Blended Learning Using online tools and sources to teach and support learning in a face-to-face class Introducing Blended Learning [Primary] The ontario government provides links to a variety of digital lesson tools. From this, I wanted to chose and activity that I thought might be a good introduction of blended learning for the first time. The activity linked below is for compound words, and allows users to drag and drop images combined with words (from a word bank) into two boxes side by side. The computer then reads the two words selected as one compound word, demonstrating the skill being taught. I believe that this would be a good introduction to blended learning when used on a smart board, allowing students to work as a class to figure out how the program works, and create compound words with the guidance of the teacher. Afterwards individual use of this program with assistance from the teacher would further solidify skills. Another great part of this program is it uses both written and auditory instruction, introducing students to additional online teaching tools while helping students with their basic reading skills. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/objects/objELO1032770/objELO1032770.html?accept=on Using Prodigy As an Assessment Tool to Guide Instruction [Primary/Junior/Intermediate] This is a great online math game for grades 1 - 8. It can be used as a review tool, an assessment tool, or for additional math practice in class or at home. The features that make this particular site so great are:
As a review or practice tool, I wouldn’t recommend spending an entire class using it, but perhaps it is a reward for after completing class work, thus why I have shared it as a blended learning tool, it definitely does require in class learning support. https://www.prodigygame.com/ Grade 10 Mathematics Lesson: Applying Quadratic Rules to Recreate Images Using Graphs Students are to:
Lesson Idea Provided By: Lindsay Kueh HDSB and Desmos ARTStor, Social Media, Books and the World Wide Web [Intermediate/Senior Art] As art teachers, we struggle daily with covering enough art history to ensure that students are well versed in the techniques and events that led to movements are works while at the same time struggle with the fact that there is just so much out there and not enough time to share it all. This is where blended learning and the use of online resources plays an incredible role. We as teachers can introduce students to an era or movement, providing a variety of works and images, and then have them dive deeper into that era/movement, deciding what interests them and then exploring it further. This is a very basic lesson plan idea that leaves much room for you as a teacher to set expectations and parameters based on what curriculum skills you’d like to focus on.
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I have recommended the use of ArtStor by students as it is an excellent site for digital images of famous works that are of amazing quality, so great in fact that you are able to zoom into details and see them with 100 percent clarity. The only downside of this site is it requires a subscription which your school/board would have to provide. I also recommended YouTube because the amount of educational documentaries on it is incredible, and Social Media such as Gallery Twitter accounts may help students find out if their artists work is on display locally so they may visit, and many gallery sites sometimes have links to articles of biographies for the artists that they have on display. Additional Resources:
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