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Summary article explains need to integrate technology in education to create students ready for today and tomorrow's work world. Technology integration also needed to develop creative and critical thinkers able to collaborate with others locally or far away to create authentic products shared with interested audiences outside the classroom. Article also discusses value of portfolios for assessment.

This article states how important it is that American know how to use technology and understand technology in the real-world. How technology learning should start in kindergarten and be integrated in all subjects throughout schooling.

In this article, the author describes a project where students in a 4th grade classroom complete Internet-based lessons about each region of the United States. They then use presentation tools like PowerPoint (which could now be Web 2.0 presentations tools, since this article was published in 2002) to create take-home reports to share with their parents. This artcile has some great ideas and insights into things that could be done differently the next time. Technology upgrades would also make the lessons more interesting, being that it is 2008.

This article talks about a project that was used in a social studies curriculum for 4 or 5th grade students where there is technology integrated into internet based lessons. They also use technology to prepare reports. The beginning gives a quick introduction about technology and the internet in schools today to prepare children for real-world situations. Then it goes into describing the project given to the students and how it affected them.

This article points to the importance of proper teacher training and use of technology to garner student academic achievement. Students need to have the technology tools accessible to them to be sucessful. Test data needs to be collected (from programs like TestWiz) in order to identify learning strengths and weaknesses. Finally, the author states that it takes a "community of educators and a host of technology tools" to ensure students meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB) standards.

This is the International Reading Association's (IRA) 2001 position statement on this issue of technology integration. The article, entitled "Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum," stresses the need to become proficient in the new literacies of information and communication technology (ICT). A PDF version is available for download.

Cherokee County, GA's program for getting technology tools to teachers who are motivated to use them. I listened to a podcast of their presentation at GAETC 2007. Sounds like a great way to use limited money to put technology into classrooms where it will be used. Teachers have to commit a lot of time to training, implementing lessons, and sharing what they did.

Explains how there is a place for technology in every classroom and describes reasons for integrating technology.

Educators employ project learning to explore science and history together. Curriculum is designed to meet ISTE standards.

This article talks about tips in integrating technology according to NETS-S/ISTE standards and how some projects went about achieving a high level of technology integration.

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This article talks about how government has spent so much money on increasing technology in schools and in classrooms to improve student performance. It shows not much evidence that the technology is increasing student performance, but that if it is used correctly in the classroom than it will improve performance.

Disabled students discuss the importance of assistive technology in their lives. They discuss voice-activated software as well as pcs, laptops, cell phones, and other forms of technology.

This is an interesting article, as it offers a counter-argument to technology integration in all facets of the school experience, as least in the early years. The author makes a good point about young children being over-exposed to computer generated stimuli at such an early age, and he postulates the problems that ensue because of it. He refers to the "erosion" of childhood for marketing/money making purposes that benefit technology companies. He doesn't think software should replace good, interactive teaching.

Although a few years old, this article, entitled "When Technology Integration Goes to Math Class," addresses some still very relevant issues and positive outcomes from the integration of technology into the mainstream math classroom. The article touches on the reasons why teachers have been more hesitant to move to the constructivist approaches now readily seen in language arts, social studies, and in some cases science classrooms. The article features the author's first attempt at this type of teaching in math: a telecollaborative project entitled "Statisitics: A Curiosity Factor."

Provides examples of technology integration in the classroom, tutorials, troubleshooting, and more. From Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida's College of Education.

This website has a list of articles that pertain to how technology can help with the education of children, adults, and students wil disabilities. There are a list of 38 articles that deal with technology integration and help. Great resource!

The ability to display images, video, and sound on demand with little download time has proven itself essential to the classroom teacher or instructional technologist looking to bridge what is said to what is seen and heard. Using MPEG compression technology through a broadband connection, streaming media, such as that provided by Discovery Education Streaming, readily provides students the opportunity to see/hear prerecorded movies, music, and excerpts from online libraries more extensive than any school media center. Live broadcast feeds enhance classroom experiences through real-time experiences and interactions with other students or experts. Online classes utilize streaming technology, as well.

Richard Wanderman, a dyslexic adult, shares his story about how technology helped him become a successful teacher, software developer, writer, and renowned consultant. Richard has experienced first-hand how access to technology truly can showcase a learning disabled child's real intelligence and transform his or her life.

One of the most wired schools in the nation. Technology is fully integrated from Kindergarten through fifth grade. Kindergarten students have their own websites. Teachers discuss pros and cons of technology use.

This example of technology integration involves the use of SMART Board technology. Teachers can use the provided instructions to post different versions of number grids and hundreds charts. Students then participate in routine activities where they drag counters over numbers or manipulate numbers and shapes to represent certain patterns on the posted grids.