Departmental+Tech+Integration

=**THE FOCUS**= toc

**Digital-Age Best Practices**

 * Promoting shared expertise through networked collaboration
 * i.e. Project-based learning, Google Docs, on-line discussions
 * Bolstering purposeful inquiry through student questions
 * i.e. Student blogs, journals, or a survey
 * Personalizing and globalizing content by making authentic connections
 * i.e. Real-life scenarios & tasks (short term or through PBL), reading current articles
 * Accelerating individualized growth through vertical/horizontal differentiation
 * Ability levels: i.e. video clips, interactives, on-line discussions
 * Variety of choices: i.e. by learning style, interest, etc.
 * Anchoring student learning with digital-age tools and resources
 * See department specific ideas below
 * Clarifying student understanding with formative assessments
 * i.e. Student blogs, on-line discussions, curriculum-based games, Smartboard activities/centers

From: Chris Moersch - LOTI (see full document for download below)

Technology Every Educator Should Know

 * This website lists 21 things they think all educators should at least know, even if they aren't used all the time.
 * It is suggested for you to browse through to check out some of the ideas/tools that may be new to you.

Departments: Try any of the following as a whole class assignment or give a longer period of time and students could do at home, in class with a center or two dedicated to this, or have students w/o computers at home use a computer during team time.

=Social Studies=
 * Discovery Education Assignments
 * video with writing prompt
 * video lead in to new topic then thought provoking questions
 * sample writing prompt link
 * SAS Curriculum Pathways
 * Many classroom activities, interactives, projects, and resources
 * Topics: Ancient Civilizations, Early Regional Civilizations, Modern European History, Contemporary World History, United States History, Civics & Economics
 * Edmodo
 * simple with Facebook like interface
 * class discussions or assignments submitted
 * can include links, files, video, embed things such as Google Form or Glogster

=**//Science//**= = = = = = = =//**Mathematics**//= >> ==
 * Discovery Education Assignments
 * video with writing prompt
 * video lead in to new topic then thought provoking questions
 * sample writing prompt link
 * Defined STEM Videos
 * free to schools until June 2012
 * great supplemental videos to relate to careers and application of science concepts
 * Edmodo
 * simple with Facebook like interface
 * class discussions or assignments submitted
 * can include links, files, video, embed things such as Google Form or Glogster
 * Google Docs
 * great collaborative tool: word processor, spread sheet, slide show, RSS feed, Blogger, forms
 * now has threaded discussions
 * ask for help with classroom management ideas if concerned
 * Wolfram Alpha and Wolfram Alpha for Education
 * Solve or graph equations and do many other comparisons and analyses
 * Used in HS and widely in colleges - revolutionizing "homework"
 * Consider a class flip where concept is learned outside of class (i.e. reading assignment, watch video, etc.) and then the traditional homework is done in class
 * Discovery Education
 * Many games to use with a Smartboard or as a center for practice
 * Video segments to make a point or spark a thought
 * Defined STEM Videos - this is new and free to schools until June 2012. See Carol for the code to register (this was sent in an e-mail).
 * SAS Curriculum Pathways
 * Many interactives to use with a Smartboard or as a center for practice
 * Introductory Algebra is the lowest math supported

=//**Language Arts**//=
 * Discovery Education Assignments
 * video with writing prompt
 * video lead in to new topic then thought provoking questions
 * sample writing prompt link
 * Edmodo
 * simple with Facebook like interface
 * class discussions or assignments submitted
 * can include links, files, video, embed things such as Google Form or Glogster
 * Blogger[[image:More...even_more.png width="326" height="113" align="right"]]
 * use school log in for set up (click Google Docs on school site, log in, and more, then even more for Blogger - //see image at right//)
 * great tools for students to document progress through a unit (i.e. Poetry) or a long-term project for reflection and planning or as an on-line journal (if only shared with teacher)