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- 1. The Times areChanging
- 2. Kicking it upa Notch! Technology Integration for the 21st Century Learner…
- 3. • Vision and support from leadership • Appropriate training • Knowledge of CCCS and/or CCSS • Access to hardware and software • Technical support or resources • Community support • Financial support • Policies and standards that support new learning • Culture that encourages and promotes risk taking Essential Environmental Conditions for ‘successful’ Technology Integration
- 4. • A willingnessto take a risk, • A need to change the status quo, • The desire to learn new ways of delivery, so that everyone learns. And when all else fails…
- 5. • First step… Interest and motivation • Small… with an idea • Try … • Succeed or fail… • Tweak it… • Try again. Where to start ?
- 6. • Learning curve… •Comfortable and familiar… • Yes, it takes a certain amount of time to prepare… but you can…and you have it for the next class or the next year • Success or failure… • Frustration… • Use it or lose it… • Students will enjoy the change… • Experience What you can expect…
- 7. • According tothe Beloit College Mindset list (http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/advisory/), • Feel that the "digital world is routine and technology is just too slow." • More tech savvy and spend more hours plugged into the "Matrix", than any other generation before them. Our ‘21st Century’ Students…
- 8. A Vision ofK-12 Student
- 9. • Showing aYouTube video in class, • Using PowerPoint to present, WE ARE HERE! • Let’s start taking it to the next level & look at teaching these children differently • Don’t need to teach the technology, • Need to teach them to use technology as a communication tool, • Need to teach our students to think, analyze and draw conclusions, • The Goal is to improve student achievement and address 21st Century skills. Where am I heading with this…
- 10. • School Fusion– • Blogging and Podcasting, • Supports composing @ the Computer – CCSS, • Reflective, • Clickers • Formative Assessments, • Check for understanding, • TV’s, Youtube Access, Brain Pop Already have…
- 11. • Happens acrossthe curriculum, • Deepens and enhances the learning process, • Four key components of learning: • active engagement, • participation in groups, • frequent interaction and feedback, and • connection to real-world experts. • Achieved when the use of technology is routine and transparent and when technology supports curricular goals. Effective Tech Integration
- 12. • Changes theway teachers teach, • Provides effective ways to reach different types of learners and assess student understanding through multiple means, • Enhances the relationship between teacher and student, • Teachers grow into roles of adviser, content expert, and coach, • Make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun. Effective Tech Integration
- 13. • innovation, • creativity, • active participation, • and collaboration 21st Century Learner
- 14. • Inquire, thinkcritically, and gain knowledge. • Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. • Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society. • Pursue personal and aesthetic growth. 21st Century Skills
- 15. • Media Sharing • Digital Storytelling • Manage and Organize • Social Networking and Communication • Content Collaboration Tech Integration Websites should…
- 16. • Many freewebsite building sites – FRIENDLY & Easy • Weebly - http://sprinklesandcupcakes.weebly.com/index.html • Freewebs • Webs • Google Sites • Many project applications for ALL subjects • Research and present new material, • Access on the internet, • Groups of students can research different pages on a Subject, Student Websites
- 17. • Google Docs- Free • Interactive &, • Collaborative, • PREZI – ppt on Steroids!, • Free to Educators & Students, • Offers collaboration, • Implies connections of thoughts and ideas, conclusions, • http://prezi.com/i1mxyvdfokpf/copy-of-differentiation/ Forget PowerPoint
- 18. • http://www.tikatok.com/writing • StorySpark – create your own story book online, • Use Google to work Collaboratively on a writing assignment. • http://library.collaborizeclassroom.com/ • Free, effective and engaging Writing Across the Curriculum
- 19. http://www.readwritethink.org/ • Complete LessonPlans • Inquiry and Analysis • INTERACTIVE Read, Write, Think
- 20. • Game-based Learning • Can be online • http://www.icivics.org/ • http://muzzylane.com/project/making_history • http://www.educationarcade.org/projects • http://www.educationalsimulations.com/products.html • Can be created • Game Maker, • Game Star, • Scratch and • Alice Get your Game On…
- 21. • Google Doc’sTraining • http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html • http://edutraining.googleapps.com/ • SimpleK12.com • Free Webinars, • Free training books, • Atomic Learning – District pays for account Where can I go next…
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