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Thinking outside the technology

Thinking outside the technology. Anne T. Ottenbreit -Leftwich. Let me tell you a story…. Tell stories about different teachers and how technology made it more meaningful/engaging. Meet Carol…ELA teacher. Technology changed the way Carol taught…and how her students learned….

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Thinking outside the technology

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  1. Thinking outside the technology Anne T. Ottenbreit-Leftwich

  2. Let me tell you a story… • Tell stories about different teachers and how technology made it more meaningful/engaging.

  3. Meet Carol…ELA teacher

  4. Technology changed the way Carol taught…and how her students learned…

  5. Meet Eli (Elementary Math/Science)

  6. With technology, Eli has found out that he can collect authentic data that’s meaningful for students

  7. And they can practice and receive instant feedback on graphing during SmartBoard time

  8. Then Eli’s students can build their own graphs online

  9. Collect their own information…

  10. And Eli’s students can interpret and interact with the data in meaningful ways

  11. What learning will technology help you achieve? Learning through creation can result in amazing products!

  12. Effectiveness, Efficiency, Enhancement TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

  13. WHAT ARE THE 3 E’s? • EFFECTIVENESS • Meet the learning goals successfully • EFFICIENCY • Save time, effort, and cost • ENHANCEMENT • Engaging learning experience • Enrich learning environments

  14. Some examples of 3 e’s Yell it out! • #1 Hip Transplant • #2 ePals • #3 PowerPoint Games • #4Virtual Fieldtrips (White House, Google Lit trips, Natural History)

  15. EFFECTIVE • Technology helps accomplish learning objectives • Technology improves student achievement • Technology improves student transfer

  16. Does technology make learning or teaching more effective? • Ex1. Timeline Tool: Integrate media • Ex2. 50 states • Ex3. Stock market game • Ex4. Inspiration

  17. efficient • Overview: • Using technology to speed up thelearning process • Using technology to quickly make educational materials • Enables more learning by eliminatinglaborious processes

  18. Does technology make learning or teaching more efficient? • Examples: • Thinkfinity:Games and Tools • Netvibes/Google Reader / Reddit / Stumbleupon • Diigo / Delicious/ • Microsoft Office Products templates • Quizlet

  19. ENHANCEMENT • Overview: • Using technology increases student motivation and engagement • Using technology makes the impossible(or difficult) possible • Creates extra-ordinary learningexperiences • Enriches learning environments

  20. Does technology enhance the learning experience? • Examples: • Live Mocha • ReachtheWorld • Aha! Math • Xpeditions • Flocabulary • Google Earth

  21. 3E’s – MORE Examples

  22. Blogs Blogging is Learning!

  23. Blogging

  24. Blogging • Classroom management. Handouts, news, daily. • Collaboration. • Worldwide collaboration. • Discussions. Teachers, students, experts. • Field trip example • Students posting comments • Student portfolios. • One 4th grader’s blog • Example: Al Gonzalez 6th Grade Science

  25. Wordle http://www.wordle.net/

  26. Wordle • Compare literary works • Student writings • Reports • Character traits • Spelling/vocabulary lists • Class rules • Political documents

  27. Prezi! • More interactive • Prezi • How to use Prezi in your classroom

  28. Visualization • Concept maps • Popplet • Visual dictionary • Visuwords

  29. Animations and Comics Animations Comic Strips/Books ToonDoo Powtoon MakeBeliefsComix Kerpoof StoryJumper • GoAnimate! • Animoto • Civil Rights Example • Digital Films

  30. Collaborative Writing • Titanpad • Primarypad • Google Docs

  31. Glogster • Free educational version • Clickable, linkable poster • Drag-and-drop user interface • It’s green  • Glogpedia

  32. Interactive Timelines • TimeToast • Timeglider

  33. Poll Students • Poll Everywhere

  34. Exploring the World, or Universe… • Google Earth • Summer Vacation Highlights • Real Time Earthquakes • Google Lit Trips (example) • Google Mars (click on left-hand menu) • Go Public: Wikimapia

  35. Open Textbooks

  36. Open Textbooks

  37. cK-12

  38. There’s an app for that… There’s an app for EVERYTHING!

  39. What strategies do you use? • What tools have you found to be effective?

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