KWL
This page contains several free technology tools that you could use with your class while utilizing KWL charts. The goal of a KWL is to activate prior knowledge (Know), engage in inquiry based learning (Want to Know) and participate in formative assessment and/or metacognitive learning (Learned.) Explore below to find the tool that is right for you.
This page contains several free technology tools that you could use with your class while utilizing KWL charts. The goal of a KWL is to activate prior knowledge (Know), engage in inquiry based learning (Want to Know) and participate in formative assessment and/or metacognitive learning (Learned.) Explore below to find the tool that is right for you.
K-W-L Creator
The K-W-L Creator is an online way for students to be able to create their own KWL chart and that they can then save and/or share with others.
The K-W-L Creator is an online way for students to be able to create their own KWL chart and that they can then save and/or share with others.
Padlet
Padlet.com is a website that allows you to create a social wall and have students post their thoughts and feedback to it in real time, so everyone can see. Click Here to see an example of a KWL chart in padlet. watch a video on how to use Padlet.
Padlet.com is a website that allows you to create a social wall and have students post their thoughts and feedback to it in real time, so everyone can see. Click Here to see an example of a KWL chart in padlet. watch a video on how to use Padlet.
Bubbl.us
Bubbl.us is a Web 2.0 tool created for creating mind maps or concept maps. Using this site, teachers and students can create a KWL chart and express their knowledge and learning by constructing a visual representation of the ideas.
Bubbl.us is a Web 2.0 tool created for creating mind maps or concept maps. Using this site, teachers and students can create a KWL chart and express their knowledge and learning by constructing a visual representation of the ideas.
Text2MindMap
The text2mindmap.com website is similiar to Bubbl.us, but with a few more options. It allows the user to type in text and then the site will draw the concept map for the student. It helps teach the relation between an abstract text outline and a concrete visual concept map.
The text2mindmap.com website is similiar to Bubbl.us, but with a few more options. It allows the user to type in text and then the site will draw the concept map for the student. It helps teach the relation between an abstract text outline and a concrete visual concept map.
Edmodo and KWL Chart
Use Edmodo or another learning management system to deliver a digital version of a KWL document specific to your content. Have the students download the chart, fill it out on their own computer, then upload it back to you. Click Here to download a usable Word version of a KWL Chart or make your own.
Use Edmodo or another learning management system to deliver a digital version of a KWL document specific to your content. Have the students download the chart, fill it out on their own computer, then upload it back to you. Click Here to download a usable Word version of a KWL Chart or make your own.