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Using technology to teach students writing

Using technology to teach students writing

Technology lesson plans for grades K-12. Free from Discovery Education.

Technology lesson plans for grades K-12. Free from Discovery Education.

Digital technology such as tablets can help teachers and students rediscover traditional ways of learning by using touch, movement, sound, and visuality.

Edutopia blogger Andrew Marcinek provides a thoughtful course correction for teachers facing full-on technology integration, offering three suggestions for focusing on media and balancing it with what students should be learning.

Example of art & technology projects

Example of art & technology projects

Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say

Word document containing technology standards for OCPS students as well as performance indicators for each grade level. You must have OCPS log in credentials to access.

"local and Internet resources focused on using technology to assist faculty"

Wow! A great resourse for technology and education: books and resources on the latest tech gadgets and what they can be used for, technology integration recommendations, and even a reading list for professional growth as an educator. A must-see page.

This website is a compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher's tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. These resources are categorized under four categories: Social Learning, Learning, Lesson Planning and Tools, and Useful Tools. The "Social Learning" section includes tools that use social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Tools listed under "Learning" includes educational resources to help teachers make lessons fun, interesting and more effective. "Lesson Planning and Tools" provides teachers with tech tools to pull together lessons and design amazing and memorable student projects. Last but not least, "Useful Tools" can help teachers stay connected, organized, and increase the ease of building multimedia lessons and learning tools.

An extensive list of links and explanations for updating your class with new technologies.

4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.

This report provides national data on the availability and use of educational technology among teachers in public elementary and secondary schools during the winter and spring of 2009. The data are the results of a national teacher-level survey that is one of a set that includes district, school, and teacher surveys on educational technology.

Blog offers ideas on how you can integrate technology using devices you may already in a creative way to make up for the lack of classroom resources.

By Marshall Raskind, Ph.D. , Kristin Stanberry Assistive technology (AT) is available to help individuals with many types of disabilities - from cognitive problems to physical impairment. This article will focus specifically on AT for individuals with learning disabilities (LD). The use of technology to enhance learning is an effective approach for many children.

A deceptively simple set of questions school administrators (or any engaged stakeholder!) can use to evaluate the purpose and effectiveness of educational technology implementations. Influenced by the work of Marc Prensky and somewhat consistent with Welliver's Instructional Transformation model.

Here's an 11 minute video explaining Brevard County's approach to integrating technology into the classroom.

This article is an example of the need for technology education.

Inside Higher Ed - Technology and Learning Blogs

Former Gov. Bob Wise discusses Digital Learning Day and how high school teachers can embrace technology.

My preschool classroom is a play-based one, meaning that the kiddos are learning through play and exploration. In my opinion, technology in preschool really needs to enhance the children's learning experiences. So I'm very particular about what technological products come into the classroom!