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Replace rows of desks and lectures at your school with active learning spaces where students are collaborative, classrooms are comfortable and teachers inspire creativity and deep content knowledge. Also, take the lesson outside. Technology is portable so take advantage of it. Incorporate technology into the lesson and then bring it outside for a different environment of learning that students will be really excited about!

This article is helpful to our class because it establishes how important technology integration into our classroom is, and that in order to do so we teachers must be trained professionally. This improves our quality as educators.

I found this article about how to replace old methods of teaching with new Active ways such as Collaborative learning, Personalized Learning, and Project-based Learning. I think these three ways are what we will be doing in class together this semester.

Technology integration is the use of technology resources like computers, mobile devices like and tablets, digital cameras, social media platforms and networks, software applications, the Internet, and so on in daily classroom practices, and in the management of a school. This article discusses the successful ways you can incorporate this into the classrooms for your students.

This article has many different points and examples of technology integration. They start off by defining technology and quoting "Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able to select technology tools to help them obtain information in a timely manner, analyze and synthesize the information, and present it professionally. The technology should become an integral part of how the classroom functions -- as accessible as all other classroom tools." When effectively integrated into the curriculum, technology tools can extend learning in powerful ways. The article also brushes up on types of technology integration, such as online learning, blended classrooms, project based activities incorporating technology, game based learning and assessment, Learning with Mobile and Handheld Devices, Instructional Tools like Interactive Whiteboards and Student Response Systems, Web-Based Projects, Explorations, and Research, Student-Created Media like Podcasts, Videos, or Slideshows, Collaborative Online Tools like Wikis or Google Docs, Using Social Media to Engage Students, and the levels of technology.

I like that this article is very detailed in how to effectively use technology in the classroom. According to the article, technology incorporation should be seamless, second-nature. The way we use pen and paper today should be the way technology is used. We don't stop to think about how to use the pen and paper in a class; ideally, the same thing should be happening in blended classrooms.

This article discusses the importance of Technology integration. Effective tech integration is achieved when the use of technology becomes second nature or routine and when technology supports goals. This article also explains the importance of technology in school so that student can be intellectually challenged while providing them with an accurate picture office looks like. Bringing Technology into classrooms will keep the children to engaged which in turn reduce behavioral problems.

This article talks about why technology should be integrated into the curriculum. Technology integration will help students gain the skills they need for our world which is highly technological. Effective technology in the classroom can deepen and enhance the learning process. The are four key components of learning include: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Learning while using technology allows students to be challenged while also providing an outlook of how an office works. The use of the web also allows students to connect with others around the world. If the technology is integrated into subject areas, the teachers take on different roles as advisers, content experts, and coaches which makes learning more meaningful and fun.

In every minute of our lives technology is being utilized in some kind of way. It is the most engaging tool that been created and what bteter way to teach children then with what they love the most. Technology being integrated into the curriculum is the best thing for the students since they are already glued to different tools. Which makes it an effective learning style. It has enhanced subject areas and the minds of teachers and students. It has created a teacher-student relationship which is far beyond the classrooms. It makes group assignment or individual assignment fun and creative. It has changes everything from how teachers teach, students learn, and different ways of assessment. It provides students with an advantage of how the real world operates on a daily basis. It has also changed how we communicate and how often we now communicate. It has made connecting with other students around the world possible. It gives immediate feedback which keeps students and teachers engaged

Help kinesthetic learners learn computer science concepts through a robot. Groups of four help children write code for the robot to complete a task. Teaches them script and code in an activity oriented way. Can teach students script and code and think critically as teacher instruction facilitates learning but does not baby the children.Problem based learning methodology with helps students write tasks for the robot. Can get students excited about technology. Caters to kinesthetic learners which is rare.

Rick Brennan found interactive games help teach his class history more than a regular lesson. Students seem more involved and want to learn. Games seem to be the key to helping younger students stay active in their education. This blog could help other teachers come up with ideas for their classrooms.

I think that it is a good idea to use interactive games to keep younger students active in the class. Without the interactive games it will be easier for students to fall behind and become less interested in the material.

Very interesting. Making learn fun and interactive

As the school year kicks into gear, try these painless ways to incorporate technology into your teaching day.

This article gives teachers multiple ideas of how to integrate technology into their curriculum. It allows for multiple ways to incorporate technology as well as having the students engage with technology in the classroom. The ideas that the article presents are very interesting as well as fun for the students to do. 

This article states that having computers in a classroom does not constitute it being a tech integration classroom. It offers several easy steps that teachers can take to integrate technology into their classroom. For example, accessing the weather forecast or showing a today in history clip. 

I thought this article was kind of neat. I am planning on becoming a high school history teacher and this would be cool to use as an extra activity. It is aligned with Common Core standards and it gives students a fun way to learn about a subject many find boring.

This short article is a review for those who would like to use the iPad/iPhone app 'Fit Brains Trainer.' It provides activities that allow one to think faster, to improve short and long term memory, to enhance their ability to solve complex problems, and to improve concentration when there are many distractions present.

Report Comments Bank is a Google extension app for educators. The app helps teachers shorten the amount of time to write progress reports and it allows teachers to create, save and edit reports throughout the year. Being able to save the reports throughout the year also saves teachers hours from creating end of the year reports. The app is quick and easy to learn and saves teachers a lot of time from writing report cards. This app would be helpful for us because it would help future educators complete reports on time and also have more time to create lesson plans. Reviewers rate this app with five stars for how convenient and how easy it is to use.

This looks like a great extension. Teachers time seems to always be stretched very thin. By helping teachers save more time they can put more time into classroom lessons and activities. I agree that this is a beneficial extension for any teacher.

Wow, that's extremely useful in many ways! Of course any way to save time for a teacher is key. But this also gives the teacher an easy way to track progress of individual students, and really see what areas they shine or need an extra push in. I could also see this as a great way to pass a student off to the next grade level. Upon the new school year, it would be great to give a comprehensive report of the students prior year to each teacher they are starting with. This way, if the student is experiencing the same struggles, there might be a different solution the new teacher can use, or if something worked in the past they could try that method again!

This helps students all be able to get the same information without the hassle of what I like to call 'e-mail tag' when they are not in the classroom, for homework and such. But this also helps teachers get her students on the same website when they are in the classroom. A lot of the time spent in computer based classrooms especially with younger grades, is spent setting up the lesson and getting the students onto the webpage. This will decrease the instances of those issues and quicken the set up part of the lesson so there is more time for learning.

What a useful tool for the classroom setting to keep students on task and focused! It guarantees that students won't be roaming the internet during the activity/lesson!

Really cool article about how to get all the students on the same webpage instantly. Really good way to make sure everyone is on the same page and paying attention.

Wonderful program for reading and assigning questions and alternative materials as well as background knowledge.

This article from Blackboard Connect, in collaboration with Dr. Rudy Crew, focuses on the utilization of technology in order to achieve global competitiveness of our students. The article states that a key point towards this goal is the communication aspect. Some of the areas discussed are: Engaging parents in the academic lives of their children, recruiting active involvement from community leaders and utilizing innovative technology in the classroom to teach students skills necessary for real world work environments. Especially noteworthy is that technology facilitates communication in these areas, which have resulted in higher grade point averages, increased participation, and improved social skills.