educational technology integration

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Educational Games for Interactive Whiteboards

create post-it type reminders for your desk top or to-do lists and program them to remind you when specific tasks should be done. NO MAC VERSION YET :(

Movie produced by Brian Crosby's 4th grade students describing their experiences Skyping a homebound student into class.

The Scoring Guide for Student Products was created to evaluate the content knowledge and the effective use of technology in communicating ideas and information that is evident in the products that students create with computers. Check out Using Scoring Guides vs. Rubrics to understand the scope of a scoring guide.

A two-year research project on educational technology at the University of Washington yielded strategic implications for adoption of technology

4Teachers.org: Helping Teachers Integrate Technology into the Classroom.

Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a separate computer class. Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process. In particular, it must supporting four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Effective technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is routine and transparent and when technology supports curricular goals.

Amazing . . . I feel like I am way behind the curve on this one but if you have not heard of Voicethread you have to check it out! What a great idea my mind is racing w/ possibilities!

They Say, "safely! broadcast your classroom" . . . a for pay service from the folks at the Friday Institute @ NC State University

Teachers & Technology is a regular column featuring teachers who share specific technologies or strategies that have made positive differences in their students. Connecting with students--and students' parents--is important to Eric Brewer. He's found that using course management systems to let students and their parents know what's going on in his classroom is of multiple benefits: It enhances communication, it gives quicker feedback, and it even motivates students to finish assignments quicker!

The purpose of this wiki is to explore the potential of Diigo in educational settings.

"A FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration. "

If you are not familure w/ CAST's work visit their site to learn more . . . http://www.cast.org. I love these guys. They have been working on a curriculum frame work called Universal Design for Learning