Technology Integration

1. Technology Integration Technology Integration in the 21st Century Classroom Presented by Jane Ann Shipp Red Oak High School Red Oak, Texas

2. A Scary Thought! • According to James Daly, editor in chief of Edutopia magazine, the average supermarket has changed more in the past five years than the average school district has changed in the last 50!

3. Why Technology? • Technology skills are essential skills in the workplace • Technology integration brings real world relevance into the classroom • Students can help construct their own knowledge

4. Because…Technology Rocks! • Technology integrated lessons help bolster social, communication, and thinking skills. • Technology integrated lessons help set the standards for inquiry based learning. • Technology integration expands the learning community.

5. Did You Know??? • 96% of youth access the Internet • 74% use it from home • 66% use Instant Messaging • 64% say they know more about the Internet than their parents • 66% of parents agree • We are in the Age of Technology!

6. Types of Technology Integration • E-Mail • E-mail relays • Keypals http://www.kidlink.org/ • Discussion groups via e-mail • Correspondence with instructor • Interviews • Collaborative projects with other classes or schools • Proper e-mail etiquette

7. Surfing the Net… • Develop guided web searches with key words or using favorite search engines. • Make a list of web sites students need to visit to gain information. • Have students come up with a list of web sites related to their topic of study. • www.yahoo.com • www.google.com • www.askjeeves.com • www.ajkids.com • www.answers.com

8. Research • Students need to learn that the Internet is a virtual library. • Many reference materials are available on line. • www.lexisnexis.com/cis • Your school may have an agreement with on-line libraries or reference materials. • http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/a5454.cfm?kw= (article on effective ways to research on the Internet)

9. Web Quests • A WebQuest is an inquiry based project in which most or all of the information used by the students comes from the Internet. • http://webquest.sdsu.edu • Sample WebQuest: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/webquests/backintime/default.htm

10. Internet Itineraries • Develop activities for your students to complete in one day in the computer lab. • Pre-select the websites • Make a list of questions that can be answered from visiting the websites.

11. Interactive Whiteboards • Students remember the material because it is interactive. • Students are engaged in learning. • It is FUN! • Notes may be printed and distributed after an interactive whiteboard session. • Great article • http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5464.cfm • Great link: Smart Technologies • http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/

12. Publishing • Use MS Word to… • Type and spell check essays, reports, or research papers. • Create newsletters • Create brochures • Design posters or advertising • Create information tables • Write business letters • Create labels, envelopes, nametags, etc. • Develop resumes • Compose editorials or letters to the editor and submit electronically.

13. Advanced Word Applications • Use Microsoft Word to: • Comment • Edit • Get readability stats/word counts • Enhance vocabulary with the built in thesaurus • Check spelling • Highlight • Create forms and templates

14. Advanced Microsoft Word

15. Spreadsheets (Using Excel in the classroom) • http://www.manassas.k12.va.us/round/classweb/volz/excelweb/sslplan.htm • http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/class/excel_resources.htm/ • http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Computers_and_Internet/Lesson_Plans/Using_Excel/ • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm

16. Vocabulary Development • Word Games, Word of the Day, Words for the Wise • Merriam-Webster Online • www.m-w.com • www.wordcentral.com • Thesaurus • http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html • http://www.thesaurus.com • NY Times Word of the Day • http://nytimes.com/learning/students/wordofday/index.html

17. Visual Thesaurus

18. Use Inspiration for… • Outlines • Webs • Concept maps • Categories • Brainstorming • Categorizing • Organizing

19. Inspiration

20. Get a Trial Copy • Inspiration is a great piece of software for creating webbing, mapping or outlining. • Tom Snyder Productions offers great educational software programs. http://www.tomsnyder.com/

21. Current Events • NY Times Learning Network http://nytimes.com/learning/ • CNN Student News http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/index.html • USA Today K-12 Education • http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm • TIME for Kids • www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

22. History, Geography and Other Tidbits • www.historychannel.com • www.howstuffworks.com • www.pbs.org • www.nationalgeographic.com

23. Power Point • Use Power Point presentations for… • Book reports • Informative presentations • Signs and Announcements • Study and review • Create interactive games • Creative projects with animations • Electronic/paperless notebooks • http://www.actden.com/pp/ • A tutorial for Power Point in Schools

24. Jeopardy

25. Discussions ,Blogs, & Chats • Use discussion boards, chats, and blogs as interactive learning tools with your students. • www.blogger.com • http://edtechtalk.com/ • http://www.wtvi.com/teks/04_05_articles/educational_blogging.html • http://www3.essdack.org/socialstudies/blogs.htm • http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/index.php • http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/edu/chat.htm .

