1. The document discusses ways to lead teachers in integrating technology into their classrooms, including understanding what stage teachers are currently at in adopting technology and providing various resources and support. 2. It provides a list of the top 10 ways to help teachers integrate technology, such as mentoring, training, support, collaboration, and allowing time for practice and exploration. 3. Various technology tools are also described that could be used, including blogs, podcasts, vodcasts, interactive whiteboards, virtual worlds, and wikis.

1. Leading a Horse to Water: Enticing Teachers to Drink

2. What’s in it for you? By the end of this presentation, you will understand why and how to lead teachers in integrating technology.

3. Please Enjoy VIDEO: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=448&title=Pay_Attention

4. What stage are they in?

5. Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow Stages of Evolution Stage One: Entry—basics Stage Two: Adoption—explore and investigate Stage Three: Adaptation—integrate Stage Four: Appropriation—understand and use Stage Five: Invention—experiment

6. What stage are you in? Stage One Basic Stage Two Adoption Stage Three Adaptation Stage Four Appropriation Stage Five Invention What stage are your fellow teachers in?

7. Top Ten Ways to Integrate Technology with Teachers

8. 10. Access Technology-based and support resources Technology Workstation List of Teacher Technology Partners

9. 9. Planning Work with administration Survey your teachers Survey the community Make budget decisions Calculate the cost Create a wish-list Create a technology plan

10. 8. Mentoring Advocate Coach Nurture Listen Take risks Stay involved Be informed

12. 7. Training On-site programming Development sessions Traditional workshops In-class collaborations Sessions with smaller groups Variety to teach knowledge and skills.

13. 6. Support Meet school and district objectives Align and organize staff development Emotional and technical Work with core group of representative teachers Coordinate time to learn new technology To integrate technology into curriculum

15. 5. Collaboration Work with teachers to: CREATE, IMPLEMENT, ASSESS, and REFLECT

16. 4. Encourage Push the district vision Provide incentives Show how it saves time

17. 3. Allow Practice Time and Exploration To learn the technology Identify interests and needs Complete training Supplement teachers’ strengths Promote diversified strategies

18. 2. Reflection Prepare an Evaluation Plan Check out other schools- both successes and failures Evaluation is used to inform improvements Keep up with technology Evaluate school technology plan through: surveys participation

20. 1. Technology Blogs www.blogster.com www.blogger.com Teachers can use blogs to share thoughts with other teachers. Or, they can involve students in blogs in order to encourage them to write, reflect, share ideas, etc.

21. Other Great BLOGS? Please write them here.

22. 1. Technology-cont. Podcast http://epnweb.org/ http://www.podcastforteachers.org/ Each podcast you create must have a structure. Introduction – What the podcast is about Body – The main information/lesson Conclusion – Ending summary of the lesson

23. 1. Technology-cont. Vodcast http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScienceTheater http://feeds.feedburner.com/ecogeeks http://vodpod.com/ http://abc.net.au/catalyst/vodcast_wmv.xml Vodcasting adds video to the downloadable sound files. As with a podcast, each vodcast must have a structure.

24. Other great Podcast and Vodcast Sites? Please write them here.

25. 1. Technology-con.’t Interactive Whiteboard BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/educators/interactive_whiteboard_resources/ Mimio http://www.mimio.com/ EBeam http://www.e-beam.com/ Promethean http://www.prometheanworld.com/ Smartboards http://smarttech.com/

26. 1. Technology-con.’t Second Life http://secondlife.com/ http://secondlifegrid.net/slfe/education-use-virtual-world Educational community with hundreds of K-12 and higher education members. Allows you to meet other educators, learn how to teach classes, and interact with students in the virtual world

28. 1. Technology-con.’t Photo Story http://millie.furman.edu/mll/tutorials/p otostory3/index.htm Microsoft PhotoStory is a free application that allows users to create a show and tell presentation from their digital photos.

29. Other great Photo Sites? Please write them here.

30. 1. Technology-con.’t Wiki http://www.wiki-teacher.com/index.php http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers Collection of web pages that allows for free editing. The first developer of wiki software called it “the simplest online database.”

31. Wiki Tour Resources and Summary

32. THE END Thank you for your time.