Teach Students the Way They Learn

Teach Students the Way They Learn: Instructional Strategies Plugged and Unplugged

Presenter: Lori Elliott

Description - using social media to bring the real world into the classroom even if you have limited technology. Simple free or cheap tools...

The presenter started with a nice example of how things have changed with social media. Then she talked about differences between generations and the implications for the classroom.

Top 5 Implications

Use lots of visuals
Use games and challenges
Provide constant feedback and scaffold lessons
Include lots of socialization and movement
Make learning real and use digital tools

"learning needs to be real, not just relevant"

Showed cool photo tool photopeach - can make slide show, annotate it, and turn it into a quiz.

Nuseum website shows the front page of newspapers throughout the world. Has a map showing the publishing cities (requires flash) or you can see the front pages in a gallery.

URL: http://lorislatestlinks.com (requires flash, won't work on iPad); http://pics4learning.com; http://photopeach.com;http://newseum.com;