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Damara Breunig

How Teachers Use Technology: The Latest Research | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • As a member of a large online community of educators through Twitter and other social media outlets, I know how much of an impact the Internet has had on educators and their classrooms across the world. I was not surprised to read that 92% of teachers "say the Internet has a 'major impact' on their ability to access content, resources and materials for their teaching." As an urban educator, I was also not surprised to read that only 21% of teachers in high-income schools said that lack of access to digital technologies is an issue for their students, while 56% of teachers in low-income schools reported this an issue for their students. Cash-strapped school districts and districts with a large number of high-needs students do not have the resources to provide schools with digital technologies, such as classroom projectors, that many more affluent schools would consider commonplace.
  • sheckleslt16 on 12 Sep 14
     
    This article talks about how teachers must stay up to date on technology to avoid a "Digital Divide" between themselves and education.
Joshua Gilbert

Building Your Edtech Ecosystem | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Too often we look for a single solution when it comes to technology, yet our needs constantly evolve.
  • Now, we have a multitude of options for how we provide access to class resources, collect student work, and archive learning
  • Cloud-based solutions, such as Google Drive, iCloud, and Office 365, regularly dot the landscape.
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  • Choosing one of these platforms enables teachers and students to transport their learning between home and school, as well as ensure that their creations can be shared with a wider audience.
  • With the proliferation of laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets, we have the potential to create new and diverse learning artifacts such as audio, video, and interactive media.
  • How we communicate and connect beyond the walls of our classrooms and the immediate geography of our schools plays a critical role in the structure of our ecosystem.
  • Joshua Gilbert on 02 Feb 15
     
    Ways to build our classrooms with use of technology.
Benjamin Anderson

15 Examples Of New Technology In Education - 0 views

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  • Flashnotes allows students to upload their lecture notes and sell them to other students who need more help or resources. The rating system allows the best note takers to get more business and the general pool of knowledge expands as students continue to share their work with one another.
  • Study Blue’s main attraction is that it is mobile. Whether standing in line for coffee, riding the train, or waiting at the dentist, a student can easily access their class work and prepare for an exam. The social aspect also helps students find other people studying similar subjects, capitalizing on a different set of notes and study guides.
  • Despite the rising popularity of tablets, Google’s Chromebook may snatch the competition in the lower grade school classrooms. The laptops have a few distinct advantages over the apple iPad: -They are less expensive -One-button-push easy setup -Easy to control settings and restrictions -Offers the traditional keyboard for fast typing and note taking -Hardware fixes are easier and less costly
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  • While not a technology per se, this teaching model is using technology to change the way instructors teach. Rather than spending the class time lecturing the students, the lectures are delivered to the student’s in video format for them to watch at home (or in study hall). Then, the classroom time is set aside for 1 on 1 help, discussion, and interaction based on the lecture homework. With nearly every student carrying a mobile device or laptop, this model may give students and teachers more time to work on areas of difficulty rather than simple straight lecture. For too long, instructors have seen that precious class time go to waste while a teacher scribbles on a blackboard and has their back to the students.
Hallie Rhode

How Technology Trends Have Influenced the Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Hallie Rhode on 24 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • The Increase of Interactivity One only need to look at the gaming market to see the evolution of how our brains crave interaction. We went from Backgammon to Atari and realized that with some simple interaction, like a yellow circle eating dots, our brains could stay occupied for hours. The recent shift to touch screen and even motion-based interaction means that we now involve our whole body when interacting with games. Classroom Outcome: We might notice that our students seem more “antsy,” but in reality, sitting still in a seat for several hours has never been ideal for learning. Research is now becoming more abundant to back that statement. Incorporating regular brain breaks or mini-activities that require kids to move every 15-30 minutes re-invigorate the brain and get them refocused in the tasks at hand. On-Demand Living Most of us grew up in an era of either three basic television channels or the privilege of many via paid cable. With the digital era, television and movies have seen an exponential change in how they are distributed and accessed.  You no longer have to wait for that favorite re-run of Moonlighting; today, you can just pull it up on your phone. Better yet, you can pause it on one device and then watch it on another when you choose.  If you really get hooked on a show, why wait a week when you can just binge view it? Classroom Outcome: Flipped-teaching comes to mind when thinking of the “on-demand” model of learning. Not everyone has the time or energy for a full-fledged flipped-teaching model (not to mention at-home access for all students), but recording some lessons or concepts for later viewing, even in class, would be one way to let students have access to information when they want it. Wouldn’t it be nice if kids wanted to binge learn? Self-Publishing the World As We See It They ways we viewed and read the news was previously distributed to us through a filter.  Publisher, editor, advertisers, and corporations decided what we should watch and read when it came to content. In some ways, the classroom has followed a similar path. Look at the world now when it comes to news. We are all publishing to the world around us in blogs, tweets, posts and…yes…even Instagram selfies. Our brains are no longer designed to sit back and take what is given to us. We want to create and share what we see and learn too. Classroom Outcome:  This is one area where I feel that education has excelled, but there is still room for improvement. We’ve always encouraged students to write and report on what they think or believe. As students, we learned to play the game of “know your audience” when it came to writing a paper for a certain professor. Our purpose was writing for writing’s sake. Now we no longer have to limit ourselves to one recipient. Our students have access to a global audience and don’t have to write just to please one teacher. They can write based on what they see and believe to be true. Everything is Mobile (and Instant) As fast as the internet took the world by storm, the mobile revolution dropped a bomb of societal change and practice. People can now have all of their media in the palm of their hand. They can connect with anyone, anywhere. While there isn’t always value to why we use our devices, having that instant access means our brains can now outsource menial facts and focus on application and creation rather than retention. Classroom Outcome: One of the greatest challenges to the classrooms of today is mobile technology. Do we fund a 1:1 program? Allow a Bring Your Own Device policy? Won’t this just add the distraction of the outside world into a classroom? Rather than avoid or ban the use of mobile devices, some are embracing it as a way to not only engage learners, but also dig deeper into learning. This isn’t without its pitfalls, and can be quite messy, but setting expectations of use can be a powerful way to model how our kids use these in the non-school setting.  Maybe instead of whipping out their phones when at a restaurant, kids will actually sit and have a conversation with the grown-ups around them.  Of course, this is assuming the grown-ups have put down their devices too. Embracing the Digital Brain As we can see from these few examples, the world around us is changing.  This change affects the way we think, learn, and connect. In education, we have three options when dealing with these changes: avoid it, struggle with it, or embrace it. Technology would seem to be the panacea for solving all of these issues when it comes to engaging the digital brain. However, while it does have an impact in the classroom, the greatest impact still lies within the teacher and the content that they are trying to get their students to learn.  Until the pedagogy and purpose align with this new world, we are all left fighting a battle rather than embracing it.
  • Hallie Rhode on 10 Feb 15
     
