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Integrating Technology into the Curriculum for the Millennial Student

Integrating Technology into the Curriculum for the Millennial Student . Presenter: Stephanie Martinez, M.Ed. Technology Application Teacher C0-Presenter: Kelly James Social Studies Teacher Castleberry High School. What’s the Point?. 1 min.

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Integrating Technology into the Curriculum for the Millennial Student

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  1. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum for the Millennial Student Presenter: Stephanie Martinez, M.Ed. Technology Application Teacher C0-Presenter: Kelly James Social Studies Teacher Castleberry High School

  2. What’s the Point? 1 min This presentation will introduce and share several ways to use 21st century technology and Web 2.0 tools to make technology an integral part of classroom curriculum.

  3. What is a Millennial? 1 min Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Born between 1978 and 2000, they are 95 million strong, compared to 78 million Baby Boomers.

  4. Research reveals that the Millenial Generation is……….. 3min http://www.gen-we.com/sites/default/files/Greenberg%20Millennial%20Study%20Survey%20Results.pdf Self-aware and committed to generational solidarity. Strongly progressive, socially tolerant, environmentally-conscious, peace-loving, and poised to lead the biggest left ward shift in recent American history. Sober but optimistic in their assessment of the future. Enthusiastic about the power of collective social action. Unselfish and socially committed. Incredibly tuned in to technology, having already played a major role in creating and shaping technologies (such as social networking) that are changing the world. Innovation-minded, seeing not a world of limits but one of possibilities in which anything can be accomplished with enough creativity and determination. Post-ideological, post-partisan, and post-political.

  5. ENGAGE THEM! 2 min

  6. 21st Century Skills Comparison 2min

  7. Collaborate 5 min 1 min Which 21st Century Skills you feel are most important, AND Why.

  8. Welcome to the Future Now the Free and Inexpensive Resources to help you infuse technology into your curriculum!

  9. Online Applications and Web 2.0

  10. Why? 1 min Free and Connected Enhances 21st Century Skills Easy integration in curriculum Appealing to digital natives Cross platform Accessibility

  11. QR Codes 2min • What is a QR Code? • This is a QR or Quick Response Code. It is a 3D barcode. It's a much more sophisticated version of the barcode on your bag of Lays Potato Chips. QR Codes are popping up everywhere and are gaining in popularity in education.

  12. Why? 2 min One little code can contain up to 4000 characters of info Quick and easy obtainable links to web addresses, contact info, and blanket text messages Kids LOVE to find out what’s “inside” them. Easy to make with an online QR code generator QR reader apps are available for most smart phones

  13. Just one way to use them…… 1 min

  14. Word Cloud Generators 1 min Wordle Tagxedo

  15. Using Word Clouds in Class 3min 1. Students can use it to monitor the frequency of word usage in their own writings. 2. Students can use it to analyzing news articles. 3. Teachers can use it for field trip reviews. 4. Teachers can create a Current Events Analysis. 5. What are your students listening to? Copy and paste the lyrics of popular songs into Wordle and find out. 6. What is important on your school campus? Copy and paste your schools mission and vision statements into Wordle and find out. My schools Wordle. 7. Self Reflection; If you where to write a story about yourself, what would your Wordle say? 8. Current Study posters. What is curricularly important in your class this week? Create a Wordle that visualizes that.

  16. Collaboration Sites 5 min • TitanPad (Work on one doc simultaneously) • Demonstration • http://titanpad.com/bcSdZRmLrX

  17. Collaboration Sites 5min Wallwisher (Online Notice Board) http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/hstwconference

  18. Collaboration Sites 5min • CoSketch (Whiteboard app) • Demonstration • http://cosketch.com/Rooms/xtqjnei

  19. Collaborate 5 min 1 min Discuss with your neighbors or raise your hand and suggest how you could integrate a collaborative site into a current lesson.

  20. Techniques to Facilitate Transformation 2 min Take aim at one traditional lesson and rewrite it to fit a new technology application Discover the world of Project Based Learning and discover how technology makes new things happen Integrate 21st Century Skills Use a past unit of lesson and use multiple sources of technology to bring it to the 21st Century Transform PD and become a member of a PLN

  21. Helpful Sites (with FREE ideas!) 1 min http://www.techedknow.com http://teacherspodcast.org/ http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

  22. Handout 2min Links QR Codes Ideas And Additional Web2.0 resources

  23. Why is this important? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJg9NfTXos

  24. Thanks! Please contact me at martinezs@castleberryisd.net I’ll be happy to discuss any ideas you have as to how to integrate one of these tools into your lessons. 2min

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