Presenters will share best practices for integrating technology into all curriculum areas, emphasizing shared learning to meet the instructional needs of students and encourage professional growth among teachers. Hear how one middle school uses collaboration, interactive online tools, and applications to reinforce curriculum content, prepare students for mandated testing, and achieve computer skills proficiency simultaneously. Learn how developing instructional strategies that engage teachers in a deeper understanding of technology integration enhances instruction, increases motivation, and impacts academic success.
Curriculum and Technology Integration for Student Engagement
1. Time Well Spent Making a Connection between Curriculum & Technology Ashe County Middle School Penny Barker, Jody Holleman, Gordon Prince, Julie Taylor 36th Annual NCMSA Conference March 2011
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55. Prezi Web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Create non-linear presentations Zoom in and out of a visual map Text, images, video, and other objects placed on a canvas Defined path for representations http://prezi.com
56. 10 X 10 An interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to enclose that moment in time. Click picture to visit site.
65. Typing is faster than writing; this allows you to share more information
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67. Student Edublog Symbolism goes much deeper than I have previously mentioned. In “The Road Not Taken”, the author is deciding what decision he should make. It could be one that benefits him greatly, or it could be one that devastates him. Hence, there is two roads before him in his mind. This is symbolism, saying that the choices before him is two roads that he could take. In “O Captain, My Captain!”, the author is telling about Abraham Lincoln (the captain) leading the ship (the Civil War troops) back home. The story is a sweet and sour mix of triumph and tragedy. The joyous and grateful occasion of the troops returning back home is tainted and overshadowed by the fact that Abraham Lincoln, the “captain” that directed the “ship” through the Civil War has went to his reward in Heaven. This is symbolism by saying that Abraham Lincoln is the captain guiding the ship a.k.a the Civil War troops through the Civil War, and that the return trip home is a mix of joy and sorrow. Thus, symbolism is much more in depth than was originally thought. Symbolism is used in many ways in literature, and can support a lot of things from making decisions to telling about a joyous-turned-tragic homecoming.
77. Storybird A collaborative storytelling site Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. How we use the site: Poetry Theme Project Writing for tone and mood Content writing http://storybird.com/