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Teaching
Method
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Primary
purpose & learner outcomes
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Non
computer - based tools
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Computer
– based tools
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Examples
of computer-based use by teachers and/or students
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Journals
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Students
can reflect on their educational experience. It provides an intrapersonal
learning style.
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- Pencil,
pen, marker
- Notebook,
journal
- Drawings,
photos, magazine clippings
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- Computer
- Word processing
- Websites
- Webx or
other web discussions
- Newsgroups
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- Students
could word process a journal as if they were a colonial child
and what their life would be like.
- Students
in chemistry class can post what they think is going on in an
experiment on Webx.
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Discussions
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The primary
purpose is for the teacher to guide the students through questions
that promote complex and critical thinking skills.
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- Human interaction
- Chalk or
marker board
- Debate
groups
- Podium
- Books
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- Websites
- Webx
- Newsgroups
- PowerPoint
- Laser pointer
- Inspiration
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- There are
many professional websites. The North American Association for
Environmental Education at http://naaee.org/ has a great link called
ask the expert and you can have your students log on and have
a class-wide discussion about a question that has been asked.
- Students
will discuss different strategies for solving a word problem
by using Inspiration to outline.
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Discovery
Learning
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Students
propose issues or problems, gather data and observations to develop
hypotheses, confirm or refine their hypotheses, and explain or
prove their problem. In
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- Exploring
magazines and newspapers (ex. National Geographic)
- Art Supplies
- Natural
settings (ex Hartley Nature Center)
- Paper and
pencil (word problems)
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- Webquest
- Trackstar
- Internet
- Videos
- Simulation
software
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- Have students
complete a trackstar at http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
- Have students
use simulation software to understand how atomic forces work.
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Demonstrations
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The purpose
of the teaching method is to reveal a new skill to your students.
The learner will hopefully be more excited to work independently
on the subject, and spur their interest in the topic.
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- Chemicals
- Glassware
- Safety
Equipment
- Base 10
Blocks
- Costumes
- Tangrams
- Chalkboard
- Maps
- Visual
Aids
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- Calculators
- PowerPoint
- Simulation
Software
- Websites
- Movies
- Digital
Camera
- Digital
Video
- Laser Pointer
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- An example
of using PowerPoint in a non-traditional way would be to have
it be a virtual lab. Students would be able to see all the steps
of the lab and be able to predict what is going to happen and
answer questions about it.
- Use an
overhead graphing calculator to demonstrate positive and negative
changes in slope in a variety of graphs.
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Questioning
Techniques
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The teacher
uses questions that are formed to help students dig within themselves
for more thought and reflection. The students should be able to
make discoveries and challenge themselves to think more critically.
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- Interpersonal
learning
- Chalkboard
- Books
- Quizzes
- Magazine
articles
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- CPS
- Laser Pointer
- Webx
- PDA’s
- Overhead
- WebQuest
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- A teacher
posts questions on Webx and students sign on and respond.
- Students
respond anonymously to a variety of questions using CPS responders.
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Lecture
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Allows teacher
to relay large quantities of information to students quickly and
effectively. This is a low level learning technique.
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- Chalkboard
- Podium
- Hand outs
- Outlines
- Objectives
- Paper and
pencil
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- Laptop
- PowerPoint
- Overhead
- Laser Pointer
- Inspiration
- Websites
- Videos
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- General
Method’s special education lecture using PowerPoint presentation.
- Lecture
on solubility gases using videos to convey visual information.
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Cooperative
Learning
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Working in
small groups to gather information to enhance each others’
learning.
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- Paper and
markers
- Moveable
tables and chairs
- Chalkboard
- Books
- Magazine
articles
- Library
resources
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- Websites
- Laptops
- Calculators
- PDA’s
- Inspiration
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- Have students
break into groups to discuss the repercussions of the Civil
War using Inspiration to brainstorm
- Have students
break into groups to explore Pythagorean’s Theorem using
laptops and simulation websites.
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Brainstorming
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To produce
multiple ideas and promote creative thinking.
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- Chalkboard
- Paper and
markers
- Posters
- People
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- Inspiration
- Word processing
- Overhead
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- Show students
a discrepant event. Then using Inspiration, have students brainstorm
ideas of what just happened.
- Have students
brainstorm on an overhead the uses of technology in World War
II.
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Jigsaw
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Students
are separated into small groups and become experts on a specific
subject and in turn share their knowledge with another group.
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- Paper and
pencil
- Books
- Chalkboard
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Interviews
- Primary
resources
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- Websites
- Laptop
- PowerPoint
- Drawing
programs
- Inspiration
- Word processing
- Videos
- Digital
Cameras
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- Each group
is given a chapter and students present their chapter to the
rest of the class using PowerPoint.
- Students
are given aspects of Colonial life to research online. They
share their information within their subject group, then move
on to their final group to complete the presentation.
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Thematic
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Using a specific
theme, all subject areas are integrated.
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- Cooking
supplies
- Magazines
and newspapers
- Primary
resources
- Craft materials
- Cultural
aspects
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- Websites
- Encyclopedia
software
- Virtual
field trips
- Photo shows
- Online
libraries
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- After doing
research online, students will participate in a Medieval Fair
showing appropriate authentic food, clothing, armament, literature,
math, and medicine.
- Students
will take a virtual field trip of Auschwitz; explore German
food, architecture, social customs, and government.
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Games
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A fun way
to reinforce skills already learned and reinforces students learning.
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- Board games
- Cross word
puzzles
- Word searches
- Athletics
- Sports
equipment
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- PowerPoint
jeopardy
- Calculators
- Battle
simulations
- Oregon
Trail
- Number
Munchers
- Carmen
Sandiego
- School
House Rock
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- To play
Math Basketball, students are separated into groups and given
a math problem. After working together, the teacher randomly
generates a student number using a calculator. The student does
the problem on the board and gets to make a basket.
- Students
will go to the computer lab and play Oregon Trail to learn how
the pioneers lived.
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Hands-on-learning
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Learning
by doing.
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- Paper and
pencil
- Chemicals
and glassware
- Dead animals
- Tangrams
and Pegboards
- Outdoor
activities
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- Calculators
- Geometry
Sketch Pad
- Websites
- Digital
cameras
- Digital
thermometers
- UV lamps
- Spectrometer
- Hydrometer
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- Students
will use digital thermometers to record temperature of water
and link it to dissolved oxygen concentration.
- Students
will learn about congruency by physically manipulating shapes
using Geometry Sketch Pad.
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