The document discusses the importance of technology integration in the classroom. It defines technology use as using electronic devices, while technology integration is using technology to enhance learning. While many teachers have little technology experience, using technology daily helps students and teachers become comfortable with it. The document provides examples of how teachers can integrate technology such as using websites, PowerPoints, cameras and smart boards. It argues that technology stimulates different learning styles and makes materials accessible outside class. It concludes that daily technology use in the classroom helps students become comfortable with it and view it as a normal part of their education.

1. Technology Use vs. Integration

2. Definitions Technology Use : The use of electronic or digital products and systems. Technology Integration : Using technology to create rich environments where students work shows evidence of conceptual understanding.

3. Where Teachers Stand with Technology Integration Educators must use technology in their classroom in order to integrate it in their classroom successfully. Many teachers, however, have little to no background in technology which results in very little use of technology in the classroom.

4. Why Technology is Important in the Classroom Technology must be present and used in order for students and teachers to become comfortable with incorporating it into a daily routine.

5. Technology in the Classroom There are many different ways to incorporate and use technology in everyday classes…

6. Classroom Examples… Technology can be used in the classroom to inform parents of classroom plans and events by creating a webpage to communicate. Daily PowerPoint presentations can be utilized to present the day’s schedule or daily lessons.

7. More Classroom Examples Other uses of technology such as digital cameras, overhead projectors, and smart boards allow students the opportunity the experiment with different uses.

8. Technology Driven Lesson Plan Examples Have students create weekly newsletters to take home to their parents. It can be used as part of an English lesson for students to work on their writing and publishing skills. Allow students the opportunity to communicate current events in the community by taping a news broadcast. This allows students to work with cameras and other technology tools.

9. Reasons Why Technology is Good A technology rich environment stimulates different learning channels (auditory, visual, etc.) and facilitates different learning styles. Technology makes it easy to display and combine text, graphics, sound, video and animation. Technology allows materials to be available for students outside the classroom around the clock.

10. 5 Easy Ways Teachers Can Use Technology Integration Daily 1. Add URLs in the monthly calendar. Provide URLs that will aid in the understanding of that month (such as a Christopher Columbus URL for October) for students to research on their own. 2. Add a daily or weekly online mathematics challenge problem as extra credit. 3. Instead of providing a quote of the day, provide a URL of the day for the students to locate the quote themselves.

11. Cont’d 4. Personalize history lessons by beginning each history lesson with a quick visit to an educational history website. 5. Incorporate online news sources into discussions of current events.

12. What I Believe I believe that by using different types of technology daily in the classroom, students will become more comfortable with technology and it will become habit. Therefore, it is crucial to have technology integration in the classroom!

13. Credits http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Integration