Check out the video to learn more about Multiple Intelligences. What’s your primary learning style? What’s your ‘weakest link?’ Take the Edutopia Learning Style Inventory to find out more about yourself.
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Differentiating the content / topic Differentiating the process / activities Differentiating the product Learning Environment
These "word smart" people learn best through language including speaking, writing, reading, and listening. They are able to verbally or in writing explain, convince, and express themselves. They enjoy writing and creating with words. They would also enjoy e-books, interactive books and other text-based software. Roles: They enjoy being the secretary, taking notes, and using the word processor. They would enjoy organizing the group's text and putting the project together. They enjoy the researching, listening, reading, and writing aspects of a research project.
Technology Tasks: o Audio text Read & Write Gold: On ALL student computers (Universal Design)
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Social Studies text audio files Bookshare- free to qualifying students with disabilities Desktop Publishing- creating poems, myths, legend, news article Templates: Check out Microsoft’s template collection
Voice annotation Yodio- adding voice to photos with your phone (good use of student phone)
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Voice Thread- Recorded Smart Notebook Math lesson with student and teacher comments
Writing a video script Script and act in Book Trailers, Math story problems, History reenactments, etc. Writing letters from a characters point of view
RAFT Strategy: Click hyperlink for PDF file of multiple examples of RAFT strategy (Role, Audience, Format, Topic). Hines Gildersleeve
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Recording oral histories and interviews Oral History Online: Great resource for help with projects on Carver HS, our Scientists, famous African American research, etc
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emailing / Texting / Blogging KidBlog: Safe and simple blogging with your students, similar to the NNPS Community pages
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Discussion links / debating Twiducate: Classroom Code teach2learn Password in email
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Txt 2 Word Translator: Want to allow your students to write in ‘Text-speak’ but not sure you’d be able to translate it and grade it? This website has a translator that lets you paste in text messages and translates them into ‘English.’
We Debate It: Online without logging in! Try the ‘Kids Take Too Many Tests’ debate
Reading and interpreting web information
(Resource: Teacher Tap Verbal / Linguistic)
These "number smart" people learn best through numbers, reasoning, and problem solving. They are able to create and manipulate visuals and create mental pictures from many perspectives. They like to weigh, measure, calculate, and organize data. Give students opportunities to create or manipulate data they find on the Internet. Provide them with a video camera to record their scientific experiment. Get them to use other intelligences in their sharing of data such as making an analogy or debating an issue. Roles: They enjoy collecting data, conducting experiments, and solving problems. Creating spreadsheets, databases, charts, and other data organization and calculation projects would be their contribution to a group. They enjoy problem solving, measuring, sequencing, predicting, experimenting, classifying, and data collection aspects of a research project.
Technology Tasks: o Organizational tools (database / calendar) o Calculation tools (spreadsheets): Learning to use a spreadsheet’s functions to work smarter Grade Average tipsheet lesson Hines Gildersleeve
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Scientific equipment (Probeware) Probeware experiments: Continuing with the great stuff we’re already starting
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Science and Math software ConnectEd Math: User Name VAGlencoe Password 4Me (Case sensitive)
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Videotaping experiments, demonstrations and data gathering Using Flip Video, Smart Notebook Recorder
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Animations- depicting an experiment Go Animate: Check out this simple animation using Go Animate
Note: This is only usable by teachers. Teachers can make short videos to use in instruction but students will not be able to create videos inside the school network.
