having students type their work instead of handwriting it
using online quizzes and programs instead of pen and paper
uploading a worksheet in PDF for student access, as opposed to photocopying
using a digital interactive whiteboard as opposed to a traditional whiteboard and saving the results as a document.
Note: Using different methods doesn't affect how you learn or what you learn. Before using technology, think about what you and your students will get from it. If it just makes things difficult without any real benefits, stick to using pen and paper.
Other Examples:
Google Slideshows to present information
Students answer questions in a Google Doc instead of on paper
Exit tickets in Google Forms
Students give more informative and engaging oral presentations accompanied by a PowerPoint or Prezi containing multimedia elements.
Students use the internet to independently research a topic, as opposed to relying on teacher input.
Students use an EdTech program that gamifies curriculum content for student engagement and allows students to track progress in an accessible way.
Teacher instruction is supplemented with a video that clarifies a particularly hard to explain concept.
Other Examples:
Students doing research online as opposed to relying just on teacher input
Students typing their essays online using a Word Doc
Students produce podcasts summarizing a topic, which can then be accessed by other students as a revision resource.
Students create an informative video presentation in place of a standard oral presentation. They can use their voice alongside a broader variety of creative multimodal components.
Students use a technological tool that makes an abstract concept visible in a hands-on, responsive way (e.g. voyaging on Google Earth to better understand measurement and geography).
Other Examples:
Using Google Docs to collaborate on a project/essay
Adding feedback, suggesting edits, or working on it simultaneously
Students using Padlet to create a resource together
connecting your students with other people around the world as part of the learning journey
having students publish their work online where it can be viewed by peers and the broader community
recording students as they deliver a presentation or practice a physical skill, then using this recording to prompt student reflection
experimenting with tasks that use extensive multimodal elements (e.g. producing documentaries or short films, webpages, print documents with creative layouts).
Note: Redefining doesn't mean it has to be super fancy tech. It happens when technology is used well to create new opportunities for learning. For example, in an English class, it could mean learning to evaluate online information during internet research. In math, it might be looking at cool visuals of data and feeling inspired to make your own.
Other Examples:
PenPals with other schools around the world
Creating a website that is public for others to view
Teachers and students can create their original documents into audiobooks, videos, and comic strips while collaborating with others around the world
Ask yourself:
What am I hoping to achieve by using this technology?
How will it make a difference to my students’ learning?
Why is it preferable to not using technology?
How equipped are my students and I to use this technology?
How much time do I have to invest in making it work?
If you are not sure where to begin, just book a time with me and we can chat!
Original Task: Group discussion using a traditional whiteboard
SUBSTITUTE:
The interactive display is solely used as a visual display to show simple text to the classroom. Teacher is using it as a substitute to the original whiteboard.
AUGMENTATION:
Using the interactive display, teachers can switch between screens to different class related resources in real-time.
MODIFICATION:
The interactive display can be used to share students screens on assignments to provide answers to the class as a whole.
REDEFINITION:
Students can collaborate on real-time projects together with their teacher, enhancing the creative process and giving quick feedback throughout the whole process.