26. Online Field Trips • http://www.thinkport.org/Classroom/trips.tp • http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/virtual.field.trips.html • http://www.nasm.si.edu/education/online_fieldtrips.cfm • http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic35.htm • http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours

27. Learn a Foreign Language www.rosettastone.com

28. Digital Photography • Use digital photography to enhance projects or to create projects. • Create movies with sounds, music, and animations using digital photos. • www.microsoft.com • Download Photo Story 3 • Download Windows MP10

29. Streaming Video Use streaming video to enhance your lessons • www.unitedstreaming.com • http://eduscapes.com/seeds/stream.html • http://www2.umist.ac.uk/isd/lwt/clickgo/the_guide/the_guide.htm • A guide for educationaldevelopment: video streaming

30. Testing • Create on-line tests for students to take. www.quizlab.com www.quia.com/web • Have students take practice tests over units on-line. • Take practice TAKS tests from the released tests. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ • Take practice ACT or SAT tests. • SAT Question of the Day • Mini SAT • www.collegeboard.com • www.act.org

31. Web Page Publishing • Have students work individually or in teams to create subject or content oriented web pages. • MS Word • Netscape Composer • Print Shop • Dreamweaver

32. Collaborative Projects • Work with another class on your campus on an interdisciplinary project that incorporates some aspect of technology. • Work with a class at another school on a collaborative project. • Work with a business leader or a mentor on a project using technology. • Develop classroom technology projects for technology fairs or competitions.

33. Develop an online unit • Students can work at their own pace (within a time frame) to complete the assigned activities. • Use an electronic bulletin board to post activities and assignments. • www.eboard.com

34. Our district uses e-Chalk • This is an interactive program for teachers, students and parents. • E-mail • Calendar of events • Lesson plan posting • Discussion boards • http://rohs.roisdechalk.org

35. Assessment Tools • Assessment tools with the help of technology • www.CurriculumProject.com Friendly software for creating rubrics with clear assessment standards for oral, visual, written, and kinesthetic projects.

36. Where do I begin? • Technology integration leads to new ways of thinking and fundamental changes in how we approach teaching. • Technology integration is based upon “constructivist” learning methods. • Begin thinking of yourself as a learning facilitator or guide rather than an instructor.

37. Getting Started • First of all, think about your curriculum • What is the primary focus each six weeks? • Where could you plug in technology integrated lessons? • Start with one six weeks and develop a lesson. • Find a techie on your campus and share ideas or lesson units. • Modify lessons that have already been made (there are literally thousands on the Internet). • Get connected and get excited. Attend technology workshops. • Take a little time each day to surf the net or learn something new.

38. 10 Steps to Success • Select a skill you want to help students master. • Find Internet resources to support your plan. • Go online and see what other teachers have done with technology projects. • Design your project with a specific end result in mind. • Set specific beginning and ending dates for your project. • Enlist the help of responsible students to help launch your project. • Develop a rubric or set of guidelines for grading. • Make sure students have the opportunity to present their final projects and presentations. • Get feedback from students on the project. • Do a follow-up analysis on the project. What went right? What went wrong? How could it be better next time?

39. Develop a basic outline • I. State your objective • II. Develop and assign activities • III. Include a list of helpful web sites but encourage students to search on their own. • IV. For GT students or inspired students always add Extension or Enrichment activities. • V. Develop an evaluation scale or rubric for the technology integrated lesson. • VI. Develop a wrap up activity.

40. Great web sites • www.schoolnotes.com • www.funbrain.com • www.quia.com • www.discoveryschool.com • www.nytimes.com/learning/ • www.NASA.gov • www.bluewebn.com • www.education-world.com • http://www.marcopolo-education.org • http://landmark-project.com/

41. More great references… • www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso • http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ • www.dositey.com/index.html • http://www.lessonplanet.com/ • http://www.lessonplans4teachers.com/ • http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/chall.htm • http://www.pwcs.edu/i-tech/Integration.htm

42. Or Search • Type in key words such as • Lesson plans 6-12 • Or be more specific • Science lesson plans 6-12 • English Language Arts lesson plans • Math lesson plans • Social Studies K-8 • American History lesson plans • Anne Frank lesson plans • Julius Caesar lesson plans • To Kill a Mockingbird lesson plans • Science projects • Math Counts or math competitions • You will find more than you ever thought possible!

43. Get New Ideas • Subscribe to THE Journal. It’s free. www.thejournal.com • Alan November’s Technology News • www.novemberlearning.com • Get a free trial membership to Classroom Connect at • www.classroom.com • Check out From Now On-The Educational Technology Journal • http://www.fno.org/ • Edutopia • http://www.glef.org/ • Be an Innovative Teacher • http://www.microsoft.com/Education/InnovativeTeachers.mspx

44. Educational Technology Web sites • Texas Center for Educational Technology http://www.tcet.unt.edu/ • TCEA-Texas Computer Education Association http://www.tcea.org