This document discusses effective uses of technology to support student achievement. It provides ideas teachers can implement immediately, such as having students create works for authentic audiences and purposes, like creating introductions for retirement home residents. Another idea is developing peer reliance instead of a "culture of completion" by focusing on student creation. The document emphasizes that technology should support fundamental literacy and extend learning tied to sound pedagogy, not be the goal itself.

1. Set The Table
For Student
Achievement
Jon Orech
Instructional Tech Coordinator
Downers Grove South
High School

4. WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HOW
THE TWO KIDS
USE TECHNOLOGY?

5. Technology is
the vehicle…
Not the
destination.

6. When Using
Technology:

7. Support a Fundamental Literacy

8. Extend the
Learning

9. Tied to Sound Pedagogy

11. Red-Flag statements

12. “Integrate Technology”

13. “21 st Century Education”

14. “We’re a 1-1 school.”

15. “Digital Natives”

16. “Global Collaboration”

17. “Paperless classroom”

18. Tool-Specific Activities

19. Inquiry
Research
Collaboration
Presentation
Chris Lehmann
Reflection

20. Learners must be:
• Networked
• More collaborative
• More globally aware
• Less dependent on paper
• More active
• Fluent in creating and
consuming hypertext
• More connected
• Editors of information
Will Richardson

22. What change can I make
RIGHT NOW
that will increase my
students’ achievement?

23. Idea 1:

26. Idea 2:
Instead of a
“Culture of
Completion”…

27. A Culture of Creation

29. Digital
Photography
Portfolio
Michelle Lynn,
Instructor

31. Digital Documentary

32. Assessment:
“80% or what
my kids do
are mistakes.
I assess
the other 20%.”
Mark Mueller,
Applied Tech Teacher

33. Idea 3:
Authentic Audience and purpose
Have students create for an
Authentic Audience and Purpose

34. Retirement Home Resident Introductions

36. Idea 4:
Develop Peer
Reliance

48. Instead of starting with “How?” or “What?”…
Start with “Why?”