{"id":6373,"date":"2023-01-18T17:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T22:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/?page_id=6373"},"modified":"2023-02-13T22:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T03:08:07","slug":"mmts-background-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/ideacon-2023\/mmts-background-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Multimedia Text Sets to Build Background Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Using Multimedia Text Sets to Build Background Knowledge<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: white; background-color: #4472c4; text-align: center;\">Tuesday February 14, 2023 \u2b25 3:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM (Central US)<br \/>\nPresented by Karen Streeter and Ruth Okoye<\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #b90843;\">Session Description:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Looking for a new way to engage your learners as they study a topic? Try Multimedia Text Sets (MMTS)! In this session, we\u2019ll learn to curate topically related materials and organize them in order to help students build background knowledge and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result of this session, teachers will:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn the difference between HyperDocs and MMTS;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore sample Multimedia Text Sets; and<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan for the use of MMTS in the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MMTS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download a PDF copy of the slides here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">Resource Materials:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this <em><strong>Resource Materials<\/strong><\/em> section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Resources from TeachersFirst<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording): <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Believe the Hype! Using HyperDocs for Innovative Instruction<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording): <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engage and Inspire: Choice Boards for Differentiation Part 1<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter Chat Archive: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HyperDocs<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter Chat Archive: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=19242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Centered Learning Ideas with Playlists and Choice Boards<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/fly-high-with-airplanes-and-choice-boards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fly High with Airplanes and Choice Boards<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/supporting-adhd-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supporting ADHD Students<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">TeachersFirst Review: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HyperDocs<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">TeachersFirst Review: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\" aw5Odc\">Library of Congress Flick<\/span><span class=\" aw5Odc\">r Albums<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">TeachersFirst Review: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Article: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetechclassroom.com\/home\/multi-mediatextsetsmmts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi-Media Text Sets<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Article: <span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/achievethecore.org\/content\/upload\/Text%20Set%20Guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power of Text Sets<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Project Zero&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/pz.harvard.edu\/thinking-routines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Routine Toolbox<\/a> (Project Zero, a research center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Mentioned During the Session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/listenwise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listenwise<\/a> &#8211; is an example of podcasts (<a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/best-podcasts-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are some additional ones<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/phet.colorado.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phet Simulations<\/a> &#8211; there are a number of other places to find manipulatives and simulations:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/gz.explorelearning.com\/index.cfm?method=Controller.dspFreeGizmos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gizmos<\/a> (listing of free Gizmos)<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.didax.com\/math\/virtual-manipulatives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Manipulatives<\/a> (Free to use browser-based manipulatives from Didax)<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/toytheater.com\/category\/teacher-tools\/virtual-manipulatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A different set of virtual manipulatives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commonlit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CommonLit<\/a> &#8211; free reading passages with comprehension activities also <a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.activelylearn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actively Learn<\/a>, <a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readworks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ReadWorks<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icivics.org\/teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iCivics<\/a> &#8211; other games sites include:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arcademics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arcademics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.multiplicationgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.multiplicationgames.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splashlearn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Splashlearn<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Make your own: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wordwall.net\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"CjVfdc\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\" aw5Odc\"><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1s3-ocTILu9BSCS2An4I-mKVleI81YJbd?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sample Multimedia Text Sets <\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>&#8211; View Only Access to 27 examples,<br \/>\nincluding those shared during the session<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ShareFormPage.aspx?id=NGbdODEQUEyptNFs2dl9V-ufRrzmIK1DpHyqV74oan5UQ1UwODFWWDVDWUQwMU84RFdETDQ5RTlMMS4u&amp;sharetoken=MXIYIO4QTZwqPnbgMepz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0MMTS Schema Activator Activity<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1pUFQudgN51Cb9DIBgNEAHbsdofHcZq_4\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=116983094129974322615&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\"><strong>Multimedia Text Set Planner<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Videos<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0OrpeV9WIY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRIQzryjaaY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p8zTRcyVrwg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F08uRq7h2GY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-R2ATNrwGI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wakelet.com\/wake\/77ba9c98-6794-4955-9764-eb2dfd5af716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6511\" src=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize.png 800w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize-648x486.png 648w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize-256x192.png 256w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/resize-50x38.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">In-the-Classroom:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our <em><strong>In-the-Classroom<\/strong><\/em> section is where you will find ideas and examples on how to integrate the tools shared into classroom instruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fervIi_Vqpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LHoDjk9PYKE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rusMLY7HPPE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHkeOo4YTls\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 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4:30 PM (Central US) Presented by Karen Streeter and Ruth Okoye Session Description: Looking for a new way to engage your learners as they study a topic? Try Multimedia Text Sets (MMTS)! 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