Technology Tipping Points

1. Technology Tipping Points Integrating Technology into PreK-2 Classrooms Jeri A. Carroll and Tonya L. Witherspoon Wichita State University Kansas Technology Leadership Conference December 3-5, 2002

2. Introductions • Jeri A. Carroll Professor and Chair of Curriculum and Instruction, WSU jeri.carroll@wichita.edu • Tonya L. Witherspoon Educational Technology Specialist, WSU tonya.witherspoon@wichita.edu

3. Technology Integration Projects for Students (TIPS) • TIPS for Science (http://education.wichita.edu/m3/tips/science.htm) • TIPS for Health (http://education.wichita.edu/m3/tips/health.htm) • iStoryQuests (web-linked stories) (http://istoryquests.com/) • eAlphabet Books (PPT ABC books) (http://education.wichita.edu/m3/tips/Early_Childhood/Contents.htm)

4. ISTE’s New Resource:Multidisciplinary Units for PreK-2 • ISTE and NAEYC Position Statements on Technology Use • Organizing Classrooms • Reggio Emelia Settings • Integrating Technology into Instruction • Legal and Ethical Issues • Assistive Technology • Assessment • Thematic Instruction • Developmentally appropriate and meaningful • Integrated with content and technology • Rich in resources

5. Software for PreK-2 • KidPix • Drawing, writing, voice, slide shows, animation • Kidspiration • Graphic organizers (brainstorming, webbing, outlining), teacher activity templates, voice to text, voice boxes

6. Unit Objectives • At the end of this unit, students will be able to: • Explain how several aspects of the neighborhood changes. • Describe ways to take care of the earth including recycling, reusing, reducing, and repairing. • Understand the aspects of change that causes those moving and to those left behind to be fearful. • Identify ways to be neighborly and help others.

7. Standards Addressed • ISTE NETS for Students: 3, 4, 5, 6 • IRA/NCTE English/Language Arts Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 • NCTM Math Standards: 1, 4, 10 • NAS/NSE Science Standards: A1, B1, C3, E3, F3, F4 • NCSS Social Studies Standards: 1a, 1b, 1d, 1e, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3c, 3d, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j, 3k

8. Children’s Literature Earth Day • Earth Day, David F. Marx • Earth Day: Keeping Our Planet Clean, Elaine Landau • Let's Celebrate Earth Day, Connie Roop • The Lorax, Dr. Seuss What Goes on in the Neighborhood • And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street, Dr. Seuss • Something’s Happening on Calabash Street, Judith Ross Enderle & Stephanie Jacob Gordon • What Zeesie Saw on Delancey Street, Elsa Okon Rael

9. Children’s Literature Making Changes Happen • City Green, Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan, • Flat Stanley, Jeff Brown • Everybody Brings Noodles, Norah Dooley • The Garden of Happiness, Erika Tamar The Last Dragon, Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator), Susan Miho Nunes • Light Your Candle, Carl Sommer, • The Lot at the End of My Block, Kevin Lewis • Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, Eileen Spinelli, • Special Deliveries, Alexandra Day (Illustrator), Cooper Edens

10. Web Resources • Celebrate Earth Day with The Lorax, http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/titles/lorax/ • Earth Day Energy Fast, http://www.earthdayenergyfast.org/ • Earth Day Groceries Project, http://www.earthdaybags.org/ • Earth Day in Your Neighborhood,http://www.allspecies.org/neigh/blocka.htm • Earth Day Network, http://www.earthday.net/ • EcoKids, http://www.allspecies.org/ecokids/index.htm • Flat Stanley Project,http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca/ • Helpful Hints for Planet Earth,http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/earthday/earthday.htm • Kid’s Domain Earth Day, http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/ • Let’s Learn to Precycle, http://www.planetpals.com/precycle.html • The Official Site of International Earth Day, http://www.earthsite.org/ • Recycle City, http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

11. Additional Resources • Economics in Our Age: Factors of Production and Economic Systems, Clearvue/eav • This is Your Government: Good Citizen, Clearvue/eav • Kidspiration, Inspiration Software, Inc. • KidPix, Broderbund (English/Spanish) • The Amazing Writing Machine, Broderbund • The Graph Club, Tom Snyder Productions or Tabletop Jr., Broderbund • Neighborhood Map Maker, Tom Snyder Productions • Printshop Deluxe

12. Teaching the Unit • Getting Started • Communication with parents • Newsletter • E-mail • Webpage • Making a learning connection between nome and school

13. Motivational Activity • Spin off their interests • Provide an activity to get them interested • Create the curiosity to learn more

14. Multidisciplinary Activities • Reading/Language Arts • Math • Science • Social Studies • Art • Music • Physical Education

15. Performance Assessment For Younger Learners – • Select the area of Neighborhood Change most relevant to your community that was studied in this unit. Have students make a three panel picture is which they identify what needs changing, how it a plan for making the change, and what they anticipate the outcome or results to be.

16. Performance Assessment For More Able Learners – • Ask student write a news story about a change they think should happen in their neighborhood based on the topics studied in the unit. The news story should clearly identify the change that is needed and why, a plan to implement the change, and the anticipated results of the change. They may include pictures with their news story.

17. Rubric for Second Grade

18. Integrating Technology intoPreK-2 Classrooms • Questions? • Comments. • What now? • Commitments!