Technology
integration
secondary language arts
UA
Technology in Motion
Robert Mayben
Introduction
1) The Technology in Motion Program
2) Web Resources from the UA In-Service Center Site (www.inservice.ua.edu)
emerging
technology: Classroom Performance Systems (cps)
Classroom Performance
Systems: www.einstruction.com
Pearson Education: www.pearsonncs.com/cps & www.phschool.com/cps
McGraw-Hill: www.mhhe.com/cps
Tutorial Links for Using
the CPS: its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/cps.htm
Grant Ideas: www.seirtec.org/grants.html &
www.globalclassroom.org/grants.html
Darrell Adams
1-800-644-4995
Ph: 205-980-2506
Fax: 205-980-2507
E-Mail Address on Handout
What
is Technology integration?
"Effective integration
of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to
help them obtain information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize the
information, and present it professionally. The technology should become an
integral part of how the classroom functions -- as accessible as all other
classroom tools."
-- National Educational Technology Standards for Students, International
Society for Technology in Education
Technology
integration means viewing technology as an instructional tool for delivering
subject matter in the curriculum already in place. It involves students
constructing their own learning while using both hardware and software tools
and allows for student-centered approaches for both teacher and student. www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17701367
Why Integrate Technology?
·
Technology is the
environment of our students.
·
Technology is in their
homes and around their neighborhoods.
·
Technology integration
promotes project-based learning.
Technology integration
begins with selecting the appropriate tool for the task. To do research,
students might use the Internet. To teach what they are learning in class,
students may create Web sites. To demonstrate their projects, students may
create multimedia presentations and present them to their classmates, parents,
and community.
Technology integration is
the learning and the task they have to accomplish that drives the use of technology
in the language arts curriculum. The essential question or the project
motivates the students to ask for multiple tools -- pens, paper, computers, the
Internet, etc. -- that will help them to research, write, and present.
Technology integration is the
use of technology resources -- computers, digital cameras, CD-ROMs, software
applications, the Internet, etc. -- in the everyday practices of a classroom.
The transparent use of these tools demonstrates integration. It is when the use
of technology is routine. Technology integration is when a child or a teacher
does not stop to think that he or she is using a computer or researching via
the Internet.
Student Profiles: cnets.iste.org/students/s_profiles.html
What
are the technology integration levels? http://www.loticonnection.com/lotilevels.html
student-teacher
roles
Technology helps change the student/teacher roles and relationships.
Often the student is familiar with the technology, and the student must teach
the teacher. The teacher becomes the mentor and the guide.
Technology integration promotes project-based learning styles.
It engages students in their learning processes. Students acquire and use
higher-order thinking, analysis, and problem solving. They take responsibility
for their learning outcomes. Teachers become guides and facilitators.
Technology lends itself as the multidimensional tool that assists the process.
How
do you integrate technology into the language arts curriculum?
The easiest way to begin
integrating technology is to look at lessons and projects that have been
developed by teachers whose students are using technology tools.
Start here: cnets.iste.org/search/s_search.html
Article: “Too Few Computers and
Too Many Kids: Part Two”
Technology Tips from
Marco-Polo: www.marcopolo-education.org/teacher/tech_tips.aspx
The Web Quest Page: webquest.org
Group Activity: Explore
& Discuss a Web Quest (See Handout)
the
royal triumvirate of the AVL
Alabama
Virtual Library: www.avl.lib.al.us
1) Britannica Online School Edition
-Three
-Learning Materials
-Curriculum Standards
2) LitFinder
3)
Marcopolo
& read-write-think
1) MarcoPolo-Internet
Content for Classrooms: www.marcopolo-education.org
-Search Feature
2) Read-Write-Think: www.readwritethink.org
-Lessons Tab
-Student Materials
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of my personal favorites
1) The E-Sheet: The
2)
The Internet Scavenger Hunt (www.spa3.k12.sc.us/Scavenger.html)
3) Digital Storytelling (www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling)
4) Photo Story 3 (www.microsoft.com/photostory)
5) Outta Ray’s Head (www.rayser.ca)
6) E-books (www.digitalbookindex.org & www.gutenberg.org)
7) Web English Teacher (www.webenglishteacher.com)
8)
Rubistar (rubistar.4teachers.org)
9) In Search of
Shakespeare (www.pbs.org/shakespeare/educators/index.html)