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- 1. Best Practices and Trends for Technology Integration Angenette Aikens CUR 545 Cheryl Franklin August 28, 2017
- 2. Creating change in organizations Upward not Downward Change Mindtools Flipped Classrooms
- 3. Examples on recognizing true technology integration Informed Choices Multi dimensional Technology Educational Change Continual Learning
- 4. Ways to provide outreach to the community using technology resources School Website Email Social Media Phone Conference
- 5. Increasing information to and involvement of families Class Websites Newsletters Class Blog Technology Nights
- 6. Funding opportunities available to schools and school districts for integrating technology Grants Crowd Funding Community Outreach
- 7. Budgeting and funding considerations for technology integration at an organization of learning Professional Development Support Technology Software Internet/Site Licenses Cost of Replacements/Upgrades
- 8. Reference Maloy, R. W., Verock, R. A., & Edwards, S. A. (2017). Transforming learning with new technologies (3rd ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Editor's Notes
- According to Maloy, Verock, and Edwards (2017), change in “educational organizations must flow upward from teachers, students, parents, and community members, not downward from administrators and policymakers” (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). What this means is that those who are involved the most should have major input in making change happen within the curriculum and instruction. This can be done through mindtools, which is a way that students and teachers can partner with each other to increase “academic learning and critical thinking” (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). With this approach, one must move from “learning from computers”; meaning, being just a receiver of information (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). Instead, one must become computer literate so as to “learn with [the] computer” (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). When one learns with the computer, “they access different kinds of multimodel learning resources” and use technology to their advantage (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). A way that teachers can use technology to their advantage is by making their classrooms student centered through a flipped classroom method. When teachers flip their classrooms, they are integrating technology by reversing the method of instruction. Students are no longer spending class time listening to lectures but instead, students are engaged in interactive activities such as podcasts, digital portfolios, and other technology driven applications that are differentiated.
- Technology integration “refers to ways teachers make technology integral to their instructional and professional work” (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). Technology integration can be recognized when teachers make informed choices, explore the multi dimensions technology has to offer, promote educational change, and engage in continual learning. What this means is that teachers “place student learning” at the forefront when deciding how to implement technology in the lesson (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). In addition, teachers “analyze the role computers play in schools” and constantly look for ways to “implement new patterns of curriculum and instruction that makes it possible for every student to reach her or his full learning potential” (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ).
- Teachers can utilize the school website to post current happenings in the classroom. Photos of students in action can be displayed on the class website as well as any important dates or announcements. The use of email is a quick way to communicate with multiple stakeholders at once in addition to social media. Phone conferencing can also be done to reach the community in regards to technology resources.
- Parents can stay abreast to what is happening in the classroom by visiting the class website. The class website often contains important announcements, the agenda, and the assignments student are working on. For parents who may not have technology access, they would benefit from newsletters that detail the happenings in the classroom. In addition, parents can participate in technology nights to share the technology that students use in the classroom so that they are aware of what their students are doing in the classroom.
- Teachers can write educational grants that detail the mission and goals of the project. There are many government agencies that “give grants to support specific policies such as projects that improve learning for students with special educational needs or immigrants learning English as a new language” (Maloy, Verock, & Edwards, 2017, ). To search for such opportunities, teachers can use google to locate organizations who support education. Teachers can also participate in crowd funding which means using the internet to fund raise. There are a number of fund raising websites that teachers can us to do educational fundraisers (Kickstarter, PeerBackers, Donors Choose, and Adopt a Classroom). Teachers can also reach out to the community for assistance by networking. Many teachers have partnered with local businesses, service agencies, and charities to provide resources for the classroom.