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Creating a presentation (PowerPoint or Prezi) to show results of experiments  Links for learning Prezi
(Resource: Teacher Tap Logical / Mathematical)
These "picture smart" people learn best visually and tend to organize their thinking spatially. They like to think and create pictures. They are also drawn to information that is presented in a visual form. Encourage students to combine visual elements such as editing photographs or enhancing line drawings. Encourage them to add other intelligences such as written or oral descriptions or discussions. Ask them to make visual metaphors and stories. Roles: They would enjoy illustrating the project, identifying the visuals, color-coding the presentation, and creating the storyboard for the project. They enjoy identifying project visuals and visualizing aspects of a research project. Technology Tasks:
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Photo sharing websites
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Tag Galaxy: A new way of searching for pictures through Flickr
Comics and sequential art projects:
ToonDoo: An easy way to create cartoons using click-and-drag. User name: Bangela PW: hinessleeve
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Timeline projects: Inspiration 9 (Templates > Social Studies > Chronology) Inspiration 9 Training Videos
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Desktop publishing and presentation Publsher and Prezi: Links for learning Prezi
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Computer-generated charts, graphs and tables Excel: Learning to use a spreadsheet’s functions to work smarter Grade Average tipsheet lesson Hines Gildersleeve
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MultiMedia Animoto: Education code a4eadamfea66c
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Turn photos, video clips and music into stunning video masterpieces- and let the computer do the work!
PhotoStory
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MapMaking tools Google Earth longitude / latitude lesson Video Conferencing VCHQ : Check out the external video conferencing opportunities on VCHQ
Scrapbooking and Photo albums:
Mixbook: Students create photo scrapbooks with digital text based on SOLs
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Color-code projects and ideas Match pictures to vocabulary words Quizlet: the BEST way to study flashcards-study flashcards, interactive learning, testing
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Summarizing and note taking
BrainPop for Educators: Searching for videos by standards, using vocabulary and graphic organizers to teach note-taking skills
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Digital camera Video recordings shared with others through skits / debates / role plays Collaborative computer software or games Group presentations Rubistar: Creating rubrics for projects
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Peer tutoring Virtual Worlds
(Reference: Teacher Tap Visual / Spatial)
These "body smart" people learn best through physical activity such as dance, hands-on tasks, constructing models, and any kind of movement. They are able to manipulate and control objects, as well as express their ideas through movement. Give these students a video camera and let them record their movement such as a wood working activity or a skit. Add other intelligences such as taking still pictures and writing about the steps in the process.
Roles: They like to create and move around. Get them involved with gathering and organizing physical materials, keyboarding, acting out roles, or manipulating objects. They would like to run the camera, operate the mouse, or take the pictures. Technology Tasks:
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Keyboarding / mouse / joystick for movement: Moving and typing uses a different part of the brain
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Scientific Probeware and microscopes: What we do with Pasco probeware
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Video production: skits / dances / sports / role playing / demonstrations Animation: (For Teacher Use Only) Go Animate: Check out this simple animation using Go Animate
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Virtual Field Trips VCHQ : Check out the external video conferencing opportunities on VCHQ
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Lego League and Robotics Virtual Worlds- simulations BrainPop GameUp: Simulations in Math, Social Studies, Science and Health
(Reference: Teacher Tap Bodily / Kinesthetic)
These "music smart" people learn best through sounds including listening and making sounds such as songs, rhythms, patterns, and other types of auditory expression. They are able to use inductive and deductive reasoning and identify relationships in data. Provide students with audio and video recorders to capture their musical expressions. Ask them to choose appropriate music to go with a slide show, artwork, or poem. Create and record hand-made instruments. Add other intelligences such as drawing patterns of music or writing about music and sounds. Roles: They like to choose and compose music for multimedia presentations. They like to see and hear patterns, so they may be good at sequencing a presentation. They are good listeners, so ask them to look for things that might be missing after watching a videotape. Technology Tasks:
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Video and audio recorders- singing and musical instruments Yodio- adding voice to photos with your phone (good use of student phone)
Voice Thread- Recorded Smart Notebook Math lesson with student and teacher comments
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Sound and music files Music clips and Music generation software Animation ToonDoo: An easy way to create cartoons using click-and-drag. User name: CMS_ITC PW: cougar23605
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Interactive books with audio elements Online Textbooks (6th Grade Social Studies as example): User name: Student Password: History
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Audio notation in word processors Creating songs / raps for items to be memorized
(Reference: Teacher Tap Musical / Rhythmic)
These "self smart" people learn best through metacognitive practices such as getting in touch with their feelings and self motivation. They are able to concentrate and be mindful. Provide tools to help students "think about their thinking" through writing, diagraming, or recording ideas. Roles: They are good at setting and pursuing goals and assessing work. They are good at working independently toward a group goal.
