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2.8 Technology Integration Technology is integrated effectively into classroom instruction and is used as a teacher resource tool for instructional planning, instructional delivery, assessment, monitoring student progress, and communicating information. 
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Related Resources Tools Advancing Knowledge with Technology The author presents three key elements the author uses to ensure that students are improving their knowledge when using technology as a learning tool. Includes concepts such as scaffolding, formative assessment, visualization, and reflections. Author: Gayle Britt Assessing Technology Integration NETC has created two documents for schools to use when assessing the integration of technology into the curriculum. This resource provides those materials as well as defines necessary concepts. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Northwest Educational Technology Consortium IDEAL IDEAL is a single access point to educational resources and information for all Arizona Educators. It provides access to professional development, standards based curriculum resources, collaborative tools and school improvement resources. Take a tour, visit the Home edition, explore AIMS Resources and then log in to access the full suite of resources! Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Integrating New Technologies into the Methods of Education INTIME enables educators to watch online video vignettes of PreK-12 teachers from various grades and subjects integrate technology into their classrooms using numerous teaching strategies. This project was funded by a three-year grant is from the United States Department of Education’s PT3 program (Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology). INTIME resources are useful for (1) teacher educators creating case studies; (2) pre-service teachers learning about effective pedagogical techniques; (3) in-service teachers searching for ideas and independent professional development; (4) professional developers seeking resources to demonstrate good teaching and technology integration, and (5) administrators developing teacher quality initiatives and mentoring programs. Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: University of Northern Iowa Observation Protocol for Technology Integration in the Classroom This tool provides a protocol designed to support classroom observations to collect data on ways that curricular integration of technology is occurring. Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Technology Observation Instrument (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) This tool uses timed intervals and a 4-point scale to rate class organization, cognitive ability, classroom interaction, student role, student engagement, technology integration, teacher's technology use, and students' technology use. Publisher: WestEd TICAL Key Component Areas Technology Planning Matrices The TICAL Key Component Areas offers different matrices concerning technology in education. TICAL's resource database includes many resources to help you understand and implement NCLB in your school or district. Make sure you scroll down to visit all five matrices. Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership Articles Computers, The Internet, and Cheating Among Secondary School Students: Some Implications for Educators This article investigates how secondary students may use the Internet for plagiarizing schoolwork and provides some basic precautions educators can implement in their classrooms. Author: Stacey Conradson & Pedro Hernández-Ramos Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation Getting the Most From Technology in Schools This report describes promising uses for computer-based technology in education. It is based on a longer literature review—The Learning Return on Our Educational Technology Investment: A Review of Findings from Research-available at: www.WestEd.org/cs/wew/view/rs/619 Author: Noel White, Cathy Ringstaff and Loretta Kelley Publisher: WestEd Linking Technology, Learning, and School Change Using a vignette format, the authors examine one teacher's (a composite character) inquiry-based classroom at one point in time and then again three years later. Although technology was involved in both cases, once the school and district replaced the computer coordinator with an "educational technologist," substantive changes in teaching and learning became apparent. The educational technologist worked closely with the teachers and district personnel to deepen the curriculum with the help of technology, to provide embedded professional development, to support systemic change, and to support learning communities. Author: A. Feldman, B. Coulter, and C. Konold Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement This article provides various ways that technology can assist teachers and administrators in improving academic test scores. Author: Margaret Honey Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Useful Links NEW! Educational Java™ Programs This site was started in November of 1997 with the purpose of providing Java™ Applets that can be used as tools to help and enhance the education of children both at school and at home.(Description take directly from the site) Publication Date: 1997-1999 Publisher: Arcytech NEW! National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives is a NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and external evaluation. (Description taken directly from the site) Publication Date: 1999-2007 Publisher: Utah State University NEW! NCTM Illuminations This site provides dozens of virtual math manipulatives with lessons divided by grade level and aligned to NCTM standards. Lessons are detailed and include activity sheets. Publication Date: 2000-2008 Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NEW! Pattern Block Activities on the Web Dr. Margo Lynn Mankus shares her mathematics lessons, activities and blackline masters for manipulatives. Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Margo Lynn Mankus Leadership Principles in Technology This website identifies leadership as a key element for ensuring the effective use of technology in schools. Research findings to help educators make informed decisions and support the effective integration of technology are provided. Publisher: The Education Alliance, Brown University Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English Online This dictionary provides definitions in student-friendly terms. Click on the icon in the middle of the page to search for word definitions. Publisher: LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH Suggestions, Tools and Guidelines for Assessing Technology in Elementary and Secondary Schools This handbook is designed to help local users and decision makers determine if and how technology is being used at their schools. The complete handbook can be read online. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Technology in Schools Task Force: National Center for Education Statistics Technology in Education This article discusses the purpose of auditing technology in districts. Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning Other Resources Curriculum Technology Quarterly The Curriculum Technology Quarterly is published 4 times a year by ASCD. Each issue looks at how classroom teachers use technology to improve instruction. Each issue examines a specific curriculum area such as: "Technology for the Social Studies Classroom", "Technology for the Math Classroom," "Literacy," "The Internet Zone," and "Technology Planning." Individual archived issues are available for purchase from ASCD. Note: The magazine is available for purchase from the ASCD Web site. Use the URL above to locate the magazine. Publication Date: 1992-2005 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Multimedia Macbeth: Web Project Fosters Deeper Understanding of Human Condition In this newsletter available to purchase, the author describes how her students use technology to improve critical thinking, collaboration, and writing skills. The students work in groups of four to create videos and web sites for the Multimedia Macbeth Project. The Project web site includes lesson plans, evaluation forms, references, templates, and a storyboard example. Author: Anne-Marie Kee Publication Date: 2005, Spring Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Using Technology to Support Education Reform This report on a government study of the uses of technology to support educational reform examines different technologies (tutorial learning, exploratory learning, applications, communication), support for student learning activities, support for teacher functions, and effects on student achievement. Author: Barbara Means, et al. Publication Date: 1993, September Publisher: U.S. Department of Education ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved.  |
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