    Teachers all over America are faced with this challenge of keeping students engaged in the classroom when their world outside of school is one of constant engagement and stimulation. Knowing the world outside of our institutional walls is only one step in addressing modern learning styles.
Andrea Meinert

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - 0 views

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  • Learning and understanding mathematics, at every level, requires student engagement. Mathematics is not, as has been said, a spectator sport. Too much of current instruction fails to actively involve students. One way to address the problem is through the use of manipulatives, physical objects that help students visualize relationships and applications. We can now use computers to create virtual learning environments to address the same goals. There is a need for good computer-based mathematical manipulatives and interactive learning tools at elementary and middle school levels. Our Utah State University team is building Java-based mathematical tools and editors that allow us to create exciting new approaches to interactive mathematical instruction. The use of Java as a programming language provides platform independence and web-based accessibility.
hernanderc

Technology helps teachers turn classrooms upside-down - 0 views

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  • the results are encouraging for him and his students
  • ecords video math lessons
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  • watch after schoo
  • est their comprehension with a short online quiz
  • on their school-issued tablet.
  • students work on assignments based on last night's video lesson.
  • flipped learning mode
  • math and science classrooms.
  • oost student achievement and narrow the achievement gap,
  • technology is changing
  • ow, students learn
  • flipped classroom is small but growing
  • switch back and forth
  • If you need to review something, it's a lot easier
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  • nstruction more individualized
  • more collaboration
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  • student-to-student
  • ntire class period to do problems and ask for help
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  • traditional approach works best for their class or subject
  • having a tablet on which to watch video lectures has helped her.
  • flipped model is all about teachers using technology to make learning happen in new ways.
  • extend their classrooms outside of their walls
  • hernanderc on 12 Mar 15
     
    Article talks about teachers using the flipped method in their classrooms. Issued tablets are giving to the kids and they take it home, do their work, and come prepared to class with questions and answers.
Amanda Mogensen

How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms | Pew Research Center... - 1 views

