The document discusses the integration of technology in classrooms, emphasizing its importance in developing 21st-century skills such as information literacy and communication. It highlights the shift towards student-centered learning approaches like the flipped classroom, where teachers act as guides and facilitate individualized learning experiences. The document also lists various Learning Management Systems (LMS) that support this integration and improve engagement and collaboration in education.

1. Integrating Technology in the
Classroom
Carlo Magno, PhD
crlmgn@yahoo.com

3. The 21st Century Skills
Life and Career Skills
Information, Media and Technology
Skills
Learning and Innovation skills
Communication and Collaboration

4. Information, Media, and Technology
Skills
• Information Literacy
▫ Access and evaluate information
▫ Use and manage information
• Media literacy
▫ Analyze media
▫ Create media products
• ICT Literacy
▫ Apply technology effectively

5. MIllenials
• Hooked with mobile devices
• Concerned with satisfaction in the workplace
than monetary satisfaction
• Use social networks to broadcast their concerns
• Accustomed in the internet with graphical
interface
• Adjust easily to new programs and devices
• Dependent on internet to learn how to do things

6. Technology Integration
• The use of technologies, tools, and devices to
transmit, process, store, create, display, share or
exchange information by electronic means
(Southeast Asian Ministers of Education
Organization [SEAMEO], 2010)

7. Technology Integration
According to Hennesy (2001):
• Class atmosphere becomes pleasant
• Students become motivated to study
• Teachers and students can perform different
activities
• Raise students interest level
• Enhance understanding
• Increase memory skills

8. Shift in the use of technology for teaching and
learning
Old Contemporary
Teacher presents information in
powerpoint
Tasks are created by teachers for
students to accomplish
Quality of presentations and handouts
for all lessons, units, chapters
Quality of student learning
Teacher spends time showing the
prepared presentation and other
multimedia
Students are on task demonstrating
their competencies
Students copies the file Students searches and validates
information

9. Apps for creative and critical thinking

11. Learning Management System
• A software application or Web-based technology
used to plan, implement, and assess a specific
learning process.
▫ Create and deliver content
▫ Monitor student participation
▫ Assess student performance
▫ Thread discussions
▫ Video conferencing
▫ Discussion forums

12. Open Source LMS
• Amadeus (the Brazilian Federal
Government public software LMS)
• ATutor (used at TECFA our student's to play
with)
• Bodington
• chamilo (made by people who left the
Dokeos development).
• Chamilo LCMS Connect. Same team, but
very different from Chamilo, Try it
• Claroline (Older sister of Dokos and
Chamilo).
• Claroline Connect (Beta, ready in summer
2014?) - try it
• DoceboLMS
• JoomlaLMS
• Dokeos (popular in french and spanish
speaking countries)
• e-Learning XHTML Editor (contents can
then be imported to most LMSs).
• eFrontLearning (fairly user friendly, not
tested, there are commercial variants)
• Fle3 (research system, maybe dead)
• GaneshaLMS
• ILIAS
• interact (Dead link)
• KEWL.Nextgen (Dead link)
• LRN
• Moodle (used at TECFA for several courses)
• OLAT
• OpenUSS and sourceforge site
• Sakai, “a community source software
development effort to design, build and
deploy a new Collaboration and Learning
Environment (CLE) for higher education.”
• Segue (dead project)
• Stud.IP (Studienbegleitender
Internetsupport von Präsenzlehre). More
like a portal, made for German higher
education.
• TelEduc
• WordPress LMS (since summer 2012).

13. The flip classroom

14. Flip classroom

15. The flip classroom
Students Teachers
Students learn at varying speeds Teachers focus on being the guide on the
side
Students are provided opportunities for
review
Teachers spend more time supporting
students with practice
Lesson front-load students for classroom
activities
Teachers are involved with student
learning than lecture
Materials are ready and prepared for
students who are absent or sick
Teachers spend less time on classroom
management of student behavior
Parents can view lessons and better assist
students
Teachers are able to provide one on one
and small group assistance
Students do not struggle with competing
homework because they forgot how
Teachers are not spending extra hours
tutoring and reexplaining to students who
didn’t understand the class lessons
Students take ownership of their learning Teachers collaborate with peers in
creating materials
Students are actively working with their
peers
Teachers connect with students