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Integrating Technology Into the 3-5 Curriculum June 23, 2009. Thalia Matthews 5 th grade teacher, NBCT Lyle Creek Elementary Thalia_Matthews@catawbaschools.net. How do we integrate technology?. North Carolina SCOS content and technology Project/ Product
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Integrating Technology Into the 3-5 CurriculumJune 23, 2009 Thalia Matthews 5th grade teacher, NBCT Lyle Creek Elementary Thalia_Matthews@catawbaschools.net
How do we integrate technology? • North Carolina SCOS content and technology • Project/ Product • Technology Tools to find and share information
Technology Tools To Use in the Classroom • Websites and stations • Publisher, Powerpoint, Excel, Photostory, Webquests • Blogs, Wikis, Gaggle, Podcasts, GPS • SchoolPad and Handhelds
Websites & Stations thefamilypcpro.com/html/kids_services.html • Websites can be used to collect information or to practice concepts. Websites for a project should be housed on your class webpage. • Stations can be set up during reading, math, or writing rotations. Ex. Cybermath
Publisher, Powerpoint, Excel, Photostory, Webquests • Kids and teachers use these tools to share information within classroom • Publisher—posters, brochures, postcards, book jackets • Powerpoint/ Photostory—biographies, places, virtual field trips, narrated • Excel—charts, graphs • Webquests—hypermedia, topic based
Blogs, Wikis, Gaggle, Podcasts, GPS • Kids and teachers can participate in these beyond classroom • Blogs— online journals, commentaries, contain text and images • Wikis— can edit or add to information on pages, links, text, private or public • Gaggle— student email, blogs, digital lockers • Podcasts— audio or video files that can broadcast information through playback, episodes downloaded automatically • GPS—find caches and integrate into a learning activity
SchoolPad and Handhelds • SchoolPad is used in place of overhead projector. Scan items in, use websites, write, and use manipulatives. • Handheld Computer is used for word processing, quizzes, and spreadsheets. Can beam material from one to another. aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v19/bp19-31.html www.currtechintegrations.com/packages_element...
Iditarod • Websites on Class page • Blog, Gypsy’s Blog • Brochure • Lapbooks/ Wall Map • Table/ Graph on Temperature • GPS
Famous Places to Visit • Research Template • Triarama • Build the landmark • Be a tour guide, video with flip camera • Script and Podcast
Other ideas • Blogs— Reading Response • Wikis—problem solving, share research for projects • GPS—Math Vocabulary • Webquest • Photostory