TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology Department

21st Century Learners

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Topics

National Educational Technology Standards

Oncourse Website

Wikis

Free Websites

National Educational Technology Standards

• NETS for Students - National Educational Technology Standards for Students

• NETS for Teachers - National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers

• NETS for Administrators - National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators

• Resources for Educational Technology Educators There a variety of tools and resources to help you bring educational technology into the classroom.

• NETS Implementation Wiki Great way to collaborate and share lessons using the National Technology Standards.

• Lesson Plan Templates You can use for Technology-rich lessons

OnCourse Website

• Teacher Websites• Website Overview• Design Assistant

– Themes– Headers

• Editing and Positioning Header Text

• Website Content Editor– Text Editor Toolbar– Image Manager– Link documents– E-mail links– Edit Menu Items– Publish Page

• Homework and Events– Homework Posting Detail – Adding events to Calendar.

Wikis

What is it? A Wiki is a Web page and is accessible to anyone with a Web browser and an Internet connection, but it is a web page that can do so much more.  A wiki allows readers to collaborate with other is writing, adding, editing, and changing the Web page's contents at any time.  A Wiki is easy to use and an effective tool for collaborative work.

Wikis is Plain English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=player_embedded

Wikis

How can I use it!

• Encourage free writing and collaboration • Debate course topics and readings • Share resources, references, writing

samples  • Discuss trends and innovations in

instruction • Showcase student work • Create lesson plans collaboratively

Wikis

• Examples of WikisNew Berlin Tech Coaching CycleBook of the Month wiki First grade teachers' wiki(group) Second grade teachers' wiki (one class) Book log wiki Stanton College Prep Faculty Technology Alimacani-CLC Kindergarten Konnection: The Power of Retelling

Wikis

Let’s create a Wiki!

Wikispaces

Wikispaces Help

Free Websites

Thinkfinity is FREE and offers more than 55,000 state-of-the art educational and literacy resources for K-12 teachers, students, and parents.

Lesson Planet Free online lesson plans that are teacher-review and correlated to state standards.

Internet4Classrooms Great ideas for teachers to use the Internet effectively.

Kids Know It Totally free chidren's Learning Newwork

Busy Teacher's Cafe Great website for teacher resources, free printables, theme activities.

Education World Wonderful website for educators.

Siemens Science Day Learning and Doing This website has hands on science activities for grades 4 through 6. You will find videos, tools, experiments, and home extensions.

Free Websites

Quizlet - An awesome site that allows you to create flashcards. It then generates games using the flashcards you have created. Sign up for a free account.

Spelling City - Another excellent site that generates worksheets, games, puzzles, and much more for your spelling terms.

PowerPoint Activities PowerPoint Games

Free Websites

Technology Integration Model Classroom Wiki Site. This Wiki is designed to provide a forum for demonstration classrooms, technology integration teams and the technology integration coaching cycle

http://techmodelclassrooms.wikispaces.com/Digital+Tool+Box

Great examples from a Teacher at Sheffield ES uses in her classroom

http://sheffieldtechies.wikispaces.com/Cool+Teacher+Sites

 

Web 2.0 Tools

Tools for Technology Integration in Instruction

Technology Integration Demonstration Wiki

InTech Blog