Technology+Integration

=This Page Is Devoted To The Integration Of Technology Into The Curriculum=

"Technology does not drive change -- it enables change." Unknown

**Technology has been shown to have the following effects on students and student motivation:**

 * = Increase Student Literacy ||  ||= Increase Student Self-Esteem ||
 * = Increase Student Motivation ||  ||= Increase Technical Skills ||
 * = Increase Higher-Order Skills/Thinking ||  ||= Increase The Use Of Outside Resources ||
 * = Improve Cognitive Apprenticeship ||  ||= Facilitate A Transition To A Student-Centered Classroom ||

**Techology has also been shown to have the following effects on teachers**

 * = Increased Collaboration At School || * **Email**
 * **Cross-Curricular Planning**
 * **Sharing Of Resources** ||
 * = Increased Collaboration With External Resources and Collaborators || * **Curricular and Cross-Curricular Planning with teachers at other schools, school districts, in other states, and even other countries**
 * **Access to an endless amount of curricular activities, plans**
 * **Opportunities like this conference and meaningful follow/support** ||
 * = Professional Growth || * **Professional development can take on a more useful 21st century theme**
 * **More interest and desire to write grants (in a budget crisis this becomes increasingly valuable)**
 * **Collaboration with outside researchers**
 * **Collaboration with software developers (educational)**
 * **Significant improvement in class appropriate communications (see diagram below)** ||
 * || ======http://tinyurl.com/28exfw====== ||
 * **Significant improvement in class appropriate communications (see diagram below)** ||
 * || ======http://tinyurl.com/28exfw====== ||

**Teaching and learning can transition into a new approach with technology. A learning 2.0 approach**
EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 43, no. 1 (January/February 2008): 16–32
 * = ===Old/Traditional Style of Learning=== ||=  ||= ===New Web 2.0, Technology Integrated, Practicum, Passion-Based Style of Learning=== ||
 * = ====Supply-Push Mode==== ||= [[image:http://bestanimations.com/Signs&Shapes/Arrows/Sets/Set-05b-june.gif align="center"]] ||= ====Demand-Pull Mode==== ||

**How can technology be used in a relevant, meaningful, and pedagogical manner in each core subject?**

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 * = ===English=== ||=  ||= ===Social Studies=== ||=   ||= ===Math=== ||=   ||= ===Physical Education=== ||=   ||= ===Science=== ||

Note: The following can be applied to any subject, class, unit, or lesson.