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  • 73% of AP and NWP teachers say that they and/or their students use their mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments 45% report they or their students use e-readers and 43% use tablet computers in the classroom or to complete assignments
  • 76% of AP and NWP teachers “strongly agree that “search engines have conditioned students to expect to be able to find information quickly and easily” 83% agree that “the amount of information available online today is overwhelming for most students” 71% agree that “today’s digital technologies discourage students from finding and using a wide range of sources for their research” 60% agree with the notion that “today’s digital technologies make it harder for students to find and use credible sources of information”
  • 70% of teachers working in the highest income areas say their school does a “good job” providing teachers the resources and support they need to incorporate digital tools in the classroom, compared with 50% of teachers working in the lowest income areas 73% of teachers of high income students receive formal training in this area, compared with 60% of teachers of low income students 56% of teachers of students from higher income households say they or their students use tablet computers in the learning process, compared with 37% of teachers of the lowest income students 55% of teachers of higher income students say they or their students use e-readers in the classroom, compared with 41%  teaching in low income areas 52% of teachers of upper and upper-middle income students say their students use cell phones to look up information in class, compared with 35% of teachers of the lowest income students 39% of AP and NWP teachers of low income students say their school is “behind the curve” when it comes to effectively using digital tools in the learning process; just 15% of teachers of higher income students rate their schools poorly in this area 56% of teachers of the lowest income students say that a lack of resources among students to access digital technologies is a “major challenge” to incorporating more digital tools into their teaching; 21% of teachers of the highest income students report that problem 49% of teachers of students living in low income households say their school’s use of internet filters has a major impact on their teaching, compared with 24% of those who teach better off students who say that 33% of teachers of lower income students say their school’s rules about classroom cell phone use by students have a major impact on their teaching, compared with 15% of those who teach students from the highest income households
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  • Teachers under age 35 are more likely than teachers age 55 and older to describe themselves as “very confident” when it comes to using new digital technologies (64% vs. 44%) Conversely, the oldest teachers (age 55 and older) are more than twice as likely as their colleagues under age 35 to say their students know more than they do about using the newest digital tools (59% vs. 23%) 45% of teachers under age 35 have their students develop or share work on a website, wiki or blog, compared with 34% of teachers ages 55 and older Younger teachers are also more likely than the oldest teachers to have students participate in online discussions (45% v. 32%) and use collaborative web-based tools such as GoogleDocs to edit their work (41% v. 34%) Younger teachers are more likely to “very often” draw on colleagues for ideas about how to use new technologies in the classroom (22% of teachers under age 35 do this), when compared with teachers age 35-54 (16%) and teachers age 55 and older (13%)
  • 94% of AP and NWP teachers own a cell phone, slightly higher than the national figure of 88% for all U.S. adults 58% of these teachers (68% of teachers under age 35) have a smartphone, compared with 45% of all adults 93% of teachers own a laptop computer vs. 61% of all adults 87% own a desktop computer vs. 58% of all adults 39% own a tablet vs. 24% of all adults 47% own an e-book reader vs. 19% of all adults 78% use social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+, compared with 69% of adult internet users and 59% of all adults 26% use Twitter vs. 16% of adult internet users and 14% of all adults
  • 99% of AP and NWP teachers use search engines to find information online 90% name Google as the search tool they use most often Virtually all AP and NWP teachers (99%) use the internet “to do work or research for their job” Almost three-quarters (73%) of AP and NWP teachers are “very confident” in their online search abilities
  • 80% of AP and NWP teachers report getting email alerts or updates at least weekly that allow them to follow developments in their field 84% report using the internet at least weekly to find content that will engage students 80% report using the internet at least weekly to help them create lesson plans
  • 92% of these teachers say the internet has a “major impact” on their ability to access content, resources, and materials for their teaching 69% say the internet has a “major impact” on their ability to share ideas with other teachers 67% say the internet has a “major impact” on their ability to interact with parents and 57% say it has had such an impact on enabling their interaction with students
  • A survey of 2,462 Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers finds that digital technologies have helped them in teaching their middle school and high school students in many ways.
  • t the same time, the internet, mobile phones, and social media have brought new challenges to teachers.
  • Teachers most commonly use digital tools to have students conduct research online, which was the focus of an earlier report based on these data.1 It is also common for these teachers to have students access (79%) and submit (76%) assignments online. 
  • Katelyn Frievalt on 17 Feb 14
     
    The site explains the importance of technology and how its useful in teaching.
  • Zach Vossekuil on 07 May 14
     
    It is a recent article from 2013, contains relevant information about current teachers and what has been working well with students.
  • Amanda Mogensen on 17 Nov 14
     
    A survey was taken to see how well technology is working with students that are in middle school and high school. It talks about the different kinds of programs that are being brought into schools in recent years. 
kaylaweiner

A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom - 2 views

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  • The Social Media Myth The myth about social media in the classroom is that if you use it, kids will be Tweeting, Facebooking and Snapchatting while you're trying to teach. We still have to focus on the task at hand. Don't mistake social media for socializing. They're different -- just as kids talking as they work in groups or talking while hanging out are different. You don't even have to bring the most popular social media sites into your classroom. You can use Fakebook (1) or FakeTweet (2) as students work on this form of conversation. Edublogs (3), Kidblog (4), Edmodo (5), and more will let you use social media competencies and writing techniques. Some teachers are even doing "tweets" on post-it notes (6) as exit tickets. You can use mainstream social media, too.
  • Tera Gross on 21 Apr 14
     
    Reasons why you should incorporate social media into your classroom activities 
  • kaylaweiner on 11 Feb 15
     
    Before we talk social media, let's talk about the relevance of social media by taking a quiz. Which of the following is most likely to be true? ☐ Should we teach letter-writing in the classroom? Kids need to write letters and mail them.
Kris Kucharski

Tips for Using Common Technology Tools in Teaching | CRLT - 1 views

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  • Use fonts 24 points or larger for the text. Use dark type and light background for the overhead/slide. Avoid USING ALL CAPS. (The normal use of upper and lowercase characters is easier to read.) Use Italics or color rather than underline to emphasize a point. (Underline makes some characters difficult to read.) Limit seven words per line and eight lines per overhead/slide. Use the overhead/slide as a guide for presentation. Face the audience when showing the overhead/slide. Distribute a copy of the overheads/slides to students ahead of time if possible. Keep the room lights on and avoid showing slides in a dark room for more than 15 minutes (Dark rooms can make students drowsy.) Avoid putting students in a passive mode of receiving information by combining the overhead/slide presentation with chalkboard/whiteboard use or other learning activities. Have a backup plan in case of a power outage or equipment failure.
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  • Online Conferencing/Discussion
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  • Allow plenty of lead-time for planning the course and designing course web pages. Be sure that the course web pages are functional. Have a back-up plan for lectures (e.g., print or save the web pages on your local hard drive). Be well-prepared for your presentation, for example: check the classroom set up (e.g., browser, software, computer memory, monitor, and audio). verify links, especially the external links. check the room lighting to see if it is suitable for both viewing the projected screen and taking notes. arrange for a technical support staff to be in your classroom at the start of class to help with the setup if necessary. always know whom to call for help if technical problems occur. Emphasize the need for filtering and interpreting information on the Web when encouraging students to use online resources. Remind students that only a smaller fraction of the whole archive of knowledge is available on the Web.
  • Facilitation
  • Preparation
  • ke online discussion/conferencing an integral part of the course. (Do not separate what is happening in the conference from what is happening in the face-to-face class meetings.)
  • reate a comfortable atmosphere for the online conferencing/discussion, for example: be an active participant.
  • Set clear expectations and standards for assessing student web pages/projects.
  • bring your own experiences to the discussion.
  • Identify what features in a course management system you will use and why you will use them.
  • Stephanie King on 23 Oct 13
     
