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What's the Difference Between "Using Technology" and "Technology Integration"? | TeachB... - 0 views

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    "Recently, I've been noticing that a lot of instructors are under the impression that they are successfully integrating technology, when in fact they are simply using technology. Although this might seem to some as just semantics, in my opinion there is a huge difference between the two - a difference that can be seen in the impact the technology usage has on student learning."
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Technology Integration Matrix - 0 views

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    "The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments."
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Addressing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs with Technology | User Generated Education - 0 views

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    "Technology is way too often given a bad rap by administrators and educators as a distraction or a hazard for students.  When technology is integrated intentionally with foresight and with intention of addressing specific growth-oriented goals, it increases the potential to help students learn, develop, and grow in unique ways.  It can be used to help address the needs as described by Maslow."
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Three questions to ask before choosing technology for education | Global Education & Sk... - 0 views

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    "To ensure that educators choose technology for the right reasons, here are three questions you might ask before choosing technology for the classroom."
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CISD Instructional Technology: Ways to Help Students Connect Using Technology - 0 views

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    "The great part of integrating technology in the classroom is that it gives students a voice...sometimes a voice without having to be audibly heard."
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The Ten Characteristics of Teachers Who Successfully Use EdTech - The Tech Edvocate - 0 views

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    "Technology is unavoidable, and while some teachers may still feel hesitant about the changes that are coming fast and furiously in the wake of these advancements, most teachers want to embrace the potential. Teachers that are successfully integrating educational technology in their classrooms are beacons for their peers - and there is much they can teach us. Teachers who are successfully using edtech to grow their students share these ten important traits"
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5 Ways to Use Technology with Common Core @techsavvyed - 1 views

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    "Ben Rimes talks about connecting technology and Common Core standards.  Ben is passionate about technology in the classroom, digital storytelling, and social media."
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Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach - Education Week - 0 views

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    "Indeed, a host of national and regional surveys suggest that teachers are far more likely to use technology to make their own jobs easier and to supplement traditional instructional strategies than to put students in control of their own learning. Case study after case study describe a common pattern inside schools: A handful of "early adopters" embrace innovative uses of new technology, while their colleagues make incremental or no changes to what they already do."
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Free Technology for Teachers: Annotating PDF Files on Chromebooks with Kami - 0 views

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    "Kami, formerly Notable PDF, is the streamlined, easy-to-use solution to my PDF hopes and dreams! With Kami, students can view and annotate PDF documents from within the Chrome Web Browser, so it is a perfect tool for Chromebook and laptop users.  Once annotated, the files are stored in Google Drive, which makes integration with Google Apps for Education and Google Classroom possible, too."
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5 keys to encouraging teacher innovation | eSchool News - 0 views

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    "a former Chicago Public Schools teacher who is now the chief technology officer for School District 62 in Des Plaines, Ill., said there are three types of people whom ed-tech leaders will encounter when they encourage their staff to innovate: "hoorays, hmms, and hell nos." The "hoorays" are those who are eager to try new tools and techniques in their classroom, she said. The "hmms" are those who watch with interest but aren't ready to dive in right away, and the "hell nos" are those who actively resist."
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Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Interesting article on changing the technological landscape in the classroom through four different levels.
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When Not to Use Technology: 15 Things That Should Stay Simple In Education - InformED : - 0 views

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    "There are some things-certain methods, activities, and tools-we still assume can be enhanced with a little computational flair, when really, if we stopped to question ourselves, we'd find them best delivered the old-fashioned way."
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When Tech Teaches, What Do Teachers Do? | Tech Learning - 0 views

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    "Innovative educators enjoy using high quality digital programs to support learning where they work, but it does mean their role shifts."
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