Digital Kits for Differentiation and Engagement

Presented by: Jennifer Gingerich
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I have heard many people talk about digital kits, but I have not found a clear definition of what a digital kit is and why it is important in my classroom.  Let's hope today is the day.

Learn how to collect digital materials that correlate with your curriculum.

Giving kits initially to teachers add interest and leads to more training.  A collection of digital material based upon a unit of instruction.

Name folder uniquely--
Oregon Trail Kit-
--Oregon Trail Music
--Oregon Trail Pics
--Oregon Trail Sounds
--Oregon Trail Teacher Materials

Presentation Software-
Give picture that are unnamed so kids have to apply vocabulary concepts to the pictures.

During a video give students a vocab list with words that are listed and some that are not.  That way you know how quickly the students where paying attention.

Giving kids the same pictures and vocabulary will give differing results.  The kids will make connections with the other pictures.

How to make a digital kit -

Set up specific media folders
Download Files
Copy and Paste Citations
Distribute or Archive

Areas to collect for your digital kit:
Discovery Streaming
Pic4Learning.com
Findsounds.com
freeplaymusic.com
American Memory Collection
NASA Multimedia

Get to know file extensions to know where to put your files.


Why use:

To differentiate the content and instruction and product
To focus on standards and objectives
To make the most of time with technology
To model appropriate material selection
To engage students in the thinking critically about media
To encourage teacher collaboration

"If you build it they will engage"