Differentiation and Technology

Our vision is to ensure the

success of each student.

We can help accomplish this by using

differentiation strategies and technology

in our classrooms.

All of our students are different,

yet we want them all to obtain

the same goal.

How do we identify students for

differentiation in our classroom?

Analyze students’ answers from…

• class discussions

• student responders (clickers)

• answers on individual white boards

• checkpoint/quiz results

• Stick It!

• probes (Boot Camp)

Stick It! Math in the Fast Lane assessment

Easily sort proficient students from those who still

need extra help.

Stick It! Math in the Fast Lane assessment

Can be used to:

• assign stations for next class

• create Kagan pairs or groups

• identify students for differentation (may

receive different level of scaffolding)

• if most students missed, re-teach

concept

Boot Camp by 21st Century Math

Boot Camp by 21st Century Math

Initial Probe to determine

student level.

Students pass 5-question

probes to earn next rank.

Use log to keep track of

student ranks.

Able to work with individual

student ability and pacing.

Rankings can then be used to

create groups of similar ability.

Now that we have our students

identified, what technology can

we use to help?

• Prezis and QR Codes

• Quizlet

• eBeam

• Polleverywhere.com

• Kahoot!

• Facetime/Skype

Prezi and QR Codes

Quizlet.com

This can be used online or with the Quizlet

app on iPad.

Six ways to use Quizlet:

1. Flashcards 4. Speller

2. Learn 5. Test

3. Scatter 6. Space Race

eBeam

Polleverywhere.com

Free site where teachers can create

polls and have students text in their

answers.

Facetime and Skype

Skype other classrooms

for discussions

Use Facetime to include

students with long-term

absences

Kahoot!

Kahoot! is a game-based classroom

response system.

• Teachers create their own Kahoots to

engage students in questions.

• Compatible with any device with a

wi-fi connection.