    Tips on teaching with technology in the classroom and how to keep your students engaged.
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  • Erin Bless on 11 Nov 13
     
    Good tips for teaching with the web.
  • Emmy Lex on 17 Mar 14
     
    This site has a lot of useful tips that are short and to-the-point involving quite a few forms of technology that we will use every day as teachers.
  • Kris Kucharski on 16 Feb 15
     
    This website provides helpful guidelines for using technology such as Email, powerpoints, and other technology based content in the classroom.
Nicole Mottl

Why We Need To Embrace Technology In The Classroom Right Now | Jeana Lee Tahnk - 0 views

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      Nicole Mottl on 02 Oct 15
       
      kids love technology. why not bring it into the classroom to make learning fun?
Annabel Maas

Education World: Technology in the Classroom | Technology Integration Ideas that Work - 2 views

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  • Technology has become integrated in the classroom in so many ways, that we often don't even think about how we are using it. The Education World Tech Team offers lessons and activities to help educators make better use of technology tools for instruction, and to help students improve their technology skills within the context of the regular curriculum. Included: Integration activities that utilize the Web, PowerPoint, Excel, digital photography, SMART Boards, and more.
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  • POWERPOINT AND EXCEL
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  • "PowerPoint is another technology tool that's exceptionally easy to use in the classroom," noted Jamye Swinford. "All kinds of research projects can be adapted to this application.
  • "Excel is another easily adaptable application," Swinford said. "Charts and graphs are a natural with Excel. This application can be used to tally results for any kind of question. Elementary students can enter results, create graphs, and compare and contrast their results.
  • "I use a SMART Board and a projector to project PowerPoint presentations for my class," John Tiffany told Education World. "It's so convenient to stand up at the board and be able to click through a presentation by tapping on the screen. I also use SMART Board for brainstorming sessions with students. I allow them to come to the board and write their own ideas. If we're doing math problems, I allow students to come to the front and work out the assignments on the SMART Board. They enjoy doing that. I then can save their brainstorming ideas or work for future reference, rather than having to copy it or risk losing it, as would have been the case if I'd used a chalkboard. I also allow students to experiment with the SMART Board during down time.
  • "Word processing is a standard application available in almost every school," Jamye Swinford agreed. "A word processing program can be used for desktop publishing; students can create newsletters and magazines, advertisements and flyers, even business cards.
  • "The drawing tools included in most word processing programs allow students to create pictures and logos, puzzles and more," Swinford said. "Stories can be illustrated. Cookbooks can be created with imported graphics or custom illustrations. Using the HTML conversion utilities, students can create Web pages from word processing documents. Interactive documents can be made with the use of hyperlinks.
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      farelit on 16 Sep 15
       
      This helps teachers learn more about what and how to use technology and information on the Internet. Also it provides examples of some sites and how to use them.
  • Many times, I worked with a science teacher to help students use the Internet to learn about planets, hurricanes, earthquakes, and so on," said retired K-8 computer teacher/coordinator Betty Kistler. "We would locate appropriate sites and then I would create a Web page for students to use.
  • Students sometimes worked in pairs to answer questions. I found that most teachers felt more secure using the Internet in the lab with me or in their classroom if I was there.
  • Puzzlemaker can be used by teachers and students alike to develop crossword puzzles, word searches, mazes, cryptograms, and more based on curriculum vocabulary and concepts.
  • ePals allows students to contact class or individual partners, work on writing skills, exchange weather information, compare communities, and make new friends around the world via e-mail.
  • Using PowerPoint and a projector instead of an overhead and lecture notes is another use of technology that allows me to spice up my lectures,"
  • Shana Brunell on 18 Sep 12
     
    This website shows everything a teacher needs to know about technology in the classroom. They give you information about social media sites, websites, etc.
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  • heather hellenbrand on 08 Oct 12
     
    This website is useful because it is made to assist teachers in adding technology into the classrooms. It is to help integrate technology to be more useful for the teachers and students. 
  • Rebecca Horneck on 29 Oct 12
     
    The website gives many examples of how technology can be used for lessons, projects, and learning in general.  There are many quotes about websites, powerpoint and excel, and word processing, and why it is useful in classrooms
  • Courtney Hawkinson on 01 Mar 13
     
    This website would be useful for teachers because it provides different links to other web resources and comments about each website. It also can give teachers ideas of ways to integrate different technology programs into their classroom.
  • Kylie Kinney on 05 Mar 15
     
    Technology ideas in the classroom ranging from web sites, powerpoint and excel, word processing, and miscellaneous technology tools.
  • farelit on 16 Sep 15
     
    This helps teachers learn more about what and how to use technology and information on the Internet. Also it provides examples of some sites and how to use them.
  • Brandi McCaigue on 22 Sep 15
     
    website ideas for teachers to allow students to get involved.
  • Kayla Heyen on 14 Oct 15
     
    Technology has become integrated in the classroom in so many ways, that we often don't even think about how we are using it.
  • Annabel Maas on 09 Nov 15
     
    There are several links throughout this website that can guide teachers with everyday activities in the classroom.
Hayden Fenner

