Intregrating Technology

Editor's Notes

1. Without technology….using technology to enhance what is already being covered….too often we are presented with completed lesson plan ideas…that don’t really fit in to what we are already doing….we have to create a lesson or alter a lesson to be able to “use” technology’ to teach it. Key words…enhance, tool. Exisitng, necessary skills… http://www.brainybetty.com/K_to_12_powerpoint_templates.htm
2. You’ll be amazed at what you find…or be more specific about an application software Google search…..Free Technology tutorials Specialized programs are nice…but who has the $$$$ Technology can be effective using word processing programs, spreadsheet programs and paint programs.
3. Partlicularly if your budgets are strained….as most are….you can have an effective curriculum. If you think about it, these are programs that students have access to at home…not to say that specialized programs such as Geometers Sketchpad etc. are bad, but many kids won’t have them on their own computer.
4. File..Save As….download and remember where! Open Excel…..then open file….may have to show “all files” in file as type box. Ask for help from colleagues…
5. Constructing New Scientific Knowledge Standard SCI.I.1 All students will ask questions that help them learn about the world; design and conduct investigations using appropriate methodology and technology; learn from books and other sources of information; and communicate findings of investigations, using appropriate technology. Benchmark SCI.I.1.MS.1 Generate scientific questions about the world based on observation. Design and Conduct Investigations. Benchmark SCI.I.1.MS.2 Design and conduct scientific investigations.
6. Constructing New Scientific Knowledge Standard SCI.I.1 All students will ask questions that help them learn about the world; design and conduct investigations using appropriate methodology and technology; learn from books and other sources of information; and communicate findings of investigations, using appropriate technology. Benchmark SCI.I.1.MS.1 Generate scientific questions about the world based on observation. Design and Conduct Investigations. Benchmark SCI.I.1.MS.2 Design and conduct scientific investigations.
7. Red B3
8. Blue D2
9. Green C5
10. Standard MAT.I.1 Students recognize similarities and generalize patterns, use patterns to create models and make predictions, describe the nature of patterns and relationships, and construct representations of mathematical relationships. Benchmark MAT.I.1.E.2 Represent and record patterns and relationships in a variety of ways including tables, charts and pictures. Benchmark MAT.I.1.E.2 Represent and record patterns and relationships in a variety of ways including tables, charts and pictures.
11. Standard MAT.II.2 Students identify locations of objects, identify location relative to other objects, and describe the effects of transformations (e.g., sliding, flipping, turning, enlarging, reducing) on an object. Benchmark MAT.II.2.E.1 Locate and describe objects in terms of their position, including front, back, inside, outside, right, left, over, under, next to, between and locations on the number line, on a coordinate graph and on a map.
12. Comprehending the Past Standard SOC.I.2 All students will understand narratives about major eras of American and world history by identifying the people involved, describing the setting, and sequencing the events. Benchmark SOC.I.2.MS.4 Use historical biographies to explain how events from the past affected the lives of individuals and how some individuals influenced the course of history.
13. Analyzing and Interpreting the Past Standard SOC.I.3 All students will reconstruct the past by comparing interpretations written by others from a variety of perspectives and creating narratives from evidence. Benchmark SOC.I.3.MS.3 Show that historical knowledge is tentative and subject to change by describing interpretations of the past that have been revised when new information was uncovered.
14. English Language Arts Middle School Voice Standard ELA.6 All students will learn to communicate information accurately and effectively and demonstrate their expressive abilities by creating oral, written, and visual texts that enlighten and engage an audience Benchmark ELA.6.MS.2 Demonstrate their ability to use different voices in oral and written communication to persuade, inform, entertain, and inspire their audiences
15. Constructing New Scientific Knowledge Standard SCI.I.1 All students will ask questions that help them learn about the world; design and conduct investigations using appropriate methodology and technology; learn from books and other sources of information; and communicate findings of investigations, using appropriate technology. Benchmark SCI.I.1.MS.1 Generate scientific questions about the world based on observation. Design and Conduct Investigations. Benchmark SCI.I.1.MS.2 Design and conduct scientific investigations.
16. Genre and Craft of Language Standard ELA.8 All students will explore and use the characteristics of different types of texts, aesthetic elements, and mechanics—including text structure, figurative and descriptive language, spelling, punctuation, and grammar—to construct and convey meaning. Benchmark ELA.8.LE.1 Identify and use mechanics that enhance and clarify understanding. Examples include sentence structure, paragraphing, appropriate punctuation, grammatical constructions, conventional spelling, and relating in sequence an account of an oral or visual experience.
17. Arts Education: Visual Arts Middle School Creating Standard ART.2.VA All students will apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts. Benchmark ART.2.VA.MS.1 Select materials, techniques, and processes to effectively communicate ideas. Benchmark ART.2.VA.MS.3 Integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in artworks. Benchmark ART.2.VA.MS.4 Use subjects, themes, and symbols that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
18. Data Analysis and Statistics Middle School Collection, Organization and Presentation of Data Standard MAT.III.1 Students collect and explore data, organize data into a useful form, and develop skill in representing and reading data displayed in different formats. Benchmark MAT.III.1.MS.1 Collect and explore data through observation, measurement, surveys, sampling techniques and simulations . Benchmark MAT.III.1.MS.2 Organize data using tables, charts, graphs, spreadsheets and databases. Benchmark MAT.III.1.MS.3 Present data using a variety of appropriate representations and explain why one representation is preferred over another or how a particular representation may bias the presentation.
19. Your tech person can probably help you with an integrated idea….and deciding what skills you need to know… Don’t try to reinvent the wheel…(it’ll take too long anyway…) Add a little technology to your lesson…don’t try to do tech and add a little lesson to your technology! Technology is a tool! That’s ALL!