2. EDUC W200 Week 6
TOOLS vs TASKS
WHAT ARE THEY?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
3. EDUC W200 Week 6
ABOUT OUR CATEGORIES
• 5 Categories of Tasks and Tools in W200
o Content Exploration Tasks
o Production Tasks
o Communication Tasks
o Data Collection and Analysis Tasks
o Productivity Tasks
* Click HERE for more info on the five types of tasks
4. EDUC W200 Week 6
ABOUT OUR CATEGORIES
• We have categorized our tasks
o Not exclusive, categories can overlap
o Tools can be used in more than one category
• It’s all about how you use a tool for a task
o Depends on who is using the tool (Student? Teacher?)
o Ex. Powerpoint can be:
• Teacher Content Exploration Tool
• Student Production Tool
5. EDUC W200 Week 6
TOOLS FOR VARIOUS TASKS:
FIVE MAIN CATEGORIES
TASKS
CONTENT
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION
DATA
COLLECTION
AND
ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
This week, we
will start with
this category...
6. EDUC W200 Week 6
DEFINITION
• Content Exploration Tasks
o Helps students/teachers obtain knowledge of the
content (exploring new knowledge, reviewing
knowledge, & applying knowledge)
• Intro to Content Exploration Tasks
o Video by a former W200 student!
7. EDUC W200 Week 6
BUILDING KNOWLEDGE IS THE PURPOSE OF THE
TOOL FOR CONTENT EXPLORATION TASK
Explore New Knowledge
Review Knowledge
Apply Knowledge
TASKS
CONTENT
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION
DATA
COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
8. EDUC W200 Week 6
BREAKING DOWN CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS A
LITTLE MORE
Explore New Knowledge
Review Knowledge
Apply Knowledge
1. Textbook
2. Science Lab
TASKS
CONTENT
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATI
ON
DATA
COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
9. EDUC W200 Week 6
BREAKING DOWN CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS A
LITTLE MORE
Explore New Knowledge
Review Knowledge
Apply Knowledge
1. Flash Cards
2. Cliff Notes
TASKS
CONTENT
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATI
ON
DATA
COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
10. EDUC W200 Week 6
Explore New Knowledge
Review Knowledge
Apply Knowledge
1. Foreign Language Practice
2. Math Word Problems
BREAKING DOWN CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS A
LITTLE MORE
TASKS
CONTENT
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATI
ON
DATA
COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
11. EDUC W200 Week 6
Standard
MA.K.4.1 2000
Objective
Compare and contrast Shapes
Task 1
Compare shapes with
real-life objects
Task 2
Tool 1:
Glogster
Tool 2:
Prezi
Tool 3 Tool 4
Choosing a Tool: Thought Process
12. EDUC W200 Week 6
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
Drill &
Practice
Least Complex
Most Complex
Reference
Tutorials
Educational
Games
Simulations
Open Ended
Tools
TASKS
CONTENT
EXPLORATION
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION
DATA COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS
PRODUCTIVITY
13. EDUC W200 Week 6
REFERENCE
|Explores Knowledge|
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
• Purpose
o Providing information for
students
• Format
o Text; Image; Animation
o No significant interaction
• Examples
o (Instructional TV)
o (YouTube, Wikipedia)
14. EDUC W200 Week 6
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
• Purpose
o Reinforce concepts
o Allows for feedback
• Format
o Flashcard, Animation
• Examples
o Flash Card
Ex. OnLine FlashCard
o Typing Programs
Ex. OnLine Typing Program
DRILL & PRACTICE
|Reviews Knowledge|
15. EDUC W200 Week 6
TUTORIAL
|Explores / Reviews
Knowledge|
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
• Purpose
o Introduces new material
o Instruction with practice and review
Entire instructional sequence
• Format
o Content is presented and then
evaluated whether content is learned
(includes drill & practice)
o Linear or Hypermedia
• Examples
o Rosetta Stone (Installed in the TTL)
o Khan Academy
16. EDUC W200 Week 6
EDUCATIONAL
GAMES
|Explore / Reviews / Applies
Knowledge|
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
• Purpose
o Present and review content
• Format
o Content is packaged in a sequence of
game rules
• Examples
o Oregon Trail (IPAD Version)
o Quest Atlantis
o Reader Rabbit
o More educational games
• Video:
o Reinforcing Skills
through Games
17. EDUC W200 Week 6
SIMULATION
|Applies Knowledge|
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
• Purpose
o Emulation of real thing, state of
affairs or process
Allows the user to see the impact of
one’s decisions and/or actions
• Format
o Models physical phenomena and
hypothetical situations
Simulation builders
Microworlds
• Examples
o Mars-Earth Orbits
o Curiosity Mars Lander Simulation
o SimCity
18. EDUC W200 Week 6
FROG DISSECTION SIMULATION
• One more simulation
using the Smartboard
(Or the iPad!)
• Instructors: If using
the iPad, bring the
Collaboration TV in to
the classroom.
19. EDUC W200 Week 6
OPEN ENDED
TOOLS
|Explores/Reviews /
Applies Knowledge|
TYPES OF TOOL FOR
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS
• Purpose
o Provide opportunities to interact with
content
o Tools to help students solve problems
• Format
o Tool can be manipulated to accommodate
various content areas
o Not necessarily a goal
• Examples
o Google Earth – VIDEO (Historical Imagery)
o Geometer Sketchpad – VIDEO
(Understanding what GS is)
20. EDUC W200 Week 6
HANDS-ON ACTIVITY:
CONTENT EXPLORATION TASKS AND TOOLS
• Six categories of content exploration tools
o Go to the Week 6 webpage, and you will find a list of
tools for your subject area and some generic tools
o In addition, we have iPad apps for different subject
areas…
o Go ahead and explore these tools or apps as a group
o HINT: Go back to your case analysis and look for an iPad
app for your Case Analysis
21. EDUC W200 Week 6
DEMONSTRATION TIME!
• On the Apple TV/Splashtop, show us the app you
explored!
o What type of Content Exploration is it?
o What grade level would you use it with?
o How could it be used?
