PPT on Integrating Technology

1. Evaluating Educational Technology and
Integration Strategies
Chapter 4 – Hardware Hard to Understand
Chapter 7 – Teachers Discovering Computers
Getting Students Ready for their
Web 2.0 Future
“The Tech Treckies”
Joy Fierro-Ogden
Betsy Huberth
Therese Lamica
Krista Lissner
Dawn Verini

2. Introduction
Application Software Productivity Tools for Educators
Chapter 4
 Need to buy or recommend computer
equipment?
 This chapter gives information on many
components and provides links to each one.
 Sites give more details on each component,
how it works, and information on purchasing.
 GREAT for people with limited
technology experience. It defines,
explains, and provides links to
answer questions.

3. Teaching Today
Teaching today includes integrating
technology/devices such as these in the
classroom.
 Graphing calculators
 Portable storage devices
 Tablet PCs
 Questions: Besides USB flash drives,
what other portable storage devices
might you use is your classroom?
How will you use them?

4. Handhelds Allowed in Class?
 Handheld devices, PDAs in the classroom
 Fuel students’ enthusiasm for reading
 Improve reading literacy
 Question: Can PDAs be used to
help teach students to be better
readers?
 Lesson plans using handhelds:
 //kathyschrock.net/power/

5. Is Digital Data Disappearing?
 Up to 75% of today’s data never existed on
paper!
 Rapid changes in technology
 Digital records inaccessible
 Can’t access old information.
 Great ideas from yesterday are gone
tomorrow!

6. Integration Corner
 Educators : positive role models
 Teachers: proficient users of technology
 Students: opportunities to access Internet
and WWW

7. Integrating Literacy Software
 Links to sites offering software
 Riverdeep.net | Make A Story
 Graph club
 Oregon Trail

8. Digital Media Corner
 Cell phones serve as good digital
technology
 Digital cameras, Ipods, CD’s , etc…

9. Checkpoint
 Take the quiz to test yourself on chapter
content.
 http://oc.course.com/sc/tdc5/flash/check
point/ch4/index.cfm?
action=matching&chapter=4

10. Introduction
Emerging Technology
Chapter 7
Teachers discovering computers.
Technology in the classroom its integration,
appropriateness, and effectiveness in the classroom.
How can we incorporate it into our classrooms?
Emerging Technologies
Blogs
Podcasts
Screen casts – Video, multimedia
Websites
Wiki’s
Tapped In

11. Integrating Technology in Teaching
Today
Integrating Software into your classroom
Blogging enhances:
 Cooperative learning
 Collaboration
 Motivation

12. Education Issues
Integrating video and technology into the classroom.
Is it Good or Bad?
Where does the money come from to obtain such
technology in the classroom????
Follow this link for information on SchoolGrants
How should you assess your students without using
standardized testing methods?

13. Evaluating Student Learning
with Digital Media
Using digital media in your classroom provides
many social experiences for your students.
Use alternative assessments to evaluate student
learning such as:
 Authentic project-based assessment
 Portfolio’s
 Rubrics
 Self evaluate and peer evaluations.
 Short answer essays
 Oral presentations
www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

14. How do we evaluate the technological
tools to use in the classroom?
Ways to evaluate Websites & Software
Teacher evaluations:
Website evaluation rubrics
Educational blogs and peer reviews
Test the software first before purchasing - ask for
demonstration disks or preview copies
Student Evaluations
Website evaluation rubrics
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evalelem.html

15. Curriculum Integration
o How do we as teachers incorporate technology
into our curriculum?
http://oc.course.com/sc/tdc5/index.cfm?action=integrate&chapter=7#Elemen
o Use products that allow students to create
reports, presentations and video presentations.
o Use digital software such as:
 Inspiration / Kidspiration
 Adobe Acrobat
 Adobe Captive
 Leap Frog
 Game Maker

16. How will you know if a website or software is good
or bad quality?
Evaluate
for the following criteria:
 Authority
 Affiliation
 Purpose and Objectivity
 Content and Learning Process
 Audience and Currency
 Design of the digital media material

17. Digital Media in the Classroom
 What is digital media?
 CD’s, e-books, Internet, Video games, WWW, Graphic Design Software, etc
 Integrate “Edutainment” in your lesson plans and
classroom
 entertainment media for learning purposes

18. Technology and Teaching Students with
Special Needs
How will you evaluate the assistive technological needs of
your students?
Check out the Wisconsin Assistive Technology site: http://www.wati.org/
What types of assistive technologies are available to help:
hearing impaired
visually impaired
physically impaired
Assistive Devices Help Challenged Kids Get the Most From Learning
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech086.shtml

19. Checkpoint
Try your skills – match the questions in the
link below….
http://oc.course.com/sc/tdc5/index.cfm?action=matchin

20. Timeline
A little history of how we got to where
we are today……..
Teachers Discovering Computers, Fifth Edition -

21. References
1. (June 2009). Education and computer connection. Retrieved July 5,
2009, from Education Index Web site:
http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter
2. (2001). Make a story. Retrieved July 5, 2009, from Riverdeep
interactive learning limited Web site:
http://www.riverdeep.net/language_arts/edmark_lang_arts/MakeAStory/MakeA
3. Reagan, B. (December 2006). Digital ice age. RetrievedJuly 5, 2009,
from Popular mechanics Web site:http://www.popularmechanics.com/
technology/industry/4201645.html
4. Schrock, K. (2003-2006). Power in the palm of your hand. Retrieved
July 5, 2009, from Kathy Schrock Web site:
http://kathyschrock.net/power/.

22. References
 Reed, Penny. Lalhlm, Elizabeth A.(2004, January). Assessing Students Needs for
Assistive Technology, A Resource Manuel for School District Teams,
Retrieved July 03, 2009, from Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative site:
http://www.wati.org/?pageLoad=content/supports/free/index.php
 Steele-Carlin, Sherril (2006). Assistive Devices Help Challenged Kids Get the
Most From Learning. Retrieved July 3, 2009, from Education World Web
site: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech086.shtml
 Teachnology, Incorporated, Rubric, Rubric Makers. Retrieved July 3, 2009, from
Teachnology Web site: http://teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
 Tyburski, Genie (2008, May 12). Evaluating the Quality of Information on the
Internet. Retrieved July 3, 2009, from The Virtual Chase Web site:
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/criteria.html


23. References con’t.
Fernandez, Donna (1999-2008). Retrieved July 6, 2009, from Welcome to
School Grants! Web site: http://k12grants.org/
Schrock, Kathy (2008). Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators. Retrieved July 6,
2009, Web site:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html
Shelly, Cashman, Gunter & Gunter, Retrieved July 6, 2009, from Teachers
Discovering Computers Web site: http://oc.course.com/sc/tdc5/index.cfm?
action=links&chapter=7