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Computer-based journaling KidBlog: Safe and simple blogging with your students, similar to the NNPS Community pages
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Concept maps: Inspiration 9 (Templates > Social Studies > Chronology) Inspiration 9 Training Videos
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Problem-solving software Intel Thinking Tools: Choose from • Visual Ranking Tool
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Showing Evidence Tools
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Seeing Reason Tool
• Learn more at the Thinking Tools Webinar Internet-research WebQuests at QuestGarden (SDSU)
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Internet Scavenger Hunts at Filamentality
Word processing- brainstorming, diaries, journals Templates: Check out Microsoft’s template collection
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Video project- record personal ideas Multimedia portfolios Digital Portfolio Project- Exactly on target for this group of students, especially • Community Service and Volunteer Work Artifacts
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Personal Artifacts- Activities and Interests
Blogs
(Reference: Teacher Tap Intrapersonal)
These "social smart" people learn best through interaction with other people through discussions, cooperative work, or social activities. They are able to create synergy in a room by being aware of the feelings and motives of others. Roles: They are good at rallying the group together and getting discussions going. They are good at teaching other members of the group and coordinating activities. In a group project, they are good at peer editing. Technology Tasks:
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KidBlog: Safe and simple blogging with your students, similar to the NNPS Community pages
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Email an expert AllExperts: A list of experts who’ve agreed to be contacted to respond to questions
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Word processing- chain writing, group editing, peer writing, brain storming Templates: Check out Microsoft’s template collection
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Video and teleconferencing VCHQ : Check out the external video conferencing opportunities on VCHQ
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Collaborative computer software Intel Thinking Tools: Choose from • Visual Ranking Tool
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Showing Evidence Tools
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Seeing Reason Tool
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Learn more at the Thinking Tools Webinar
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Collaborative WebQuests WebQuests at QuestGarden (SDSU)
Internet Scavenger Hunts at Filamentality
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Podcast Podcast: Apple iTunes University- learn anything all in one place
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Wiki
(Reference: Teacher Tap Interpersonal)
These "nature" people learn best through the interactions with the environment including outdoor activities, field trips, and involvement with plants and animals. They see the subtle meanings and patterns in nature and the world around them. They are able to adapt. Roles: They could enjoy field trips that involve observation and recording the world around them Technology Tasks:
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Audio / video camera to record the natural world Yodio- adding voice to photos with your phone (good use of student phone)
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Voice Thread- Recorded Smart Notebook Math lesson with student and teacher comments
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Word processing online journaling / blogging, natural information Templates: Check out Microsoft’s template collection
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KidBlog: Safe and simple blogging with your students, similar to the NNPS Community pages
Data organization and calculation database or spreadsheet- observations Presentation: show trends and changes over time PPT and Prezi: Links for learning Prezi
Microscopes and Probeware- nature up close Geocaching- GPS Learn more about Geocaching: Watch ‘Geocaching in 2 Minutes’
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Email- ask an expert
AllExperts: A list of experts who’ve agreed to be contacted to respond to questions
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Virtual field trips to locations VCHQ : Check out the external video conferencing opportunities on VCHQ
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Simulation apps Stop Disasters game simulations
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Graffiti wall: Wallwisher:
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BrainPop GameUp: Simulations in Math, Social Studies, Science and Health
19 Interesting Ways to Use WallWisher
Podcast Video blogging for Earth Day project
(Reference: Teacher Tap Naturalist)
As a concluding activity, reflect on what you learned today and then answer these questions. Other Learning Styles Inventories you may want to have your students try are:
Abiator’s Online Learning Styles Test #2 BGFL Multiple Intelligences Online Test