based on Aimee Bartis' super little blog item. @aimeegbartis on The Twitter.

2. Teacher to Teacher:
7 Steps for Integrating
Technology

3. Aimee Bartis
Aimee Bartis is a thinker of big thoughts. She is
a veteran teacher and an Educational
Technology Specialist in Texas. Aimee loves
presenting at conferences, connecting with
educators and hanging out with her husband
and three boys. Follow Aimee on Twitter
@aimeegbartis or www.pluggedinedu.com.

4. 1. Perfectionism and Control
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5. 1. Perfectionism and Control
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When using technology, perfectionism is out the door.
If something can go wrong, it will. Try not to get too
upset. Reassess and keep rolling.

6. 1. Perfectionism and Control
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You are also going to
have to relinquish some
control. There will be
times (lots of them if
you’re lucky) where a
student knows more
about the technology
than you do.
The “influence”
group is ripe for
growth.

7. 1. Perfectionism and Control
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8. 1. Perfectionism and Control
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9. 2. Conversion NOT Creation
2. Converting
Notice I did not say creating. Start by taking a lesson
you’ve done before and transforming it.

10. 2. Conversion NOT Creation

11. 2. Conversion NOT Creation

12. 2. Conversion NOT Creation
How can you use
technology with the
lesson?
If you are discussing the
causes of the Civil War,
consider using Padlet
and have students post
the causes to the classes
wall. Or have a silent
discussion of a video.

13. Create a Blackboard Survey and have students reflect on
the video they watched. This can be tricky for students because they
will want to interact with each other and reply to each other’s
comments then all of a sudden they have no idea what’s happening
in the video.

14. So start slow. This time
they are just posting
their reactions during
the video and
responding to others
afterwards. Next time
have them post their
reaction and reply to
only one of their
classmates.
Make a pizza quiz
in Blend Space?

15. 3. Lesson Planning
After you have some
converted lessons
under your belt, it’s
time to start creating
your own lessons.
Ensure that you
lessons are standards
focused.

16. Don’t think, “Wow,
I just found out
about this really
cool tool. I’m going
to use it!” Instead think,
“What tool will help me introduce
or reinforce a standard?” Or “What
tool will let my students show what
they know the best?” After you
know the standard you are teaching,
decide what mastery of that
standard would look like. Finally,
you’re ready to choose a tool that
will fit your standards and measure
of mastery.

18. 4. Creating
The wonderful thing about technology is that it opens so many
opportunities for students to create.

19. Whenever possible, have
students create something to
demonstrate their knowledge.
At the beginning of the year you
may feel more comfortable
having everyone create with the
same tool.
But in the second semester, try
letting them choose their tool.
You’ll be amazed at what they
can do!

20. 5. Collaborate
Since MNPS has
SkyDrive, utilize
the collaborative
features of Shared
Folders and Office
documents.

21. You can share a folder with a class , then everything you put
in that folder will be shared with your students. Students can
do their work in Skydrive and share it with you to be graded.
Imagine the paper you’ll save!
Students can work on a project together without
having to be together.

22. 6. Showcase
Teachers are awesome at displaying student
work. It lines the hallways, fills display
cases, and decorates the library.

23. 6. Showcase
When you make the move to digital,
there’s not that much to display. Sure,
some things can be printed out and hun
up but many more spectacular creation
will only exist online.

24. 6. Showcase
Soon enough, and with some creativity…
Opportunities to share student work will abound!

25. First make sure you have parent permission then post projects on
your teacher webpage. Most web-based creation sites will provide a
link or embed code to the finished project.

26. 7. Portfolios
Along the same lines of
showcasing student work
is saving student work.
We have entirely new ways
to save and store student
work now.

27. Skydrive means:
Saved essays
Saved PPTs
Save Spreadsheets
Saved pictures
Saved screenshots
End of the year portfolios are easier than ever!

29. Integrating technology
is an ongoing project.
You are never
finished. The key is to
keep on learning.
Technology changes at
a rapid pace. It’s
almost impossible to
master.
So, remember that
you’re a student too.
Keep learning and
trying.

30. 7 Steps for Integrating Technology
1. Perfectionism and control
2. Conversion, not creation
3. Creation
4. Lesson plan
5. Collaborate
6. Showcase
7. Portfolio