Competency 007: M-P By Delilah Alegria

Identifies and critically reviews sources of information about convergent research on integrating technology into the curriculum. Competency 007: M

Sources Regional Educational Service Centers District Technology Directors Curriculum Specialists University Educators Websites Educational magazines

Resources Converge magazine Converge magazine focuses on technology integration in schools, with articles about resources, approaches, and examples of successful integration programs.

Knows how to facilitate the use of integrated technologies in foundation and enrichment curricular content. Competency 007: N

Traditional Vs. Integrated Technology Classroom Percentage of public schools with written policies on Acceptable Student Use: 88% for cell phones 72% for mp3s 52% for wikis/blogs 76% for social media 84% for email 92% internet use *Technology Counts 2010 report

Effective Technology Integration Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process. It must support four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts.

Examples Samsung Note in English classroom http://youtu.be/78-s1HNgUAQ Draw Something for the Art classroom http://youtu.be/o-Fjhbpy_e4

Knows how to facilitate the preproduction, production, distribution and use of student and educator products. Competency 007: O

Distribution and Distribute of products bubbl.us Spreadsheets Photostory Sliderocket Wikis Charts & Graphs Videos Flickr Blogger Glogster

Competency 007: P Knows how to analyze and apply current convergent research on teaching and learning with technology to plan and design developmentally appropriate learning experiences that use technology-enhanced instructional strategies.

Resources Edutopia - helping educators implement six core learning strategies: project based learning, integrated studies, comprehensive assessment, social and emotional learning, technology integration, and teacher development

Reference Convergemagazine. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.convergemag.com/edtech/ Instructional strategies. In Gale Encyclopedia of Education. (2010). Technology counts 2010 report.