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Interactive Technology… An Exploration and Discussion. John Dalton, LSTC Cedar Hill Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Gwinnett County Public Schools. Old, old, old Interactive Technology …. Old, old Interactive Technology …. Old Interactive Technology….
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Interactive Technology…An Exploration and Discussion John Dalton, LSTC Cedar Hill Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Gwinnett County Public Schools
Interactive Technology… • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why? • How!
Interactive Technology… • Who? Students and Teachers • What? Projectors, Interactive Whiteboards, Student Response Systems, Document Cameras, Slates/Tablets, Microscopes, and more… • When? Any time - all the time • Where? Classrooms, labs, media centers • Why? Student Engagement and hopefully increased student learning • How? Let’s explore…
Interactive Technology… A number of years ago, we provided teachers with laptops, expecting it impact the role of technology in the classroom. Laptops did help teachers to become more comfortable with technology… However, it was the installation of projectors in classrooms that has really had an impact on teaching with technology…
Classroom projectors work with… Interactive WhiteboardsStudent Response SystemsDocument CamerasDigital Microscopes Free WebsitesSubscription WebsitesInstructional SoftwareProductivity Softwareand more…
A projector story… Soon after our retrofit (the “overhaul” of our school technology – which included installation of classroom projectors), one of our teachers had their projector hooked up to their laptop showing a PowerPoint presentation and they were running the laptop off of battery power. When the low battery beeping alarm went off (which was very loud since it was being amplified through the classroom ceiling speakers), the teacher lined the students up and started walking them outside…
thinking the fire alarm was sounding! Welcome to the world of classroom projectors!
Don’t have an “interactive whiteboard”? Consider adjusting your projector so you can write on your regular whiteboard.
Or just project to your screen and make it “interactive”…
“Paper” Assessments Onscreen Assessments(1 question at a time)Onscreen Assessments(multiple question assessments)Status of the Class QuestionsAnonymously or By Name
“On the fly” questions… Do you understand what I just explained? (Yes or No) Enter the answer for the problem you see on the board. The current season is winter. (Yes or No)
Let’s try some…Intro to Smart Response System (“Smart Clickers”)Fact or Fiction(1 question at a time – Multiple Question Assessments)“Paper” Assessment
Lumens DC162 (Ladybug) http://www.lumens.com.tw/eng/prod-dc.asp
Document Camera • Top 7 Ways To Use A Document Camera In The Classroom • 101 Ways K-12 Teachers Use Document Cameras • 101 Ways Kennewick Teachers Use Document Cameras • Document Camera Magic: Eleven Dozen Ways to Transform Teaching • Classroom Uses for a Document Camera • How can I use a document camera in my classroom? http://www.ipevo.com/prods/Point-2-View-USB-Camera/IPEVO
USB Microscope http://www.digiblue.com/
Slates - Tablets http://www.smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART+Slate
Smart Pen - Livescribe http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/education/ http://www.livescribek12.com/retail-easy-students-rejoice-livescribe-echo-%e2%80%93-the-pen-of-the-future/
1. Peer Editing2. Math Manipulatives3. Math Exemplars4. Science 5. Art Instruction6. Microscope