A grouping technique in which

learners participate in small teams
on similar tasks. The strategy is
based on social learning theory
which states that increased learning
results when students engage in
discussions and other forms of
verbal interaction.
Flexible, small groups
A grouping strategy that is used to enhance
learning when significant differences exist among
students. Flexible, small, groups of students (2-5)
are formed for short periods of time to address
critical differences in students: interests, learning
style preferences, questions, motivation,
expression style preferences, prior knowledge,
readiness to learn, and learning rate. Group tasks
are different and honor student differences. These
groups can be facilitated by a teacher or students.
They may support collaborative teaching and
learning activities.
Dyads
A grouping strategy in which
students are paired for a variety
of purposes: to share thinking, to
complete a task, to analyze and
reflect on a completed task, or to
check each others work.
Tutoring
A grouping technique in which
the teacher works one-on-one
with a student. It is used to
address unique facets of a
learners prior knowledge,
cognitive, or social and
emotional profile.
Digital Text
& On-Line Editing
What is Digital Text?
Text stored as strings of
characters.
If you can select and change the
font of text on the computer
screen, its digital text
Many books and historical
documents have been converted
to digital format, for access via
computer.
Digital = flexible &versatile
Tale of Two Cities
It was the best of times, it was
the worst of times, it was the age of
wisdom, it was the age of
Tale of Two Cities

It was the best of times, it was
the worst of times, it was the age
of wisdom, it was the age of
Free Digital Text
The Tell-Tale Heart
Dickens
Heidi
Robert Frost
Oliver Twist
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Edgar Allan Poe
Little Women
Rosa Parks
Kidnapped
Star Spangled Banner
The Silver Balloon
Bill of Rights
Dragonwings
The Jungle
First Across the Continent Mary Poppins
How-to find Digital Text
Free Books Online
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
Project Gutenberg
http://promo.net/pg/
University of Virginia's e-Book Library
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ebooklist.html
Benetechs BookShare
Inexpensive books online
Over 12,000 titles
http://www.bookshare.org
The Black Pearl Sarah, Plain and Tall

Johnny Tremain The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Caddie Woodlawn Ribsy
Tuck Everlasting Island of the Blue Dolphins
Strider Old Yeller
Dear Mr. Henshaw Dragonsong
What is Talking Text?
Words on the screen are read by the
computer on command
In some cases, the words need to be
highlighted first
Allows reading of individual words or
phrases
Works with word processors, websites,
and more
Often called text-to-speech
Talking Web Sites
Merriam Webster OnLine
http://www.merriam-webster.com
Online Editing
Teachers and students can give and
receive less-directive feedback
electronically by
Highlighting a problematic passage
Using strikethrough to edit text
Inserting an editors comment in text
Inserting a link to a grammar Web site:
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
Word Features
AutoSummarize
A tool that will:
highlight key sentences or
extract key parts of a document
Why?
Pre-reading for meaning by students that
struggle with comprehension due to
decoding problems or learning disabilities
Post-reading as a way of consolidating
learning
Word Features
AutoSummarize
Word Features
AutoSummarize
Online Editing - highlight
Highlight a section of text a student needs to work on:
Online Editing -- Strikethrough
Online Editing - comment
Online Editing - hyperlink
Wikipedia.org - Free
Encyclopedia
Ways to Differentiate Content
Reading Partners / Reading Buddies
Read/Summarize
Read/Question/Answer
Visual Organizer/Summarizer
Parallel Reading with Teacher Prompt
Flip Books
Split Journals (Double Entry Triple Entry)
Books on Tape
Highlights on Tape
Digests/ Cliff Notes
Notetaking Organizers
Varied Supplementary Materials--texts
Highlighted Texts
Think-Pair-Share/Preview-Midview-Postview
Tomlinson 00
How does differentiation compare to a
traditional classroom?
Traditional Classroom Differentiated Classroom
1. Assessment ongoing, diagnostic
1. Assessment at the end of a unit of and influences instruction
study
2. Variety of instructional strategies
2. Dominance of whole class and arrangements within a
instruction classroom
3. Adopted textbooks the main 3. Multiple types of materials utilized
instructional resource as resources
4. Teacher the main problem solver 4. Students actually engaged in
5. Quantitative focus on solving problems
assignments 5. Qualitative focus to assignments
6. Commercially prepared 6. Students use multiple methods of
worksheets the primary method skill practice
of practicing skills
7. Questions asked by students and
7. Convergent questions dominate teachers, open-ended questions
and single correct answers spark divergent thinking
rewarded
8. Student assessment determines
8. Instruction time predetermined how much time spent on a task or
and relatively fixed for assigned project - flexible
tasks - inflexible
Puzzle
Map Lecture Model
Book List
Diagram Editorial Timeline
Calendar
Sculpture Toy
Painting Coloring Book Article
Discussion Costume Game Diary
Demonstration Placement Research Project Poster
Poem Blueprint TV Show Magazine
Profile Catalogue Song Computer
Chart Dialogue Dictionary Program
Play Newspaper Film Photographs
Dance Scrapbook Collection Terrarium
Campaign Lecture Petition Drive
Trial Teaching
Cassette Questionnaire
Quiz Show Machine Lesson
Flag
Prototype
Banner Scrapbook Book Speech
Brochure Graph Mural Club
Debate Debate Cartoon
Flow Chart Award
Museum Biography
Puppet Show Learning Center Recipe Review
Tour Advertisement Test Invention
Begin Slowly Just Begin!
Low-Prep Differentiation High-Prep Differentiation
Choices of books Tiered activities and labs
Homework options Tiered products
Use of reading buddies Independent studies
Varied journal Prompts Multiple texts
Alternative assessments
Varied pacing with anchor options
Learning contracts
Student-teaching goal setting Multiple-intelligence options
Work alone / together Compacting
Whole-to-part and part-to-whole explorations Spelling by readiness
Flexible seating Entry Points
Varied computer programs Varying organizers
Design-A-Day Lectures coupled with graphic organizers
Varied Supplementary materials Community mentorships
Options for varied modes of expression Interest groups
Tiered centers
Varying scaffolding on same organizer
Interest centers
Lets Make a Deal projects
Personal agendas
Computer mentors Literature Circles
Think-Pair-Share by readiness, interest, learning Stations
profile Complex Instruction
Use of collaboration, independence, and Group Investigation
cooperation Tape-recorded materials
Open-ended activities Teams, Games, and Tournaments
Mini-workshops to reteach or extend skills Choice Boards
Jigsaw Think-Tac-Toe
Negotiated Criteria Simulations
Explorations by interests Problem-Based Learning
Graduated Rubrics
Games to practice mastery of information
Flexible reading formats
Multiple levels of questions Student-centered writing formats
Resources
Tiered Curriculum Project:
http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_c
urriculum/welcome.html
Best Practices: Instructional Strategies and