The Most Powerful Tool in the Classroom | Sarah Wike Loyola - 0 views

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  • The most influential tool in the classrooms of today is the Internet, and districts, schools, and/or teachers that are not dealing with this reality are truly doing a huge disservice to their students
  • The most influential tool in the classrooms of today is the Internet, and districts, schools, and/or teachers that are not dealing with this reality are truly doing a huge disservice to their students
  • The most influential tool in the classrooms of today is the Internet, and districts, schools, and/or teachers that are not dealing with this reality are truly doing a huge disservice to their students.
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  • We were taught very differently because we only had access to the "Encyclopedia Britannica", text books, and card catalogs. The students of today have access to a colossal amount of information. We must take this into consideration if we are going to prepare them for the modern workplace and a future so technologically advanced that it is inconceivable at this momen
  • students need to be more in control of their own learning. In order for this to occur, educators must move aside and give up some power. This is the only way we can begin to make true educational progress, and the Internet must be our guiding force
  • As we progress in this technologically charged world, we face a very important question. What is to become of the role of teachers? Will they become obsolete?
  • The hard truth is that the tech-savvy students of today do not want to be lectured to about facts they can instantly find with the click of a button on their smart phones. Siri can often give a more comprehensive answer than many of us on any given topic. Therefore, the honest truth is that HOW we teach must change. Making students memorize rote facts and regurgitate them is no longer sensible, and educators now have the opportunity to have students think much more critically, solve problems, and use their creativity in ways they never have been pushed to do in the past.
haimamn30

Technology in the Classroom - US News - 0 views

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  • Most Connected Classrooms Rankings See which high schools top the connectivity rankings
  • 3 Tips on Using Tech in the Classroom
  • Study: Emerging Technology Has Positive Impact in Classroom
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  • U.S. News Friends Tool
  • How Slang Affects Students in the Classroom
  • Erika Ehlen on 18 Oct 12
     
    This will help the teachers and students in the classroom setting with the new technology that they will be using.
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  • Ryan Barnes on 22 Oct 12
     
    Offers many links and information dealing with technology in the classroom. Shows usage and benefits.
  • Jennifer Schwantz on 15 Nov 12
     
    Multiple tips on using technology in the classroom.
  • Brianna Robley on 20 Nov 12
     
    I think this site would be useful to teachers because it gives several links to tips about technology in the classroom and also information about ipad's.
  • Karlye Benthuysen on 13 Feb 13
     
    This website is a very good starting page for looking into different topics on technology in the classroom. When I found this I really thought I could see myself using this because it does have so many different topics that I can find information on. As for all teachers it gives good advise on how to use such methods of technology.
  • Morgan Wells on 20 Feb 13
     
    This site would be helpful in the classroom because it navigates us to several other technology related articles. It talks about using everything ranging from using iPads in the classroom all the way to how studying has impacted studying in the classroom.
  • Emily Sweet on 18 Mar 13
     
    This is a useful site that has multiple links to other helpful sites about using technology in the classroom for teachers.
  • Katelyn Colburn on 02 Apr 13
     
    This website will be helpful to future and current teachers because it provides you with many articles pertaining to technology inside the classroom.
  • Brandon Wing on 24 Apr 13
     
    This gives descriptions and helpful ways to incorporate technology in the classroom. It also gives different types of technology and how to use them.
  • Brianna Lemmer on 23 Oct 13
     
    This site would be useful for teachers because it lets us how schools are becoming more technology based. Also, it shows us how technology is helping out high school teachers. Finally, it shows us how technology in the classroom makes things faster and easier.
  • Jessica Fettes on 03 Feb 14
     
    technology use in classrooms
  • Ellie Heiking on 18 Feb 14
     
    Tips on using tech. in the classroom and studies on benefits of tech. in classroom.
  • Coleton Hrgich on 11 Mar 14
     
    This website is very useful because it shows you three important ways to use technology in the classroom and how to better your students.
  • ashley palesse on 03 Apr 14
     
    This website would be useful because it has links to other articles regarding using technology in the classroom with tips and up-to-date information
  • kameela wright on 08 Apr 14
     
    There is tips on how to use tech in the classroom
  • Jasmine Wright on 23 Oct 14
     
    This site is helpful as it has multiple links about technology in the classroom. Teachers can come here when they need help with technology or when they would like to learn something new.
  • Amanda Sinnett on 30 Sep 15
     
    Numerous articles explaining how technology is beneficial in the classroom. 
  • haimamn30 on 16 Nov 15
     
    This site give tips to teachers on using technology in their classroom. It has many articles on how other teachers use it in their classrooms.
Tim Hankes

