Only the educated are free..  ~Epictetus
	Instructional Technologies

Teachers use a variety of technologies to provide opportunities for students to strengthen their intelligences in many different areas. These technologies are an integral component to lessons and projects that move students to higher order thinking skills.

Sometimes teachers hold back from using various technologies because they feel they do not have time to learn them and/or integrate them into regular lessons. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Leivas to assist in this area. She will be happy to discuss ways that she and/or her library staff can help you use technology to enhance student learning.

Listed below are some technologies with descriptions and sample activities. Most learning activities involve several of Gardner's 8 intelligences with some intelligences having a more dominant role. The intelligences listed here are the dominant, but not necessarily the only intelligences used in the activities.

• PowerPoint - This application is most commonly used for students to create visual presentations. Here are some suggested activities and primary intelligence(s):

  • About Me presentation - Intrapersonal, Visual/Spatial, Logical

  • Group Project presentation - Interpersonal, Visual/Spatial, Logical?Mathematical

  • Web Quests - Logical/Mathematical, Interpersonal, Visual/Spatial
     

• CDs -  Compact Discs are currently popular storage devices for music and data. Students can save their music or visual presentations to CDs to share with future audiences.
   

• Excel - Microsoft Excel is a powerful spreadsheet application that offers students numerous applications in many areas of intelligences.

  • Charts and Graphs - Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial
  • Spreadsheets - Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial
  • Posters - Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical
  • Word Searches - Linguistic, Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical
     

• Inspiration - This diagram software can be viewed and/or entered in outline or diagram view.

  • Concept Maps - Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical
  • Webs - Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical
  • Diagrams - Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical
  • Outlines - Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical

• MS Word - Microsoft Word offers so many learning opportunities over and above the most common use of word processor.

  • Journals - Linguistic, Intrapersonal
  • Essays - Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical
  • Letters - Linguistic, Interpersonal
  • Charts/Graphs - Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical
  • Peer editing - Linguistic, Interpersonal
     

• Digital Camera - The library has 2 digital cameras available for teachers to check out for supervised student use.  Many students also own or can obtain cameras for classroom use.

  • Power Point graphics - Visual/Spatial
  • Creative Writing - Linguistic
  • Website graphics - Visual/Spatial
  • Book covers -Visual/Spatial, Linguistic
  • Slideshows - Visual/Spatial, Logical/Mathematical

• Weblogs aka Blogs Teachers can have students create their own blogs or set up a classroom blog. These blogs are useful for:

  • Learning reflections - Intrapersonal, Linguistic
  • Creative Writing - Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Linguistic
  • Sharing ideas - Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Linguistic
  • Journal writing - Intrapersonal, Linguistic
     

• Publisher  words

  • Posters - Visual/Spatial
  • Greeting Cards - Visual/Spatial, Interpersonal, Linguistic
  • Book Covers - Visual/Spatial, Interpersonal, Linguistic
  • Signs - Intrapersonal, Linguistic
  • Newsletters - Linguistic, Visual/Spatial, Interpersonal
  • Banners - Visual/Spatial, Linguistic
     

• WebQuests Webquests were first developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University in 1995. Since then, webquests have become a widely used teaching tool. Webquests can be developed by teachers or students and can be used for individual and  collaborative learning projects.

  • These online learning quests often involve all of the intelligences.
  • Which intelligences are foremost depends on the design of the quest.
     

• DVDs or VHS tapes At the present time, only a few of the PHS computers have DVD burners. However, it is a simple matter to get DVDs burned. Once your students have created a project, notify Mrs. Leivas at the library for assistance.