Educational Technology

  • Dewey / Social Activism Theory

    Hands on activites, real world problems, integrated topics not isolated skills: Filamentality.com webquest makers for problem based learning projects.
  • Vygotsky / Scaffolding Theory

    zone of proximal development: can make webs and graphic organizers with Kidspiration / Inspiration software.
  • Gagne / Cognitive Behavioral Theory

    Simple to complex skills: With Photostory3 you can start out with just one picture and record your voice... and if you can, you can add more pictures, titles, music, effects and a different recording per slide to make movie/slide shows.
  • Piaget / Child Dev Theory

    Has to do with manipulatives and memory to show cognitive ability.
    Memory: (practice sequencing and memory with Simon) http://www.freegames.ws/games/kidsgames/simon/simon.htm
    Manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
  • Bruner / Discovery Learning

    active learning / discover things while doing. exploring / manipulative / experiments:
    Synthesize experiments by making your own graphs to show your results: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
    Science experiments for kids:
    http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
  • Skinner / Behaviorist Theory

    Behaviors shaped by reinforcement: Study Island lets you play a game each time you get a quiz right.
  • Gardner / Multiple Intelligences

    kids have multiple ways to learn things / multiple intelligences.
    The PBS Kids soundlounge (audio learners) http://www.pbs.org/harmony/soundlounge/