Questions, Cues, and Advance Organizers
From Web 2.0 That Works: Marzano & Web 2.0
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Enhance students' ability to retrieve, use, and organize what they already know about a topic.
Generalizations From Research
- Cues and Questions should focus on what is important as opposed to what is unusual.
- “Higher level” questions produce deeper learning than “lower level” questions.
- Waiting briefly before accepting responses has the effect of increasing the depth of students’ answers.
- Questions are effective learning tools even when asked before a learning experience.
- Advance organizers should focus on what is important as opposed to what is unusual.
- Higher level advance organizers produce deeper learning than lower level advance organizers.
- Advance organizers are most useful with information that is not well organized.
- Different types of advance organizers produce different results.
Example Activities
- Cornell Notes
- Graphic Organizers
- Rubrics
- Frayer Model
- Higher-Level Questioning and Wait-time
- Web/Concept Maps
Recommendations & Ideas
- Use explicit cues
- Ask questions that elicit inferences
- Ask analytic questions
- Use expository advance organizers
- Use narrative advance organizers
- Use Skimming as a form of advance organizers (SQ3R)
- Use graphic advance organizers
Information presented above in the definition is from McREL, and generalizations from research, and recommendations & ideas is from Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (ASCD)(Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Jane E. Pollock).
Web 2.0 Connections
"Y" Under each category indicates that this tool can be used with this strategy.
"Free +" Indicates that the tool is free at the basic level, but that more advanced versions are available at a cost.
Category Key:
SD = Identifying Similarities and Differences CL = Cooperative Learning SNT = Summarizing and Note-Taking ER = Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition HP = Homework and Practice NR = Nonlinguistic Representation OF = Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback HYP = Generating and Testing Hypotheses QCO = Questions, Cues, and Advance Organizers
| Tool | Link | Desc | Cost | SD | CL | SNT | ER | HP | NR | OF | HYP | QCO | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VoiceThread | [[1]] | Online Collaborative Slideshows | Free+ | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | his online tool allows for collaboration on projects from any internet-connected computer. Products can be very rich visually and aurally, and the commenting feature is excellent. Comments can be made through text, recording on the computer, or calling in via phone (fees apply). | ||||
| Exploratree | [[2]] | Online Graphic Organizer | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Interactive, pre-made graphic organizers that can be edited online | |||
| MediaWiki | [[3]] | Open Source wiki software | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Wiki engine that powers [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] as well as this wiki. |
| Schoopy | [[4]] | School & Classroom Websites | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Great for guest speakers | |||
| MeBeam | [[5]] | Video Chat Rooms | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Great for guest speakers | |||||
| Ustream | [[6]] | Video Communications | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Great for guest speakers | |||||
| Skype | [[7]] | Voice & Video Communications | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Downloads to computer, great for guest speakers | |||||
| iGoogle | [[8]] | Online Personal Homepage | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Integrates with all Google tools | |
| Netvibes | [[9]] | Online Personal Homepage | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| del.icio.us | [[10]] | Online Social Bookmarks | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| [[11]] | Online Messaging | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
| Backpack | [[12]] | Online Personal Organizer | Free + | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Basecamp | [[13]] | Online Project Collaboration | Free + | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Ning | [[14]] | Community Websites | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Can be used for a classroom website |
| EditGrid | [[15]] | Online Spreadsheets | Free + | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Integrates with Facebook and iPhone | ||||
| TiffanyScreens | [[16]] | Screen-Sharing Presentation App | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| Diigo | [[17]] | Online Social Annotation | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Writeboard | [[18]] | Online Collaborative Note-Taking | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Integrates with BackPack | ||
| MyNoteIT | [[19]] | Online Note-Taking | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| stu.dicio.us | [[20]] | Online Note-Taking | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Currently under redevelopment | ||
| pbWiki | [[21]] | Wiki Hosting Website | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| YackPack | [[22]] | Online voice Messaging | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Links directs to YackPack for Educators information | |||
| Ajax13 | [[23]] | Online Graphic Editor | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Requires Firefox 1.5 (or higher) Browser | ||
| Thinkature | [[24]] | Online Collaboration & Whiteboard | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| ScanR | [[25]] | Online Scanner, Copier, Fax from Phone or Digital Camera | Free + | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Zoho Wiki | [[26]] | Wiki Hosting Website | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Part of Zoho Suite of Online Apps |
| Zoho Writer | [[27]] | Online Word Processor | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Part of Zoho Suite of Online Apps | |||
| Zoho Sheet | [[28]] | Online Spreadsheets | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Part of Zoho Suite of Online Apps | ||||
| Zoho Show | [[29]] | Online Slideshow Presentations | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Part of Zoho Suite of Online Apps | |||||
| Zoho Notebook | [[30]] | Online Notebook | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Part of Zoho Suite of Online Apps | |
| Google Presentations | [[31]] | Online Slideshow Presentations | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Also contains Documents & Spreadsheets | |||||
| Google SpreadSheets | [[32]] | Online Spreadsheets | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Also contains Documents & Presentations | ||||
| Google Documents | [[33]] | Online Word Processor | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Also contains Spreadsheets & Presentations | |||
| WordPress | [[34]] | Blog Hosting Website | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Technorati | [[35]] | Blog Search Engine | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| EduBlogs | [[36]] | Blog Hosting Website | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| bubbl.us | [[37]] | Online Brainstorming | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| Blogger | [[38]] | Blog Hosting Website | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Gliffy | [[39]] | Online Diagramming Software | Free + | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Rubistar | [[40]] | Online Rubric Generator | Free | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Wikispaces | [[41]] | Wiki Hosting Website | Free | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Examples from teachers, students, classrooms, schools
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Contributor: Jenny
The book Using Technology With Classroom Instruction That Works provides an advanced organizer example that uses the open-source software: Stellarium
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