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  • The ITEST program through research and model-building activities seeks to build understandings of best practice factors, contexts and processes contributing to K-12 students' motivation and participation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) core domains along with other STEM cognate domains (e.g., information and communications technology (ICT), computing, computer sciences, data analytics, among others) that inform education programs and workforce domains. The ITEST program funds foundational and applied research projects addressing the development, implementation, and dissemination of innovative strategies, tools, and models for engaging students to be aware of STEM and cognate careers, and to pursue formal school-based and informal out-of-school educational experiences to prepare for such careers.  ITEST supports projects that: (1) increase students' awareness of STEM and cognate careers; (2) motivate students to pursue the appropriate education pathways for STEM and cognate careers; and/or (3) provide students with technology-rich experiences that develop disciplinary-based knowledge and practices, and non-cognitive skills (e.g., critical thinking and communication skills) needed for entering STEM workforce sectors. ITEST projects may adopt an interdisciplinary focus on one or more STEM domains or focus on sub discipline(s) within a domain. ITEST projects must involve students, and may also include teachers. ITEST is especially interested in broadening participation of student groups from traditionally underrepresented in STEM and cognate intensive education and workforce domains. Strongly encouraged are projects that actively engage business and industry to better ensure K-12 experiences are likely to foster the skill-sets of emerging STEM and cognate careers.  ITEST supports two project types: Strategies and SPrEaD (Successful Project Expansion and Dissemination) projects. Strategies projects address the creation and implementation of innovative technology-related interventions that support ITEST's objectives. SPrEaD projects support the wider and broader dissemination and examination of innovative interventions to generate evidence and understanding regarding contextual factors that operate to enhance, moderate, or constrain the desired results. All ITEST projects include activities designed to inform judgments regarding the feasibility of implementing strategies in typical delivery settings such as classrooms and out-of-school settings.
  • Tim Hankes on 21 Apr 14
     
    Shows how increased funding for technology in the classroom will make it easier for teachers to do their jobs.
  • Tim Hankes on 01 Feb 16
     
    Shows how increased funding for technology in the classroom will make it easier for teachers to do their jobs.
Tim Hankes

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  • Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students
  • Change in Student and Teacher Roles
  • Increased Motivation and Self Esteem
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  • Technical Skills
  • Accomplishment of More Complex Tasks
  • More Collaboration with Peers
  • Increased Use of Outside Resources
  • Improved Design Skills/Attention to Audience
  • When students are using technology as a tool or a support for communicating with others, they are in an active role rather than the passive role of recipient of information transmitted by a teacher, textbook, or broadcast. The student is actively making choices about how to generate, obtain, manipulate, or display information.
  • nges as well. The teacher is
  • logy-supported
  • ys the role of facilitator, setting project
  • teachers note an increased frequency of students helping each other.
  • Another effect of technology cited by a great majority of teachers is an increased inclination on the part of students to work cooperatively and to provide peer tutoring.
  • 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
  • Students, even at the elementary school level, are able to acquire an impressive level of skill with a broad range of computer software
  • y. This effect was most obvious in classrooms that had incorporated telecommunications activities (see examples), but other classes used technologies such as satellite broadcasts, telefacsimiles, and the telephone to help bring in outside resources.
  • Teachers from 10 out of 17 classrooms observed at length cited increased use of outside resources as a benefit of using technolog
  • er than trying to explain it verbally).
  • Students clearly take pride in being able to use the same computer-based tools employed by professionals. As one teacher expressed it, "Students gain a sense of empowerment from learning to control the computer and to use it in ways they associate with the real world." Technology is valued within our culture. It is something that costs money and that bestows the power to add value. By giving students technology tools, we are implicitly giving weight to their school activities. Students are very sensitive to this message that they, and their work, are important.
  • n many of these classes, students choose to work on their technology-based projects during recess or lunch periods. Teachers also frequently cite technology's motivational advantages in providing a venue in which a wider range of students can excel. Compared to conventional classrooms with their stress on verbal knowledge and multiple-choice test performance, technology provides a very different set of challenges and different ways in which students can demonstrate what they understand (e.g., by programming a simulation to demonstrate a concept rath
  • While most teachers were positive about the design consciousness that technology fosters, a potential downside was also noted by a few teachers. It is possible for students to get so caught up in issues such as type font or audio clips that they pay less attention to the substantive content of their product.
  • Experiences in developing the kinds of rich, multimedia products that can be produced with technology, particularly when the design is done collaboratively so that students experience their peers' reactions to their presentations, appear to support a greater awareness of audience needs and perspectives. Multiple media give students choices about how best to convey a given idea (e.g., through text, video, animation).
  • Kids like the immediate results
  • However, tool uses of technology are highly compatible with this new teacher role, since they stimulate so much active mental work on the part of students. Moreover, when the venue for work is technology, the teacher often finds him or herself joined by many peer coaches--students who are technology savvy and eager to share their knowledge with others.
  • A related technology effect stressed by many te
  • The teacher's role cha
  • rs, it's a multitude of things, but they can do things on the computers that most of their parents can't do and that's very empowering and exciting for them. It's "I can sit down and make this machine pretty much do what I want to," and there's something about that that gives them an extra little boost of, "Wow, I'm a pretty special person." --Elementary school teacher
  • achers was enhancement of student self esteem. Both the increased competence they feel after mastering technology-based tasks and their awareness of the value placed upon technology within our culture, led to increases in students' (and often teachers') sense of self worth. I see more confidence in the kids here. . . . I think it's not just compute
  • Change in Student and Teacher Roles
  • Shana Brunell on 18 Sep 12
     
    This shows the actual effects technology has on the classroom.
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  • Megan Bradshaw on 01 Oct 12
     
    This website show how technology changes the way that students learn and how teachers teach while in the classroom.
  • Connor Oelfke on 08 Oct 12
     
    Teachers are talking about making effective choices students make, and how they can learn easier and better by the use of technology.  There was also an increase in student motivation with the use of technology.
  • anonymous on 09 Oct 12
     
    Students role with technology help them play an more active role in learning.
  • Tabitha Wold on 11 Oct 12
     
    Technology plays a big part in education today. This website explains how technology can effect the classroom and the students in it. Also help improve skills and outside resources.
  • Mary Krum on 24 Oct 12
     
