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Comprehensive Curriculum + Technology = a Pur-r-r-fect Combination. LACUE Spring, 2006 Rapides Parish Instructional Technology Facilitators Terri Carpenter David Cox Mary Cox Cherry McNease Mary Moore.
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Comprehensive Curriculum+ Technology = a Pur-r-r-fect Combination LACUE Spring, 2006 Rapides Parish Instructional Technology Facilitators Terri Carpenter David Cox Mary Cox Cherry McNease Mary Moore
“We must open the doors to opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.” …Lyndon B. Johnson
Technology Integration is… Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them obtain information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize the information, and present it professionally. The technology should become an integral part of how the classroom functions -- as accessible as all other classroom tools. National Educational Technology Standards for Students International Society for Technology in Education
How to Integrate Technology? Comprehensive Curriculum + Technology • Pur-r-r-fect together
Grade 2 MathematicsUnit 1: Numbers, Numerals, and Data GLE 1. Model, read, and write place values for numbers through 999 in word, standard, and expanded form (N-1-E) Use appropriate software (e.g. KidPix, Tux Paint, Draw, PowerPoint) to type number in digit form, represent the number with pictures, and type expanded notation.
Grade 2 Mathematics Unit 3: Money, Time, and Estimation GLE 4: Count and write the value of amounts of money up to $1.00 using ¢ and $ (N-2-E) (N-6-E) (M-1-E) (M-5-E) Students can use the free program Tux Paint to show different ways to make specific money amounts. Download from http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/download/
Grade 2 English Language ArtsUnit 1: Let’s Read GLE 40a.Tell and retell stories with sequential order, including setting, character, and simple plot (ELA-4-E3) Use PowerPoint, KidPix, etc. to retell a story read in class. The Three Little Pigs
Grade 3 MathematicsUnit 1: Graphs, Growth, and Patterns GLE 45. Use manipulatives to discuss the probability of an event (e.g., number cubes, spinners to determine what is most likely or least likely) (D-5-E) Probability http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/fish.html Using Tux Paint, KidPix, PowerPoint set up a scene that illustrates a teacher mandated scenario. Students generate their own ideas of combination.
Grade 4 ScienceUnit 1: Measuring and Comparing In this unit, various investigations require accurate measuring using a variety of tools and units of measure. Measuring and comparing are two skills that are required and practiced throughout the science units and across the curriculum.
Grade 4 ScienceUnit 1: Measuring and Comparing GLE 27. Describe how the amount of force needed to cause an object to change its motion depends on the mass of the object (PS-E-B4) Interactive Web-sites can be used to extend the understanding of force. Combine the Web-sites with charts to record data. Friction http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml Forces in Action http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml
Grade 4 ScienceUnit 1: Measuring and Comparing Observing the Water Cycle (GLEs: 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 24, 25) Water Science for Schools http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/ US Geological Survey's (USGS) Water Science for Schools web site! They offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.
Measurement Area/Perimeter Plane Figures 3-D Figures
1st Grade Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies
ReadingUnit 4: Reading EssentialsGLE 29a : Independently write a variety of grade-appropriate compositions, including simple letters, notes, and stories (ELA-2-E4)http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/characters/index.htm
English Language ArtsUnit 3: Let’s Read—Poems, Fairy Tales, and FablesGLE: 03. Use pictures and context clues to confirm meaning of unfamiliar words (ELA-1-E1)PowerPoint
MathUnit 2: Patterns, Relations and FunctionsGLE 36: Explain patterns created with concrete objects, numbers, shapes, and colors (P-2-E)http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/nook_new.html?game=141&
ScienceUnit 3: Science as an InquiryGLE: 8. Express data in a variety of ways by constructing illustrations, graphs, charts, tables, concept maps, and oral and written explanations as appropriate (SI-E-A5) (SI-E-B4)The Graph Club or http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
Social StudiesUnit 4: Community HelpersGLE: 8. : Identify simple descriptions of the work people do and the names of related jobs in the community (E-1A-E4)Kidspiration
How Do I Begin? • Start small • Don’t re-invent the wheel • Go prepared, do the activity ahead of time • Have a plan B • Plan to teach and teach with a plan • Teach your students all skills required to complete the activity in advance. • Picard’s Letter • http://www.rapides.k12.la.us/Tech_Resources/index.html