The document summarizes key points from a media and technology team meeting at Park Forest/Chicago Heights District 163. It discusses definitions of technology and information literacy from organizations like ALA. It also reviews integrating technology into the curriculum, strategies like NETS standards, and tips for supporting technology-enhanced learning like collaborative planning and professional development. The goal is achieving technology literacy in all students by 8th grade.

1. Media/Tech Team Meeting August 22, 2006 Park Forest/Chicago Heights District 163

2. Media/Tech Team Meeting Agenda 8:30-8:40 Introductions 8:40-9:00 People Bingo – Media/Technology Group Activity 9:00-9:15 What is Technology/Information Literacy? 9:15-9:45 A Story 9:45-10:00 Break 10:00-11:00 Media Information Meet the Park Forest Librarian General Library Information Monthly Library Activity 11:00-11:30 Nutrition Break 11:30-12:00 Review of Last Year (What worked/What didn’t work) 12:00-12:15 Review the Media and Technology Curriculum 12:15-12:45 Mission and Goal Setting Activity 12:45-1:00 Schedules 1:00-1:15 For the Good of the Group Evaluation

3. What is Technology Literacy?

4. What is Information Literacy?

5. American Association of School Librarians (ALA) www.ala.org

7. SETDA on Technology Literacy Technology literacy is the ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to improve learning in all subject areas and to acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century. http://www.setda.org/NLItoolkit/TLA/tla02.htm

8. NCLB on Technology Literacy To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student's race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability. http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg34.html

9. Planning the Curriculum How will the content areas be integrated? What scope and sequence over how many school years would be necessary to achieve technology literacy by the end of eighth grade? Who teaches a technology integrated curriculum? What technology resources, staffing, and scheduling will be sufficient?

10. The Curriculum Align with NETS and Illinois State Learning Standards Integrate ELA and Math Content Flexible for multiple Middle School configurations

11. NETS for Students Basic operations and concepts Social, ethical, and human issues Productivity tools Communication tools Research tools Problem solving and decision making tools Adopted, adapted, or aligned by 49 states

12. NETS Performance Profiles Performance profiles provide: More holistic indicators More descriptive indicators Development across grade ranges Designing a curriculum rubric: More specific indicators More measurable indicators Development within grade ranges

13. Research-Based Strategies Inductive to explore essential questions Didactic to teach factual knowledge Modeling of procedural skills Coaching to provide feedback and guidance Individual work Cooperative groups Reflection and self-assessment Sample of Curriculum

14. 10 Tips for Integrating Technology into the Content Areas Administrative Support Technology Literate Teachers Curriculum Drives Instruction Technology as a Tool Collaborative Planning Time Sustained Professional Development Ongoing Technology Support Stable Infrastructure Easy Access to Technology Flexibility and Patience

15. The World is Different Information is Different Communication is Different Tools are Different Work is Different Kids are Different And Learning is Different

16. Technology Research Developing diverse and higher-order thinking skills Increasing Achievement Engaging them in the learning process Enhancing Attitudes and Self-Confidence Research suggests that technology impacts student learning by:

17. Engaged Learning Vision of Learning Authentic, Challenging Tasks Authentic Assessment Student Centered Instructional Model Collaborative Learning Context Flexible Grouping Re-defined Teacher Roles Re-defined Student Roles

18. Engaged Learning Recommendations Implement 2 units/class/year with technology applications Enhance existing units Web quest Hyper links Distance Learning Embed processes of engaged learning within all curriculum content

19. National Technology Standards for Students Basic operations and concepts Understanding systems/proficient application Social, ethical, and human issues Understands issues/responsible/lifelong learning tool Technology productivity tools Tool for collaborative products

20. National Technology Standards for Students Technology communications tools Telecommunications/information/ideas Technology research tools Locate, evaluate information from multiple sources Process and report data Decision making resources Technology problem-solving and decision making tools Solving problems/making decisions/real world applications