integration

=Technology Integration - General= [|Ideas to Inspire] - Website includes ideas & resources linked to specific curricular areas, ways you can use particular tools in the classroom, and collaborative presentations on a variety of topics Teachers Connecting - A place for K-12 teachers to find other teachers for cross-classroom collaboration.

Planning

 * Begin with the end in mind. Ask: What is it that I want my students to learn and how will they show it?
 * Try to plan student outcomes that require **higher-level thinking skills,** on Bloom's Taxonomy - create, evaluate, and analyze.
 * //i.e. Instead of doing a PowerPoint on the names of simple machines, create a Glog including a video in which the student has found & is demonstrating a simple machine. Or design a machine to perform a real-world task using Lego Robotics//
 * Formulate an open-ended question that is authentic, multi-disciplinary, and pertains to real-world situations.
 * Invites inquiry, finding answers and solving real world problems, analysis, synthesis //i.e. create video or web site promoting responsible use of a natural resource//
 * Don't forget to plan assessments (formative and summative) early. Share rubrics with students near the beginning of the project's introduction.
 * Teachnology Rubrics - rubric generators and collections
 * Design projects that encourage and require collaboration - the sharing, critiquing of ideas, contributions by students with differing perspectives. //i.e. Wiki, Skype (including Skype in the Classroom), email (including ePals), Blogs.//
 * Once students have familiarized with a variety of tools, let them select the tool they feel will produce the most effective product - also helps build off of their preferred learning styles

media type="custom" key="4453921" media type="custom" key="6830131"Curriculum21 - Skype interview with author of the book Curriculum21

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration
media type="custom" key="4453971" media type="youtube" key="zDZFcDGpL4U?fs=1" height="385" width="640" Changing the Paradigm - reaching today's learners What new things are you trying this year? Teachers share their goals, integrative ideas, and tools. media type="custom" key="6759979" The File Cabinet - Comprehensive collection of web links categorized by subject area. Includes Web 2.0 teacher tools Cutting Edge Technology - Resources to build your PLN and general web 2.0 educational sites Sue Waters- PLN Yourself - PLN building resources and how to get started. Blogging (and commenting), Twitter, Nings, and social bookmarking My Web Wardrobe - Collection of web 2.0 tools used by a teacher, organized by task. Anchor Technology in your Teaching - List of tools with descriptions on their use in education.

media type="custom" key="9378972" Help "boost"your tech integration and student learning to the next level: **Classroom Tech Food Chain** Prezi which incorporates ideas from Dr. Bernajean Porter's Tech & Learning spectrum and Bloom's (revised) Taxonomy, along with some Web 2.0 tools that would help support those attributes.
 * Instead of working on end of chapter questions alone at home, set up a **back channel chat** such as TitanPad, designate a certain time in the evening for all to get on, and discuss the questions. Wallwisher is another tool that can be used for brainstorming and gathering feedback.
 * Rather than making a **poster** about a person/book/event, create a multimedia online poster using Glogster EDU

- short handout on things parents, students, and teachers can do to help promote a positive online experience for elementary-age children. Includes helpful website resources such as Commonsense Media. =21st Century Learning Skills= 21st Century Upgrade - by Silvia Tosliano media type="youtube" key="TD7KOEL_dIc" height="345" width="420"