Multimedia+Workshop

Differentiating instruction, and promoting collaboration in the classroom.
 * Multimedia Workshop: **

**Pre-training:** Tutorials will be prepared for the use of all the technology that the teachers participating in the workshop may need in the classroom. The tools that will be used will be blogs, wikis, prezi, glog, microsoft powerpoint and windows moviemaker. For all of these tools screencast tutorials will be prepared.

**Key concepts:**
 * Multiple forms of content presentation
 * Differentiate ways that students may demonstrate their knowledge
 * Stimulate student interest and motivation

**Content:** Differenting instruction to meet all student's learning requirements.

**Skills:**
 * Learn how to differentiate instruction
 * Learn how to use the various tools that can support student learning

**Graphic Organizer:** Table Concept Map

**Authentic Assessment activity for participants:** Projects Group discussions Rubrics

Learning is an active process of filtering, selecting, organizing and integrating information into a task based on knowledge that was previously acquired.
 * ** How will you include Mayer’s principle of active processing in your authentic assessment activity? **** What kind of product will your participants create to demonstrate their learning using multimedia technology? **

The teachers will create surveys, lesson plans and presentation which they will post on the wiki so that they may all be able to view and provide feedback on each others work. The participants will also all have the opportunity to evaluate the work through the use of a survey on surveymonkey.com

I will use a PowerPoint with words and images and I will speak on the presentation I will use screencast tutorials
 * ** What kind of multimedia presentation must you create to effectively present key concepts and skills to your participants (video, PowerPoint, podcast, screencast, interactive tutorial, or other)? How will you include Mayer’s principles of dual coding and limited capacity in your presentation? **

I will use only the essential information visually and verbally so that the information is captured by the short term memory and then apply the theory through experimentation in order to have the information transferred to the long term memory.

Concept map Table  > The use of the technology will need pre-training therefore there will be screencast tutorials for the students to learn to work with the technology with the continued support of the instructor before the workshop. > > The multimedia will be used as tutorials by the teachers in order to support the creation of presentations by them for their workshop. > > Projector, laptops for each pair of participants, internet connections > > glogster > prezi > powerpoint > moviemaker > Teachers may also use the internet to do some research although the material in the wiki is suficiente to do the workshop. > > They will be working together to produce group material. Research can also be done individually, coming back to the group. > > Creation of Learning Style, multiple intelligences and learning interests survey in working groups (2 to 3) > Creation of lesson plans according to content, to prossess and to product in working groups (2 to 3) > Group discussion (Whole class) >
 * ** What kind of graphic organizer would be best to give your participants to help facilitate learning in your workshop? **
 * ** ** What concepts in your presentation will require pre-training before you begin the workshop? How will you use multimedia to engage your learners during the pre-training phase? **
 * ** What equipment will you need to conduct your workshop (projector, laptops for each pair of participants, Internet connections, other)? **
 * ** What online applications might you use? **
 * ** How will your participants collaborate on their projects? **
 * ** How will you group them to create authentic assessment in your workshop? **


 * Rubrics:**

Teachers will be grouped into groups of two or three members, preferably according to disciplinary areas. They will collaborate using the wikis and prepare their final presentations together. The evaluation of the work will be done using a rubric.
 * **Workshop Rubric ( 180 points) ** ||
 * ** 1.Preparing the student survey (30) ** || ** Comments ** ||
 * Determine student Interest ||  ||   ||
 * Determine student Learning Style ||  ||   ||
 * Determine Multiple Inteligences ||  ||   ||
 * ** 2. Preparing Differentiated Instruction lesson plans (60) ** ||
 * Appropriate content according to student readiness. ||  ||   ||
 * Appropriate processs according to student learning profile ||  ||   ||
 * Appropriate product according to student interest ||  ||   ||
 * ** 3. Preparing presentations using presentation tools (40) ** ||
 * Presentation 1. Demonstrates adequate skills in the use of the technology. ||  ||   ||
 * Presentation 2. Demonstrates adequate skills in the use of the technology. ||  ||   ||
 * Respected Mayers Dual coding and limited capacity in the presentations ||  ||   ||
 * ** 4. Post on the wiki (10) ** ||  ||   ||
 * Surveys, lesson plans and both presentations. ||
 * ** 5. Collaborative Group work (20) ** ||  ||   ||
 * Worked collaboratively with the group members. ||  ||   ||
 * ** 6. Group Discussion (20) ** ||  ||   ||
 * Participated actively in group discussion providing positive ideas and suggestions. ||  ||   ||

Prepare a small presentation on your content matter using one of the presentation tools || 30min || Prepare a small presentation on your content matter using another method or another of the presentation tools || 30min ||
 * **3 ** || ** Prepare Presentations: ** ||  ||
 * || ** 1st Tool: **
 * || ** 2nd Tool: **
 * **4 ** || ** Upload Survey, Lesson Plan and Presentations: ** ||  ||
 * || Post url or upload the survey prepared, the lesson plan and the presentations to the course wiki. || 15min ||
 * **5 ** || ** View Presentations: ** ||  ||
 * || View the Presentations uploaded by your peers || 30min ||
 * **6 ** || ** Group Discussion: ** ||  ||
 * || Group Discussion on effectiveness of the use of these tools to promote Differentiated Instruction and on the effectiveness of differentiated instruction as a method for providing quality education for all students || 45min ||
 * **7 ** || ** Survey: ** ||  ||
 * || Take a moment to respond to the survey on your thoughts about the course || 10min ||
 * **8** || ** Wrapping Up: ** ||  ||
 * || View a small video posted on Youtube by Teachers Network || 5min ||
 * || ** Total Time: ** || 5 Hrs ||