This document provides guidance for teachers on how to incorporate technology into their lessons in a simple way. It addresses common concerns teachers have about using technology and suggests starting small, such as using online quizzes or wikis, or video resources. Teachers are encouraged to evaluate different tools by trying them out as students and considering how the tools can engage students and help achieve learning objectives.

2. Taking the
Terrifying
out of
‘Techifying’
Your
Lessons
Win Biernacki
ICEChip
Mini-conference
October 27, 2012

3. Adding
technology
to a lesson
doesn’t have
to be your
worst
nightmare…

4. Why Bother?
“I have students before “I’ve been teaching this
and after school for extra lesson for years and it
help, tons of papers to works fine just the way
grade, and a family of my it is…”
own. I don’t have TIME
to learn this stuff…”
“All of my students
don’t have internet
access at home,
“I don’t have a anyway.”
SMART board or an
iPad – I have one
computer in my “I’m just not good
classroom – mine!” with technology.
I’m lucky I can
send an email.”

5. How will you teach me?

6. Where do I start?

7. The Lesson
indiaonrent.com

8. How you teach it: Hike
guidetomountainhiking.com

9. How you teach it: tow rope
jared-lee.com

10. How you teach it: ski lift
photography.nationalgeographic.com

11. How you teach it: Drive
igougo.com

12. How you teach it: Zipline
funfix.com

13. How you teach it: Fly

14. The
lesson is
the
mountain,
you are
the
guide…
hiking.insidrinfo.com

15. You know what to teach
and when to teach it.
Now decide to teach it with
a little technology.

16. Getting Started
•Choosing a lesson
•3 weeks – 1 month prior
•Pick a lesson you love (or at least
like a lot)
•Pick a tool or two to evaluate

17. Evaluating
•Recommendations from trusted
colleagues
•Find a partner or team
•PLAY with the tool(s) – as a student
AND as a teacher

18. Evaluating (cont’d)
•Answer these questions:
1. Does this tool allow me to expand my
classroom?
2. Does it save time for me or my students?
3. Does it encourage higher-order thinking
skills – evaluating, analyzing or creating
something to demonstrate learning?
4. Does this tool solve a problem?
5. Does it frustrate or does it engage?
6. If it engages, does it reach students I
otherwise would not?

19. TEACHER TOOLS TO TRY

20. TOOLS TO TRY
Creating a Quiz Using Google
Creating a Wiki in Wikispaces

21. Student/Teacher TOOLS TO TRY
PAPER SLIDE VIDEOS

23. Student/Teacher TOOLS TO TRY/
Math

24. EDUCATION VIDEO SOURCES

25. Documentary Video Sources

26. In what format should I download?
The answer to that is largely dependent on what
player you will use.
Use Real Player (free download here) to be able to
play videos across most formats. Real Player will also
let you download direct from YouTube.

27. Professional Development
For a list of Twitter education hashtags,
click here.
For how-tos and more info on all things
Twitter, click here.

28. Thank you!
Win Biernacki
win.biernacki@gmail.com
@winbiernacki
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