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Technology Integration for Upward Bound Curriculums. Upward Bound Forum on Technology Chicago, IL - July 25, 2002 Angela D. Benson Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Agenda. Technology Integration Planning Unit Plan Learning Outcomes Student Rubrics
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Technology Integration for Upward Bound Curriculums Upward Bound Forum on Technology Chicago, IL - July 25, 2002 Angela D. Benson Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Agenda • Technology Integration Planning • Unit Plan • Learning Outcomes • Student Rubrics • Technology Integration Ideas • Practicum • Wrap-Up
Unit Name Subject Area Grade Level Learning Outcomes Target Standards Time Required Technology Req’d Hardware Software Printed Mat’ls Internet Resources Others, e.g., cameras, videos Unit Plan
Learning Outcomes • The student will. . . • The student will be able to. . . • Make use of national and state content area and technology standards • ISTE Nat’l Educational Technology Standards at http://nets.iste.org/
Areas Content Accuracy Design and Layout Cooperation Measures Excellent Good Poor Success key: Model the behavior first, then ask students to do it Student Rubrics
Technology Integration Ideas • Student Multimedia Presentations • Student Newsletters and Brochures • Student Web Sites • Student Documents • Student Video Productions • Student Databases and Spreadsheets • Student Internet Communications • Student Internet Research • Student PDAs
Applications Class presentations Group projects Present charts, tables from surveys, questionnaires Report on event or research Requirements Defined audience Technology MS Powerpoint Adobe Photoshop Digital Camera Scanner Microphone Output Slide Show (manned, unmanned) Web Site Student Multimedia Presentations
Applications Newsletters, flyers, and brochures for UB Promotional materials Presentation of multiple student projects Travel brochure for a researched location Newspaper for some era Menu for culture/era Academic challenge Assume roles of newspaper/advertising staffs Technology MS Publisher Adobe Photoshop Digital Camera Scanner Output Newsletter Brochure Flyer Business Cards Web Site Student Newsletters and Brochures
Applications MM / Newsletter applications Cross-program projects Requirements Defined audience Teen Internet Safety Guidelines Technology MS Frontpage / Netscape Navigator Adobe Photoshop Digital Camera Scanner Microphone Output Web Site Student Web Sites
Applications Write stories or movie scripts and then perform Keep journal Write personal statements for college applications Goal Perfect writing using editing, tracking, grammar and spelling tools Technology MS Word Output Document Web page Student Documents
Applications Shoot student written movies and videos Produce videos of UB field trips Produce video of highlights of UB year Produce a news/interview show Academic challenge Assume roles of movie/video/TV production staffs Technology Video Camera Digital video camera Adobe Premiere RealPresenter Output Video Web page Student Video Productions
Applications Track UB project inventory Maintain budget for student newspaper Keep records for a student-run record company Requirements An authentic project Technology Excel Access Output Spreadsheet Database Web page Student Databases and Spreadsheets
Applications E-mail mentors E-mail experts E-mail peers Subject area mailing lists Free informal courses (e.g., B&N) Fee formal courses Technology Internet account w/ e-mail Web browser Output Report on experience Internet Communications
Applications WebQuests http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html School research projects Skills Needed Web Searching Evaluating Web Resources Plagiarism Issues Technology Internet access Web browser Output Report in one of formats discussed Internet Research
Applications Tutorials Documents Most everything else Considerations Cheaper than computers Less educational software Technology PDA PDA Keyboard PDA Software Output Assorted files Student PDAs
Key Points • Focus on the academic activity not the technology • Develop authentic learning activities • Integrate the development of technology skills with the course content • Combine the various technologies in a single student or group project
Practicum • Create/update a technology-enhanced unit for your UB Project • Unit Plan • Learning Outcomes • Technology Integration Strategies • Share units in small groups
Final Words • Questions • Go forth and integrate!