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Seamless integration is when students are not only using technology daily, but have access to a variety of tools that match the task at hand and provide them the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of content

teachers are also exploring blended learning -- a combination of both online and face-to-face education

Many of the most rigorous projects are infused with technology from start to finish

There has been a lot of buzz about the benefits of incorporating simulations and game-based learning activities into classroom instruction

devices like cell phones, mp3 players, and tablet computers are now being used as learning tools in forward-thinking schools

One of the first, and most basic, ways that teachers encouraged kids to use technology was with online research, virtual field trips, and webquests

One of the central ideas of digital or media literacy is that students should be come creators and critics, not just consumers, of media

Connecting with others online can be a powerful experience, both for teachers and for students

Though social media tools are still blocked in many schools, students around the world spend vast amounts of time on social networks outside of school

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technology is already integrated in nearly everything we do and nearly every job our students will encounter.

eachers can eventually save time and paper, while collaborating more effectively with students.

essential to teach students how to question effectively and efficiently.

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seek out instructional technology specialists or coaches in your school for help. Understand that it's OK to ask a student -- they know a lot!

seek to promote a culture of sharing around technology along with a pace that is comfortable for every level of user.

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we should focus on finding a healthy balance for integrating technology in our respective classrooms.

As educators, we must prepare our students for their future, not ours.

Make a PowerPoint presentation, record/edit spoken word, do digital photography, make a video, run a class newspaper, run a web based school radio or TV station, do claymation, compose digital music on a synthesizer, make a website, create a blog.

new digital world is the ability to work collaboratively on projects with others who may not be physically close. This can best be

The Internet permits free video conferencing which permits interaction in real time with sister schools in other countries

n technologies can permit them to break step with the class and go at a pace and order that suits that student better.

extbooks and three binders easily weigh over 25lb. A laptop computer weighs about 5lb and provides access to infinitely more material via its own storage and the Interne

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if education is about knowledge and intellectual skills, then information technology lies at the heart of it all. We have only just begun this transition. School will eventually look very different. Get ready.

tools for the same reas

ns you do. They need to write, read, communicate, organize and schedule. A student's life is not much dif

t. A 40Gb hard drive can hold 2 million pages with illustrations; the web is unfathomably large.

be caring and loving towards kids.

You need to be friendly. Sometimes, cracking harmless jokes is required.

good personality is very important.

You must know to make utmost use of the available funds, resources and manpower.

be a good team player

If you give respect, you earn it as well.

possess excellent professional skills

plan his or lessons for next day in advance.

make sure to correct papers on time.

do interact with students.

allowing students to answer questions via Twitter rather than raising their hands

This greatly aids studying, too, as they can easily refer back via dedicated classroom hashtags.

an excellent way for his students to continue class discussions after they’ve already ended

far easier to tweet changes, cancellations and other important announcements.

many students use Twitter now to alert their teachers about when they’ve finished their work

The 140-character limit offers a nice little challenge for students, and innovative educators and authors like have taken notice.

Word, trend or hashtag tracking:

ask them to actually tweet a response and open a discussio

Take notes:

For high schoolers and the college crowd, this assignment might very well help them discover some personal career goals.

Share a story:

The first tweets a sentence, the next builds off of it and so forth; try assigning a hashtag to make reading everything faster.

Keep parents informed: When teaching the younger set, parents may like to follow along with what’s going on in their children’s day. Keep a Twitter feed updating them about the different lessons and activities as they happen for greater engagement between the home and the classroom.

For kids just learning about distance, this makes for a lovely way to get them to know more about where everything is in relation to their own cities and towns.

______ of the day: No matter the class, a vocabulary word, book, song, quote or something else “of the day” might very well make an excellent supplement to the day’s lesson. When teaching younger kids, tell their parents about the Twitter feed and encourage them to talk about postings at home.

A common hashtag and communicative network is all it takes to share insight and recommendations.

Keep up with current events: Similarly, educators can set up lists with different news sources, allowing their students to stay on top of current events. Separate them by field for quicker access and even more comprehensive organization.

Set up a communal hastag for students and professionals alike to use and exchange their views and lessons.

Host a Twitter scavenger hunt: For fun and education, get students moving and organize a sort of Twitter scavenger hunts — maybe even see if other classrooms or professionals want to get involved. As with many of the projects listed here, such an activity can easily be applied to a wide number of grade levels and academic subjects.

Not only does it help them reflect on their lessons and their world, but it also serves as a nice, guided introduction to social media.

Help students get their names out: College professors hoping to nurture the professional future of their juniors and seniors might like the idea of teaching them the role of social media in job hunting. Business students into the whole “personal branding” fad will particularly benefit from comprehensively exploring such things.

A properly constructed activity involving new technology can enhance a teacher’s effectiveness, message and create excitement within a classroom. Mastering new technological information will also prepare students for the competitive job market. High school and college graduates will be expected to properly draft an email, create a spreadsheet or analyze a revenue report. Students must be comfortable using computers and presenting with new technology in order to enhance their chances of success in the professional world.

Increased Motivation and Self Esteem The most common--and in fact, nearly universal--teacher-reported effect on students was an increase in motivation. Teachers and students are sometimes surprised at the level of technology-based accomplishment displayed by students who have shown much less initiative or facility with more conventional academic tasks: The kids that don't necessarily star can become the stars. [with technology]. My favorite is this boy . . . who had major problems at home. He figured out a way to make music by getting the computer to play certain letters by certain powers and it changed the musical tone of the note and he actually wrote a piece. He stayed in every recess. . . . When I asked him what he was working on, he wouldn't tell me. Then he asked if he could put his HyperCard stack on my computer because it was hooked up to speakers. I said "sure" and at recess. . . he put it on my computer and played his music and literally stopped the room. And for months he had kids begging him at recess, every recess, to teach them how to make music. And for that particular kid it was the world because he really was not successful academically and was having lots of problems. . . . This really changed him for that school year. -Elementary school teacher Teachers talked about motivation from a number of different perspectives. Some mentioned motivation with respect to working in a specific subject area, for example, a greater willingness to write or to work on computational skills. Others spoke in terms of more general motivational effects--student satisfaction with the immediate feedback provided by the computer and the sense of accomplishment and power gained in working with technology:

Technology can be a great equalizer for individuals with disabilities that might prevent full participation in school, work, and the community.

Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) (1)

Using a portable voice synthesizer, a student can ask and respond to questions in the "regular" classroom, overcoming a physical obstacle that may have forced placement in a special segregated classroom or required a full-time instructional aide or interpreter to provide "a voice."

Teachers work with students to improve skills and knowledge, making existing skills and knowledge even more functional and improving fluency so that functional capabilities may be generalized into different settings

The benefit of AT is also easy to comprehend when a child who cannot hear can understand his teacher's directions because real-time captioning converts the teacher's speech to text projected onto his laptop computer.

Word processing, editing, spellchecking, and grammatical tools commonly found in high-end software facilitate the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in regular classrooms by allowing them to keep up with much of the work.

Mobile devices

Have a backup plan.

Gradually give kids more independence.

Relax. Young and rambunctious as the students may be, Forest Lake has not had one laptop dropped or broken beyond repair. Williams suggests you teach them basic care: Wear the camera strap around your wrist; tuck the computer cables under the table; use protective cases when possible. Beyond that, make the kids feel like these valuable tools are theirs, and chances are they'll want to take care of them.

Maintain the same rigor as in pen-and-paper projects.

assessments

Technology Integration for Elementary Schools

quick

Portability is key

It's important that students learn to safely explore the Web