Technology Integration
101
UTEP Presentation
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Lucy G ra
C oach • lucyg@ uch ic ago.e du
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Today’s Agenda
Setting the Context
State of Schools
Using Technology to Plan Effectively
Vision
Lesson Planning
Tools
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Our Changing World
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Evidence of Change
Pew Internet & Grunwald Associates:
American Life Project Kids’ Social
Networking Study -
NetDay Speak Up Day more detailed than
NSBA; available for
NSBA Report: purchase
Creating and
Connecting SETDA - Maximizing
the Impact Report
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Pew Report
4 Key Teen Realities: Teens know that
ordinary citizens can
Teens are technology- be publishers, movie
rich and enveloped by makers, artists, song
a wired world. creators, and story
tellers
Mobile gadgets allow
them to enjoy media Teens are multimedia
and communicate multi-taskers.
anywhere
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Technologies of Cooperation
Technology makes learning....
Personal
Powerful
Pervasive
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Tools
Blogs Video
Wikis Google Tools
Podcasts Social Networks
Photosharing Simulations
Chat Virtual Reality
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Blogs
usually an individual journal
Types Examples
The MUS Mrs.
El Milagro
Teacher/
LeaderTalk Lower School Harder’s
Weblog
Admin
Blog Blog
The
Newly Consumer Collaboratio
Biome
Student
Ancient Math Class n Nation
Project
Dangerously
Professional
Weblogged ITM
Irrelevant
Development
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Wiki Examples
Type Examples
Educational 50 Ways to
Shift Happens
Teacher/Admin
Wikis Tell A Story
6th Grade
Global
Computer Hop2Wilson
Student
Collaborations
Science
Alabama Best School
Digital Native
Professional
Practice Computing
Wiki
Development
Center Wiki
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Media Sharing
web-based tools for organizing & publishing
Audio (podcasts)
Photos
Videos
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Media Sharing Examples
Tools Examples
iTunes U Coulee Kids Room 208
iTunes
Geometry,
Map of Best Word Merode
Asus, and
Flickr
Migrations Book Ever Altarpiece
Flickr
Did You Women in
TEDTalks
YouTube
Know? Art
Poems by Ms. Knuffle K-20 How to Make
Gross’s Bunny Educators a Borax
VoiceThread
Students Stories Exploring SL Snowflake
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Google
online collaborative soft ware
Tools Examples
Summer Teacher Google Lit
Google Earth
Tomatoes Project Trips
Alex
Scavenger Palo Alto
Docs &
Ragone’s
Hunt High School
Spreadsheets
Skype Preso
Elementary
Mrs. Gray’s
Language Global Voices
Custom Search
Sites
Arts
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For Discussion
What surprised you?
What challenged your thinking?
What new connections are you making?
What are you seeing in your schools?
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Technology in Education
Communication
Professional development
Project-based teaching
Planning for instruction
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Suggestions
K.I.S.S
Consider your teaching dilemmas.
Ponder the added value.
Take a look at the NETS standards for students,
teachers, and administrators.
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Technology Supports
Planning
Vision of use
Lesson planning
Specific Tools
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Vision of Use
Edutopia
USF Technology Integration Matrix
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Lesson Planning
WebQuests
Education World
Thinkfinity
Enchanted Learning
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Lesson Planning
Discovery United Streaming
American Memory
Teachers’ Domain
The Digital Vaults
eMints
Library resources from CPS
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Online/Soft ware Tools
Google Earth
Google Docs
Webspiration
VoiceThread
Think.com
Comic Life
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Equipment
Computers
Document Cameras
Flip Cameras
Digital microscopes
SMARTboards
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Supplementary Resources
Classroom 2.0
Global Education Collaborative
Google for Educators
Apple Learning Interchange
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“... if we teach today as we taught yesterday,
we rob our children of tomorrow.”
-John Dewey
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Contact Info
email: elemenous@gmail.com or
lucyg@uchicago.edu
chat: gtalk or AIM: elemenous
blog: lucygray.org
YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, etc: elemenous
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