    Teachers can learn the effects of technology on students in their classroom. They will see benefits of students using technology
  • Samantha Gapinski on 30 Oct 12
     
    This site is useful for teachers in the classroom because it gives them an easy outlook on the website and how to find things that they may be looking for. It breaks all the different areas in the site up very easy for you to find exactly what someone is looking for.
  • Ethan Heinrichsmeyer on 05 Nov 12
     
    This website is useful because it shows the effects technology has on its students 
  • Rooker Rooker on 07 Nov 12
     
    This site talks about how sites are changing and technology is being used in classrooms all over America. This site gives the effects it has in the classroom
  • Jennifer Schwantz on 15 Nov 12
     
    Why technology is good for not only the students, but for the teacher as well and in what ways.
  • Jenny F on 19 Nov 12
     
    This website offers information about how students and teachers benefit or suffer from the technology used in the classroom.
  • Stephanie Koenig on 28 Nov 12
     
    A great website for student collaboration using technology. It also has a good section about technical skills for use.
  • Amanda Schultz on 28 Nov 12
     
    This site has a lot of really cool quotes from teachers that show how the use of technology has helped their students. It talks about how students have more motivation and are more helpful towards one another.
  • Monica Vandenberg on 08 Dec 12
     
    In education Technology will always be changing and is becoming more and more a part of the classroom
  • Kristyn Hanna on 10 Dec 12
     
    I think that this article was relevant because technology has become to big in our society.
  • Kristyn Hanna on 10 Dec 12
     
    Technology has become too big in our society and should be watched when used in an educational setting.
  • Jaelyn Barnhill on 11 Dec 12
     
    Using Technology in class is getting students more active in classrooms. Also it gives students motivation and increases self-esteem. 
  • Brittany Pilon on 11 Feb 13
     
    This is a great resource for teachers to look at when they are having a hard time using technology in the classroom. It gives them motivational quotes on why they should use it, and who and why technology is really beneficial to. (the students and themselves) 
  • Kali Stelse on 13 Feb 13
     
    This website explains why technology is important in the classroom. There is a change in student and an increased in motivation to learn. Students also gain self esteem.
  • sammie seaman on 25 Feb 13
     
    Great advice for teachers' and students' with technology.
  • sammie seaman on 25 Feb 13
     
    Effects that technology has on students and teachers.
  • Hailey A on 25 Feb 13
     
    Information on Technology in the Classroom 
  • Nichole Beckman on 25 Feb 13
     
    This website shows the positive effects of having technology in the classroom
  • Courtney Hawkinson on 01 Mar 13
     
    This website explains particularly how students are able to acquire a broad range of skills from using technology in the classroom. Also, using outside resources truly benefit a classroom in a way that will advance the students. 
  • Katie Altenbach on 07 Mar 13
     
    This website gives information on the effects of technology in classrooms on the students.
  • Alex Knabe on 20 Mar 13
     
    This information is helpful because is gives ideas on how to make technology interesting and it seems to be very up to date. While also giving reasons about why updated technology will help your students in the classroom.
  • Katelyn Colburn on 04 Apr 13
     
    This website will give readers a brief idea of how technology can have effects on classrooms and students.
  • Morgan Fafinski on 09 Apr 13
     
    This website explains how it is good to have technology is the class room because it helps them more actively think. Also it has many examples about why it is good.
  • Joshua Mosher on 20 Sep 13
     
    Includes both positive and drawbacks to implementing technology in the classroom, that teachers have to be aware of beforehand.
  • Samantha Bachman on 27 Sep 13
     
    This site gives a multifarious amount of reasons why technology effects students in a positive way.
  • Stephanie Nicholas on 27 Sep 13
     
    When students are using technology as a tool or a support for communicating with others, they are in an active role rather than the passive role of recipient of information transmitted by a teacher, textbook, or broadcast. The student is actively making choices about how to generate, obtain, manipulate, or display information.
  • Amy Tiedt on 14 Oct 13
     
    This website talks about the effects of technology on classrooms and students
  • Kennedy Weishoff on 16 Oct 13
     
    The article talked about how technology can help children. For example, there is one little boy where he was always causing trouble at home. At school, during recess he stays inside and works on the computer by creating music. this helps him concentrate throughout the day. Technology can be very helpful for students in their academics and other behaviors. The students also like how they get immediate grades back, instead of having to wait until the teacher grades them.
  • Cora Schlei on 24 Oct 13
     
    This website talks about the benefits that technology has on the students communication skills and self esteem and confidence in making choices about how to present the information.
  • Aaron Jewell on 26 Oct 13
     
    This article describes what using technology in the classroom can do for children. It shows how it can change the personality of students and increase their skills.
  • Emily Russo on 28 Oct 13
     
    This is helpful because you will be able to get more info on the effects of technology on students and teachers.
  • Emily Russo on 28 Oct 13
     
    This is helpful because you will be able to get more info on the effects of technology on students and teachers.
  • Marissa Nelson on 01 Nov 13
     
    This website talks about the positive things that can happen with students using technology. It talks about what students can accomplish with using technology.
  • Sarah Schwind on 11 Nov 13
     
    Shows the benefits of technology in the classroom. Technology has been shown to increase motivation and self esteem. 
  • Sarah Edwards on 14 Nov 13
     
    The change in student and teacher roles with the use of technology in the class room
  • Brian Skweres on 18 Nov 13
     
