The document discusses the importance of integrating technology into education. It argues that technology, when used effectively, can help students meet rigorous learning standards by providing personalized instruction and engaging learning environments. It states that as online assessments become more common, students will need to learn in technology-rich environments to be successful on higher-order thinking assessments. The document is from the International Society for Technology in Education and advocates for digital learning playing a central role in preparing students for college and careers.

2. Why Integrating Technology Matters

6. ISTE believes digital learning plays a central and substantive
role in ensuring all students graduate college and career
ready. Technology, used effectively, can help all students meet
and exceed the rigorous learning goals embedded in the
Common Core State Standards by providing access to tools
and resources that personalize instruction and creating rich,
engaging and relevant learning environments.
With the advent of the 2014–2015 Common Core Online
Assessments it is imperative that students’ learning takes
place in a robust digital learning environment in order for
them to be successful on these new higher-order thinking
assessments.
©2014 International Society for Technology in Education

7. For collaboration, writing, conferencing, revision…

11.  Easy to write multiple
drafts and revise
 Collaborate with other
students
 Peer and teacher editing
 Use google search engine
within Google Drive
 Share with classmates and
teacher
 Access from any computer,
tablet, smart phone

13.  Create surveys
 Use to gather data for class
 Create data for persuasive essays
 Create assessments
 Use to track standards covered
 Use to track students

14. Add questions Choose a template

17.  Student Blogs
 Reader Response Letters
 Digital Portfolio
 Creating Learning Communities
 Publishing platform
 Parent/Teacher Conferences
 Assessment Tool

18. • Student Resources
• Homework Page
• Post Lessons
• Links to sites
• Great way for parents
and administration to
stay up to date with
classroom activities

19. Student
Blogs
Tech projects
Reader response
letters
Shelfari-virtual
bookshelf
Reflections
Photographs of their
projects
Digital Portfolio
entries
Writing

20.  I think my writing improved using the blog because I thought anyone could
view the blog and so I wanted it to be good when somebody looked at it.
 Using the blog format wasn't hard as I did it more and more. In my opinion I
think my writing improved while using the blog, because I got to practice a lot
more. So I kept getting better and better. The best thing about posting my
letters on my blog was that I could say what I really thought of the book, I
could give my real opinion of it, and be my own person.
 All in all I think using the blogs in L.A. class this year were very successful. we
could use them for a number of different things, from writing about our books,
to posting and sharing our work. I think it was a good way to broadcast who we
were to the rest of the class and anyone who was reading. By looking through
older posts I had made at the start of the year I get a flashback of all we have
done.

22. Dear Readers,
Its finally the end of the year! This might be my final blog entry if I do not
write about my summer. My entries on my blog are really heartfelt. The entries I post are
not hard, you just have to think about them. I feel that I have improved on my writing
this year I feel that I have really thought about what I am putting down on paper. It takes
me about 15 minutes to a half an hour depending on my book and the assignment. For
me it was not hard to find quotes because once I read a book I know all the parts of it
and when I am writing I just flip to the page my quote was on and put some quotation
marks and type. I really do not read books per week I read them per day. From August to
December I had already read around 25 books. I love to read.
Blog format is not hard. You just have to play around with things like I did.
Using the blog my writing really improved because I can see peoples comments and
what they think of my writing. The best thing about posting letters to you all out there is
just letting people see who I am, from my projects to my movies. The worst thing is
probably having a due date for all of my entries. I like to do them freely and have at least
a full week to do so.
Comments. I love comments I like to see you commenting on my work,
showing me what I can work on and improve by and what I am good at and should keep
up. I liked reading my classmates blog entries especially when I get to see what my
friends writing and books they have read my the Shelfari gadget

23. I did like having Ms. Casassa read my posts and comment on them because she can see
how I am doing in my writing entries. I really think the amount we are on the blogs
should be increased, but I do want to play with my own blog too.
Reading. My reading changed this year more than ever because in Ms.
Casassa's mini library there are way more choices for me to read for books and my
reading choices have changed. I always find new series and authors but I never stick to
one, I will if it is a series though. I usually choose books by myself or by
recommendation. Some people will get 50 pages into the book then say "Oh, This is
boring" and shut the book. Think of the climax, the peak of the story, sometimes it is
near the end of the book, keep reading because you never know when the climax is. I
really do not keep track of my books on Shelfari, I just read it or them and then I pick a
new series or book. I really wish I had kept track because I want to know what I have
read and not read and count how many books I have read.
Tech Projects. I loved all of my tech projects from the book trailers, to the
vokis and fakebooks. I love all of Ms. Casassa's great ides and I wonder how she gets
them. I really want to see more of them instead of blog entries. I enjoy them much
better.
I have had a great year!
Thanks for reading
-Kylie

24. Into the Language Arts Classroom

25. Assessment Tool Book Project

27.  I really enjoyed this project and. I couldn't stop my Fangirl scream and I had
jitters of excitement. One of the most important thing I learned from is is
probably that I understood the characters and the book very well. Another
thing I learned from this project is that it's easy, simple, and fun!
 I would do this project again because it was the most fun project I’ve ever done.
What you need to say when you present our movies is “these were done by 5TH
GRADERS”
 Did I enjoy it? No I didn’t enjoy it , I loved it. It was funnest book report ever. I
learned and thought about my book a lot than just a regular book report.
 I think that other teachers should make book trailers with their students
because of the benefits of achievement, further knowledge with technology
and the students will enjoy it. It’s not one those book projects you dread, every
day you want work on it and make it better until you have a final project you’re
proud of.

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