This is a short professional development talk that I did for our teachers to prepare them for our move to an ICT based school

1. Integrating Technology in the
Classroom
CONCEPTS BEHIND THE ACTION

2. Technology integration is for
 Helping students prepare for the future
 Creating problem solvers
 Assisting information seekers
 Enabling creativity
 Encouraging cooperation
 Breaking boundaries
 Developing a global outlook

3. What is Technology Integration
 It’s a process, not an end point
 It’s a merging of technology as a tool, not an end in
itself
 It enables students to be independent learners and
producers, not consumers
 It creates meaningful learning
 It encourages reflection, not memorization

4. Integration modalities
 Digital portfolios
 Interactive whiteboards
 Delicious
 Websites
 Videos
 Podcasts
 Blogging
 YouTube
 Skype