Technology Integration http://www.classroom20.com/video/video/show?id=649749%3AVideo%3A130325

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http://www. wikispaces .com Class site created by teacher http://www.ip10sws. wikispaces .com Students create own site with site names Link teacher site to students’ sites Assignments and notes are posted on sites “ to do” list is regularly posted Always accessible, organized, successful

Class site created by teacher

http://www.ip10sws. wikispaces .com

Students create own site with site names

Link teacher site to students’ sites

Assignments and notes are posted on sites

“ to do” list is regularly posted

Always accessible, organized, successful

http://www. blogger .com Objective: use as a tool to compliment a novel study. http://www.grade6sws. blogspot .com All students participate All students have a voice Questions posted about the novel Students could read what other students would write All writing is monitored by the teacher

Objective: use as a tool to compliment a novel study.

http://www.grade6sws. blogspot .com

All students participate

All students have a voice

Questions posted about the novel

Students could read what other students would write

All writing is monitored by the teacher

“Best Practice” “All students are given the opportunity to be creative” “Technology involves problem solving” “Pride in their work is almost mandatory as so many others see their product” “They want to create and be innovative” “I see a big difference in my students when I instruct with lecture using technology”

“All students are given the opportunity to be creative”

“Technology involves problem solving”

“Pride in their work is almost mandatory as so many others see their product”

“They want to create and be innovative”

“I see a big difference in my students when I instruct with lecture using technology”

“Best Practice” “ Not once are they off task, not once are they gazing into space, there is no daydreaming and no one is looking at the clock. They are totally engaged and groan when the bell rings.” “ Everyone will succeed!” “ I have yet to have a student tell me they don’t want to use technology for their project.”

“ Not once are they off task, not once are they gazing into space, there is no daydreaming and no one is looking at the clock. They are totally engaged and groan when the bell rings.”

“ Everyone will succeed!”

“ I have yet to have a student tell me they don’t want to use technology for their project.”

Student Response “ It’s great to have fun and learn at the same time.” “ I am a slow reader but technology helps me” “ At times I am teaching myself and my friends” “ Most kids are better learners when they create things.” “ Kids don’t learn as much from notes and teacher talk.”

“ It’s great to have fun and learn at the same time.”

“ I am a slow reader but technology helps me”

“ At times I am teaching myself and my friends”

“ Most kids are better learners when they create things.”

“ Kids don’t learn as much from notes and teacher talk.”

Student Response “ Technology is great for visual learners.” “ I think this school has an advantage because at my old school we never did anything on the computer besides research and Kidspics. This new school is so advanced, I used to take notes out of a textbook.”

“ Technology is great for visual learners.”

“ I think this school has an advantage because at my old school we never did anything on the computer besides research and Kidspics. This new school is so advanced, I used to take notes out of a textbook.”