EDT+674

=EDT 674: Learning with Technology: Effective Strategies = Start: 2/25/11 End: 4/9/11

Nonlinguistic Representation
Non linguistic representation enhances students' ability to use mental images to represent and elaborate on knowledge. 6 categories of technology that help teachers and studuents create pictographs and mental photographs.
 * knowledge is stored in two forms: linguistic (language) and nonlinguistic (mental images and physical sensations)
 * teachers need to break away from the linguistic form and use more nonlinguistic representation, such as pictures, charts, graphic organizers, videos, physical models, mental pictures, pictographs, kinesthetic activities, and virtual manipulatives
 * Word Processing Applications
 * Allows students add visual elements such as pictures and clip-art
 * Provides visual cues for visual learners, such as young students and ELL students
 * Word processing applications allow creation of graphics-enhanced notes to better illlustrate concepts
 * Spreadsheet Software
 * Organize data in the form of graphs and charts
 * Excel can be used to create Venn Diagrams, stack graphs, scatterplots, and pie charts
 * Organizing and Brainstorming Software
 * Create descriptive patterns to demonstrate concepts and build understanding
 * Conceptual/Descriptive pattern organizers are open-ended and easy to create with classroom discussions
 * Generalizations/Principle pattern organizers are helpful for demonstrating the application of math and science concepts
 * Time-Sequence pattern organizers are great for teaching historical progression, such as a timeline
 * Episode pattern organizers brings events, people, places, and times together into one organized visual
 * Process/Cause-Effect pattern organizers help students see connections between cause-and-effect relationships, at a glance
 * Data Collection Tools
 * Allows students to gather information via photographs and video functions
 * Multimedia
 * One of the most effective forms of nonlinguistic representation because students have the ability to be the creators
 * Students can create using presentation tools (i.e. PowerPoint), animations (i.e. Animation Factory), movies and video (i.e. Claymation, Storyboard)
 * Web Resources
 * The incorporation of multimedia into instruction, rather than using multimedia AS the instruction