    The different classroom effect that tech. has on the classroom not just academically but, self-esteem, motivation, and behavior.
  • Meghan Formento on 30 Jan 14
     
    very helpful site in explaining the benefits of using technology
  • Jasmine Wangelin on 03 Feb 14
     
    The Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students
  • Erik Hanson on 27 Feb 14
     
    This site will help students gain motivation and self esteem while using technology. It will help them acquire more technical skills and accomplish more complex tasks.
  • Tim Hankes on 01 Feb 16
     
    It discusses the teachers changing role in society. Now we must be the middleman between technology and the students. It also shows us how to convey meanings and messages using technology.
  • Tim Hankes on 01 Feb 16
     
    It discusses the teachers changing role in society. Now we must be the middleman between technology and the students. It also shows us how to convey meanings and messages using technology.
Michelle Kendall

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  • You don't need advanced computer skills to design an Internet WebQuest, Treasure Hunt, or Sampler for your class. The interactive Filamentality site will guide you in gathering Web resources and constructing these learning activities. The fill-in-the-blank format and hand-holding advice make the process as easy as possible.
  • Michelle Kendall on 29 Jan 16
     
    This site for beginning teachers holds advice/hints and helpful resources for anyone to use.
Cynthia Martinez

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  • Technology integration is the use of technology resources
  • in daily classroom practices, and in the management of a school
  • Successful technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is: Routine and transparent Accessible and readily available for the task at hand Supporting the curricular goals, and helping the students to effectively reach their goals
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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
  • The ultimate goal of technology integration is to completely redefine how we teach and learn, and to do things that we never could before the technology was in our hands
  • framework lays out the knowledge that educators need in order to successfully integrate technology into their teaching
  • Sparse
  • Basic
  • Comfortable
  • Seamless
  • Falan Conrad on 29 Sep 14
     
    I think that this site would be useful because it helps to define and understand technology integration.
  • Miranda Bird on 11 Apr 15
     
    This site would be useful because it tells you successful technology in the classroom.
  • Cynthia Martinez on 20 Feb 16
     
    The importance of integrating technology appropriately to ensure optimal learning to take place within the classrooms.
Nicole Mottl

Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?
  • echnology will help students acquire the skills they need to survive in a complex, highly technological knowledge-based economy.
  • Learning through projects while equipped with technology tools allows students to be intellectually challenged while providing them with a realistic snapshot of what the modern office looks like.
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  • 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.
  • Many people believe that technology-enabled project learning is the ne plus ultra of classroom instruction
  • ps, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Effective technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is routine and transpare
  • Yet most
  • New tech tools for visualizing and modeling, especially
  • relationship between teacher and studen
  • in the science
  • experiment and observe phenomenon and to view results in graphic ways that aid in understanding.
  • technology tools and a project-learning approach, students are more likely to stay engaged and on task, reducing behavioral problems in the classroom.
  • anges the way teachers teac
  • Technology also
  • nderstanding through multiple mean
  • schools lag far behind when it comes to integrating technology into classroom learning.
  • echnology into the Curriculum
  • Through projects, students acquire and refine their analysis and problem-solving skills as they work individually and in teams to find, process, and synthesize information they've found online.
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      Nicole Mottl on 02 Oct 15
       
      TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP STUDENTS WITH FUTURE OBSTACLES AND ALLOW THEM TO HAVE UP TO DATE INFORMATION 
  • Katie Wood on 27 Sep 12
     
    I think this would be a great page because it tells why teachers should integrate technology in the classroom. I mean I didn't know why we should, I was a pencil and paper student. So, this website really helps teachers understand why to integrate technology in the classroom, which is important
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  • Megan Bradshaw on 01 Oct 12
     
    Explains why teachers should incorporate technology into their curriculum.
  • Connor Oelfke on 08 Oct 12
     
    This article talks about enhancing students abilities through the use of technology.
  • Ryan Barnes on 22 Oct 12
     
    "Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many"
  • Morgan Schubert on 10 Nov 12
     
    This site gives reasons why schools should be integrating technology into the classroom beyond basic computer skills.
  • Mallory Petersen on 06 Dec 12
     
    I think this website would be good for teachers to view because it explains how technology helps students throughout the class room and learning.
  • Jaelyn Barnhill on 11 Dec 12
     
    Reasons as to why technology is helpful in classrooms. Also the relationship it gives between student and teacher.
  • Melissa Liegel on 22 Feb 13
     
    This article would be useful because it gives advantages for integrating technology in to the classroom.
  • Emily Sweet on 18 Mar 13
     
    This article talks about the benefits of integrating technology into teaching curriculum and its benefits for students.
  • Aaron Jewell on 26 Oct 13
     
    Article talks about integrating technology and what it can do for both the teacher and the classroom.
  • Clayton Nelson on 27 Feb 14
     
    Reasons to integrate technology into the curriculum.  Technology enhances performance and positive feedback.  Using technology is fun, yet productive. 
  • Bradyn McLean on 09 Oct 14
     
    this would be useful to teachers because technology is a big part of our lives and is constantly improving. this is going into depth as to why it is important to keep up with the times. it is interesting. 
  • Courtney Tollefsrud on 19 Mar 15
     
    This site is important because it shows that integrating technology into the learning environment will better prepare students for the future of the technological knowledge-based economy.
  • Nicole Mottl on 02 Oct 15
     
    Provides ideas of why bring technology into the classroom will benefit you and your students. 
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