Techniques
http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/bestpractice
/tiered/process.html
Differentiation: A Hotlist of Websites

http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/rfmslibrarylab/di/differentiat
ed_instruction.htm
Enhance Learning with Technology

http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiati
ng.html
Additional Resources
Project Poster
http://poster.4teachers.org/
Track Star
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
4Teachers
http://www.4teachers.org/
WebQuest Taskonomy
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/tasksi
map/
Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/index.html
Internet Sites
A Different Place Additional
www.adifferentplace.org
The Math Forum Resources
www.mathforum.org
Marco Polo
www.marcopolo-education.org
Books
Cole, R. (2001) More strategies for educating everybody's
children. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Levine, M. (2002) A mind at a time. New York, NY: Simon and
Schuster.
Tomlinson, C. (2001) How to differentiate instruction in mixed-
ability classrooms, 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Tomlinson, C. (2003) Fulfilling the promise of the differentiated
classroom: Strategies and tools for responsive teaching.
Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Tomlinson, C., & Eidson, C. (2003) Differentiation in practice: A
resource guide for differentiating curriculum, grades K-5.
Alexandria,VA: ASCD.
Internet Resources
http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~nrcgt/sem/se
mart08.html
http://eduscapes.com/nature/
http://www.mindtools.com/rdstratg.html
http://www.bertiekingore.com/readingin
struction.htm
http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.a
spx?view=ed&tabindex=0&tabid=1
http://www.everydayspelling.com/spelli
nglist/
http://adifferentplace.org/products.htm
http://www.learningstyles.net/
http://www.creativelearningpress.com/clp/203.html
http://hale.pepperdine.edu/~djpotter/howard_gardne
r__multiple_i.htm
http://www.accelerated-learning.net/multiple.htm
http://partners.mce.be/wbt/mbti/index.htm
http://www.personality-
project.org/perproj/others/heineman/diagn.htm
http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/re
gister.asp?partid=1
http://www.metamath.com/lsweb/dvclearn.htm
http://www.ulc.arizona.edu/assessments.htm
http://www.plsweb.com/resources/kaleidoscope/
http://www.learning-styles-online.com/
WestED Knowledge Brief
Background Info:
Using Flexible Technology

to Meet the Needs of
Diverse Learners:
What Teachers Can Do
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/763/wresources2
http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/users/honaker/

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Using Technology to

By: Judy Honaker, ITRT--Washington County Schools

I like this class because theres

Content- what the teacher wants the student to

Initial and On-Going Assessment

HOTS Movie Maker

You are on a trip to Alaska to visit an old

You have no idea where youve

Break up into groups of 3-4 people

Some things that you might want to cover with

Below is an Internet address of a website

Below are some web sites that may be

Below is a websites to help you get started in

A long speech by one character in a

Example: Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and

The use of words that sound like

Example: Ping, Ring, Buzz,

Ms. Honakers Algebra I

Refers to learning activities that help students

Systems of Linear Equations

Using a Graph to Solve

How to Use Graphs to Solve Linear Systems

We can also see that any of these

Individual & Group Assignments

Whole group instruction

Cooperative learning groups

A grouping technique in which

Tale of Two Cities

The Black Pearl Sarah, Plain and Tall

Best Practices: Instructional Strategies and

Differentiation: A Hotlist of Websites

Enhance Learning with Technology

Using Flexible Technology

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