[|edublogs.org] ||  ||= [|www.wetpaint.com] [| www.wikispaces.com] [| www.pbwiki.com] [|sites.google.com] ||  || [|groups.google.com/] ||   || [|www.google.com/reader] ||   || [|earth.google.com] ||   ||
 * = ==Google Docs== ||  ||= ==BLOG== ||   ||= ==WIKI== ||   ||= ==GROUP== ||   || ==RSS Reader== ||   ||= ==GOOGLE EARTH== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * =====Work on ﬁles anywhere, anytime===== ||  || =====Information/Communication Tools: Teachers can post student writing, artwork, information about homework, upcoming events. Parents can have access to events and projects in your classroom.===== ||   ||= =====A wiki as a collaborative tool between students or students and teacher===== ||   || =====Make class handouts, reading materials, assignments, and web links available to students and their parents.===== ||   || =====You can add to your knowledge base===== ||   || =====study natural and political maps===== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * =====Get quick feedback from multiple people===== ||  || =====Online Filing Cabinets: Students and teachers can use a blog as a place to store assignments, links, plans, and handouts.===== ||   ||= =====A wiki so each student can have an electronic portfolio of their work and the teacher can provide authentic feedback===== ||   || =====Send/post announcements to parents.===== ||   || =====Help you communicate topic appropriate information===== ||   || =====learn map reading and navigation===== ||
 * =====Make the full writing process visible===== ||  || =====Collaborative Tools: Students can extend conversations outside of the classroom, and collaborate with invited guests from around the world and from within the community.===== ||   ||= =====A wiki so a group of students can collaborate on a specific project===== ||   || =====Centralize resources and communication for professional learning communities.===== ||   || =====Aggregate information in a useful manner===== ||   || =====visually explore historical, news, and census data===== ||   ||
 * =====Demonstrate mastery of editing skills===== ||  || =====Literature Circles: Book clubs can involve students and parents, or students from other communities. In some cases authors have been known to contribute to student blogs on books they have published.===== ||   ||   ||   || =====Students can share ideas, store documents, and organize web resources as they work in project teams===== ||   || =====Decide what is meaningful to you in an organized manner===== ||   || =====download geographically-referenced information created by others===== ||
 * =====Quickly analyze and organize data===== ||  || =====Online Discussions: for prewriting on central themes of novels, etc.===== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || =====Obtain information specific to your needs or interests===== ||   ||   ||   ||
 * =====Easily share data sets===== ||  || =====Professional Development: Teachers can use blogs as portfolios or as an archived discussion of their Writing tools. Students can have interactive electronic journals or post completed works to an authentic audience.===== ||   ||   ||   ||   || ===== ===== || =====Students can research, gather, and access information from multiple sources===== ||   || =====implement a geographical element to a story (students can even create a unique kmz file for google earth) such as “[|The Grapes Of Wrath]”===== ||   ||
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 * [|docs.google.com] ||  || [|www.blogger.com/]
 * =====Easily share data sets===== ||  || =====Professional Development: Teachers can use blogs as portfolios or as an archived discussion of their Writing tools. Students can have interactive electronic journals or post completed works to an authentic audience.===== ||   ||   ||   ||   || ===== ===== || =====Students can research, gather, and access information from multiple sources===== ||   || =====implement a geographical element to a story (students can even create a unique kmz file for google earth) such as “[|The Grapes Of Wrath]”===== ||   ||
 * [[image:docs.jpg width="206" height="194"]] ||  || [[image:http://www.blogger.com/img/logo40.png]] ||   || [[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Khyaktp0fkcVvM:http://images.amazon.com/images/P/020171499X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg]] ||   || [[image:group.png width="199" height="172"]] ||   || [[image:rss.png width="229" height="185"]] ||   || [[image:earth.png width="179" height="156"]] ||
 * [|docs.google.com] ||  || [|www.blogger.com/]
 * [|docs.google.com] ||  || [|www.blogger.com/]

In addition these tools can be useful within the noted subject areas

 * ==Mathematics, Social Studies, Science== ||= [|Sketch Cast] ||= [|Google Sketchup] ||
 * pedagogical app. || Utilize sketch cast to demonstrate mathematical calculations, complex formulas, and how to solve various other problems || Utilize sketchup to conceptualize geometrical shapes, spacial relationships, and create 3D graphs, create 3D models of animals or the human body (parts), design architectural/historical innovations ||
 * examples || media type="custom" key="550431" || [[image:class.png width="239" height="180"]] ||
 * || [[image:sketchcast.jpg width="352" height="260"]] || [[image:shapes.png width="360" height="273"]] ||
 * ||  || And google sketchup can be applied to the following content standards:

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 * ==Visual Learning== || is known to improve || * critical thinking
 * organization
 * retention
 * comprehension ||
 * || Examples include || * organizers
 * webs
 * concept maps
 * idea maps
 * stack plots
 * venn plots ||
 * || A few great programs are || * [|Inspiration] (inspiration, kidspiration, inspire data)
 * [|Cmap Tools(free online program)>] ||
 * [[image:cmap.jpg]] ||  || [[image:Character.jpg width="435" height="289"]] ||
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 * [[image:cmap.jpg]] ||  || [[image:Character.jpg width="435" height="289"]] ||
 * || [[image:Similarities.jpg width="400" height="292"]] ||  ||

Thank you very much and feel free to post comments or questions in the discussion section of this page.

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