| Intelligence |
Typical Classroom Activities |
Digital Technology Activities |
Bodily-
Kinesthetic |
 | Create a movement or sequence of movements
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| Make task or puzzle cards |
| Build or construct |
| Use hands-on materials to demonstrate |
| Play a sport |
| Role play |
| Use gestures to communicate |
| Perform in a play |
| Build a model |
| Make a board or floor game |
| Tools and machines |
| Puppets |
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| Keyboarding, mouse, joystick, and
other devices for movement |
| Scientific probes and microscopes
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| Claymation - sequence of movements
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| Handhelds |
| Virtual Field Trip
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| Lego Logo and Robotics - other
construction kit projects |
| Digital still and video cameras
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| Existential |
| Ask "big questions" about the
world. |
| Take time to wonder |
| Simulation games |
| Classic literature |
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| email |
| chat |
| listservs |
| teleconferencing |
| interactive communication
tools to help students address their questions. |
| simulations |
| Virtual art exhibits |
| Virtual field trips |
| Virtual communities |
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| Interpersonal |
| Use social skills with others |
| Participate in group work |
| Teach someone |
| Practice giving and receiving feedback |
| Person-to-person communication |
| Cooperative learning skills |
| Collaborative learning skills |
| Teamwork |
| Post-it Notes |
| Board games |
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| Word processing - chain writing,
group editing, peer writing, brainstorming |
| Group decisions software - Tom
Snyder's Decisions - Decisions |
| WebQuests with collaborative elements
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| Video recording - sharing with others
through skits, debates, role plays |
| Collaborative computer software or
games |
| Group presentations (PowerPoint)
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| Telecommunications projects - Flat
Stanley or The Monster Project |
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| Intrapersonal |
| Describe his/her traits |
| Set and pursue a goal |
| Describe one of his/her personal values |
| Write a journal entry |
| Assess his/her own work |
| Describe his/her feelings |
| Carry out an independent project |
| Have silent reflection time |
| Learning centers |
| Surveys |
| Choices |
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| Word processing journaling,
autobiographies, and diaries
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| Concept maps and idea webs
(Inspiration and Kidspiration)
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| Internet research
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| Multimedia portfolio |
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| Logical |
| Using mathematical formulas |
| Design and conduct an experiment |
| Explaining analogies |
| Identifying and creating patterns and symmetry
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| Listing and organizing facts |
| Using deductive reasoning skills |
| Abstract formulas and symbols |
| Logic and/or story problems |
| Brainteasers |
| Analyzing data |
| Graphic organizers |
| Number sequences |
| Computation |
| Deciphering codes |
| Hypothesizing/conducting an experiment
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| Measuring tools
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| Organizational tools (databases,
calendars) |
| Calculation tools (spreadsheets)
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| Science and math software |
| Graphing calculators and software
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| Logo |
| Presentation (PowerPoint)
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| Problem solving software |
| Strategy, logic, and critical thinking
software |
| Search engines |
| Graph Club |
| Millie's Math House |
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| Musical |
| Sing a song |
| Show |
| Make an instrument and use it to demonstrate |
| Play an instrument |
| Phonographs |
| Headphones |
| Tape players/recorders |
| Chant, body percussion |
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| Video and audio recorders |
| Sound and music files |
| Music composition software |
| DVDs and CD-audios |
| Interactive books with audio elements
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| Speakers |
| Music Ace |
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| Naturalist |
| Create observation notebooks |
| Describe changes in the environment |
| Care for pets, wildlife, gardens, or parks |
| Use binoculars, telescopes, microscopes, or
magnifiers |
| Draw or photograph natural objects |
| Collect flowers, rocks, bugs, samples, etc. |
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| Audio and video cameras for recording
the natural world |
| Digital cameras |
| Word processing of natural information
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| Data organization and calculation
(database, spreadsheet)
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| Presentations (PowerPoint) - present
information |
| Use microscopes and probes to examine
and discover |
| Mapping tools |
| Sammy's Science House |
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| Visual-Spatial |
| Create a chart, map, poster, diagram, or graph |
| Create a piece of art |
| create or use a board or card game |
| Illustrate, draw, sketch, sculpt, construct
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| Create a scrapbook or album |
| Draw cartoons |
| Illustrate a story
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| Picture books |
| Art supplies |
| Overhead projector |
| Slide projector
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| Mind mapping |
| Imagination games
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| CAD - Computer-Aided Design |
| Draw programs - PhotoShop,
Kid Pix, Paint |
| Timeline making - Timeliner
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| Desktop publishing (Publisher, Student
Writing Center) |
| Presentation (PowerPoint) |
| Computer-generated charts, graphs, and
tables (Graph Club, Excel) |
| Spreadsheets for charts and graphs
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| Web development tools (FrontPage)
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| Multimedia authoring (HyperStudio,
PowerPoint)) |
| Map making tools (Mapmakers Tool Kit)
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| Computer-generated Board Games
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| Digital Camera |
| Concept Mapping Tools and Diagrams
(Inspiration and Kidspiration) |
| Monitor, Scanner |
| Digital movies |
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Verbal-
Linguistic |
| Storytelling |
| Debate |
| Writing |
| Reading |
| Presenting |
| Pencil, pen |
| Worksheets |
| Textbooks |
| Newspapers, magazines |
| Typewriter |
| Microphone |
| Literature Circles |
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| Word processors
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| Kidspiration or Inspiration for brainstorming,
listing ideas |
| Desktop publishing (Publisher, Student
Writing Center) |
| Presentation (PowerPoint) |
| Story-creation software (Kid Pix slide
show) |
| Multimedia authoring (HyperStudio,
PowerPoint) |
| Audio recorders for recording oral histories and interviews |
| Reading and interpreting WWW
information |
| Electronic reference tools -
encyclopedia, dictionaries |
| CD-ROM Interactive books and e-books |
| Spellchecker and Thesaurus |
| Phonics programs |
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