Meghan Christensen

SLM 521

7/10/09

Course Module

Integrating Technology into the Classroom

 

Goal: Students will be able to collect ideas for integrating technology into the classroom.

          Students will be able to share ideas through creating a web page.

 

Introduction: During this course you have been searching the internet for legal, instructional, multimedia, communicative and utilitarian uses for technology. You have seen and collected many ideas and new information about technology. Now what? How do you use it in the classroom? This activity is suppose to get you thinking of ways to integrate different tools of technology in the classroom, not just websites and power point presentations (although you will find those in these sites as well). Hopefully you will be able to retrieve some activities to use in your class and to share with others in your school.

 

Activity: Read this article written by Linda Starr for Education World. It contains information about the different technology tools out there for the classroom and some examples of how to incorporate them into your classroom.  http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech176.shtml

 

After reading the article from Education World, look at the following sites for more ideas:

*      Classroom Activities http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/activities/ A collection of technology based lessons pertaining to a particular grade level and subject area.

*      How-To: Use New Technology to Reinforce Instruction http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/incorptech/ Several articles on new technology in the classroom.

*      Technology Curriculum Integration Ideas http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/intideas.htm Bulleted ideas for integrating technology into different subject areas.

*      Integrated Technology Lesson Plans http://www.internet4classrooms.com/integ_tech_lessons.htm Links to lesson plans that involve technology.

 

Assignment: Using the sites above (and any others you may have come across relating to this topic), create a webpage for teachers identifying 6 subjects (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Health, P.E., Music, Art, etc.) and ways to integrate technology into those subjects. You must included two uses of technology for each subject. Make sure you identify a grade level appropriate for these lesson ideas. Include an introduction explaining why you are creating this site for teachers to use.

 

Submission: Post your activities as an html file to your FTP folder, create a link to the file on your index page, and send your instructor an email notification containing a working hyperlink to the assignment (not to your index page) and the assignment file's URL. Make sure the subject line of your email is in the following format: SLM521-lastname- Integration- elective # (if applicable).

 

Rubric:

 

Unacceptable

Approaching

Accomplished

Introduction

No introduction

Brief sentence presenting the site.

Thoughtful description of why and how we need to integrate technology into the classroom.

Subject Headers

Less than 3 subjects addressed

4-5 subjects addressed

6 or more subject areas addressed

Technology Integration

1 use of technology for most of the subject areas addressed.

2 uses of technology briefly explained for each subject area.

2 uses of technology for each subject area with full descriptions.

 

 

ISTE Standards:

1.      Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity:

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

2.      Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments:

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop  the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals,   managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.