4: Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers

Instructional Resources

1. Click on the image below to view the Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers presentation. (Note: The presentation will open in a new window or new tab depending on your browser settings. The course will remain open in the other window or tab.)

Suggested Text Reading: Chapter 4, pages 91-104, in “Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, 2nd ed.”

For this strategy, consider how you will use technology to help cue the learning for students. You may wish to locate an online video (from Discovery Streaming, Teacher Tube, or any of the other resources listed) you will use. Add the information to your copy of the Lesson Plan template and be prepared to post the link to the resource in the Orange Zone Discussion Forum at the end of this set of strategies from the Instructional Framework. You should also be prepared to share the kinds of questions you will use to help students get the most out of the video clip.

Another option would be to create an advance organizer. You might look for templates you can modify in Exploratree, create one using bubbl.us, or create a poll in Poll Everywhere to get students to assess their prior knowledge. Be prepared to post the example you create in the Orange Zone Discussion Forum. This could be a link or a screenshot of your “artifact”.

2. The Tech Best Practice website contains resources that support Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers. Refer back to the presentation and review the slides for examples of ways to use technology when Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers. Use the links on the Tech Best Practice website to help you select the technology tools you are going to incorporate into your lesson.

Click on the image below to go to the Tech Best Practice website.

3. Visit the 21 Things 4 Teachers website and use the tutorials to learn how to use the technology resources that support this category of instructional strategies.

Refer back to the presentation and review the slides for examples of ways to use technology when Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers. Use the tutorials on the 21 Things 4 Teachers website to learn to use the technology tools you are going to incorporate into your lesson.

Click on the links below to access the tutorials.

• Thing 8 – Visual Organizers (Exploratree, Bubbl.us, Gliffy)
• Thing 10 – Digital Images (PhotoPeach)
• Thing 12 – Evaluation & Assessment (Poll Everywhere, Socrative, Google Forms)
• Thing 13 – Interactive Learning (Quizlet)
• Thing 14 – Productivity Tools (Google Calendar)
• Thing 16 – Research & Reference (MEL, Google Scholar)
• Thing 20 – Online Video & Audio (SchoolTube, Teacher Tube, Learn 360, Discovery Education Streaming)