1. Using Digital Tools to
Extend Learning
Whitney Hoffman
Author, Differentiated Instruction
Book of Lists

2. About Me
✦ Mom of 2 boys (17 & 14) with learning differences
✦ Producer of The LD Podcast
✦ Co-Authored The Differentiated Instruction Book of Lists with
Jenifer Fox
✦ Professional Development Committee and Technology
Committee For Kennett Consolidated School District, Kennett
Square, PA

3. What We’ll Talk About
✦ Using Web-based tools in the classroom to
enhance instruction
✦ Building a digital toolbox to help teachers
and students solve challenges
✦ Share online tools and applications to
enhance communication and learning

4. Yup. I’m a Geek.

5. There are so many tools out there...
You need to know what’s available
You need to know what’s easy to use
You need to understand the Project and the
Expected Outcome to match the tool to the job
NETS standards for Teachers, Students,
Administrators and Coaches

8. Building Your Toolbox
What’s Out There?
What’s Good?
How Do I Manage It All?
Start with Management and Bookmarking

9. Social Bookmarking
As you add tools and resources, bookmark them
so they can be shared online
Delicious, Diigo, Pearltrees - even Pinterest and
Google Reader- Pick one you like most, and add
it as a browser extension (Chrome, Firefox)

15. Next Steps
Put the Learning First
Put the Learning First
Put the Learning First

16. Backwards By Design
✦ Start with Learning goals (Why are we
doing this? What should we be able to do
afterwards?) Post them on the board!
✦ How will you assess that kids have met
these goals?
✦ Design lesson to allow multiple pathways to
success; Design daily lessons to get you to
end goal

17. Does the tool...
✦ Allow students to demonstrate depth of mastery?
✦ Allow multiple modes of
expression/multimedia/learning styles?
✦ Help or hurt accountability for teacher & student
equally? (no lost homework if it’s saved in the
cloud!)
✦ Can we “flip the classroom” to allow more productive
class time?
✦ Enhance creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, or
communication? (21st Century Skills)

18. The 3 R’s meet the 4
✦
C’s
Reading, Writing and
Arithmetic need to be
combined with:
✦ -Critical thinking skills
✦ Communication- including
multimedia
✦ Collaboration- groups and
distance learning
✦ Creativity

19. Reflect the Outside World

20. My Favorite Tools

21. Don’t Worry
About Them All....

25. Great Lectures and
Online Videos
Online Videos

26. Creating Digital
Curriculum, Textbooks

34. Presentation Tools

36. Animoto

44. Communication Tools

50. Classroom Management &
School/Home
Communication
Communication

51. KCSD Live

56. Study Aids/Skills

60. Creating Online Tests,
Quizzes, Rubrics, &
Digital Assessments

65. Reading/Literacy

76. Social Media/Sharing

82. Great Resources

120. The End

121. Contact Info:
Whitney Hoffman
Hoffman Digital Media
LDpodcast@gmail.com
Hoffmandigitalmedia@gmail.com
Twitter: @whitneyhoffman, @ldpodcast
Facebook: Whitney Hoffman
Google Voice: (302) 482-4599
Mobile: (302) 562-6507
URL: www.whitneyhoffman.com