Integrating Technology into the Curriculum Dutton Christian School Teachers CEA October 22, 2004 Techie Teaching

Dutton Christian School Elementary  Large lab of 26 computers  Media center with 4 computers  40 to 60 minutes of lab use per week taught by classroom teacher  Grades 3-5, additional time for keyboarding and Math facts

Dutton Christian School Middle School  Lab of 20 computers  Media lab of 15 computers  2 class periods of technology per week taught by technology instructor  Additional time as needed for projects

Dutton Christian School Integration Considerations  Technology skills- TechWorks  Higher order thinking  Cooperative skills  Interest  Cross-discipline  Differentiation

Kindergarten Logging in Typing password

Kindergarten Alphabet book KidPix Studio/AppleWorks

First Grade- Fifth Grade Math Facts in a Flash Math Facts in a Flash  Individualized testing  Great for evaluation  Does not teach facts well  Allows for differentiation

First- Eighth Grade Accelerated Reading Program  Checks comprehension  Motivates reading for some

First/Second Grade Spelling list Spelling list  AppleWorks  Spell Check Classroom Map Classroom Map  AppleWorks

First/Second Grade Internet Internet   Internetforclassrooms.c om Internetforclassrooms.c om Internetforclassrooms.c om Christmas Around the World Christmas Around the World  Research a country online  Add info to booklet

First/Second Grade Animal report  Visit the zoo  Research online using Yahooligans  Type report  AppleWorks Draw

Second Grade Money Work- Kidspiration, Zoozillions

First/Second Grade Ocean Creatures  Online research- enchantedlearning.c om  Reports with pictures People magazine  Interview classmate  Take digital picture

Second Grade Story map  Title  Characters  Setting  Problem  Solution  AppleWorks Presentation

Third Grade- Eighth Grade Type to Learn Type to Learn  Individualized keyboarding  Hands covered  Allows for differentiation

Third Grade Planet Booklets Planet Booklets  Find three facts  Copy planet picture  Kidspiration

Third Grade Simple Machines Simple Machines  Kidspiration  Add definitions  Find examples

Fourth Grade Animals  Hyperstudio Animal Kingdom Animal Kingdom  Hyperstudio

Fourth Grade Electricity  Hyperstudio

Fourth Grade Continents  Hyperstudio Africa Africa  Hyperstudio

Fifth Grade States Web Games States Web Games  ftware.com/web_game s.htm ftware.com/web_game s.htm ftware.com/web_game s.htm The Great Plant Escape The Great Plant Escape  uc.edu/gpe/ uc.edu/gpe/ uc.edu/gpe/  Create a table with plant parts and foods we eat

Fifth Grade Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics  bh/aso/tryit/tectonics/s hockwave.html bh/aso/tryit/tectonics/s hockwave.html bh/aso/tryit/tectonics/s hockwave.html National Inspirer Road Trip National Inspirer Road Trip  Tom Snyder Decisions, Decisions Decisions, Decisions  Tom Snyder

Sixth Grade Egyptian Art Egyptian Art  il/pages/samegyptianmr.html il/pages/samegyptianmr.html il/pages/samegyptianmr.html  Exploring Egyptian art using the Internet

Sixth Grade Personal History Personal History  Hyperstudio

Sixth Grade Math Graphing Math Graphing  Surveys  Record results in spreadsheet  Graph results  Interpret results  AppleWorks or Excel

Sixth Grade Holocaust Slide Show Holocaust Slide Show  Part of Holocaust unit  Research online  AppleWorks or PowerPoint

Sixth Grade Books Read Database Books Read Database  AppleWorks database  Grades 6-8 Geography Slide Show Geography Slide Show Geography Slide Show Geography Slide Show  Five themes of geography  Examples, pictures of each continent studied  Grades 6-7  AppleWorks Presentation

Sixth Grade Greek Claymations Greek Claymations  Research myth or legend  Write script  Make sets and characters  Take Pictures  Download to computer  Edit pictures  Record sound  iMovie

Seventh Grade Native Americans map Native Americans map  Paint the cultural areas  Record information about each group  Hyperstudio

Seventh Grade Explorer Interview Explorer Interview  Research online, CD and print materials  Write a script  AppleWorks presentation

Seventh Grade Revolutionary War News Revolutionary War News  AppleWorks

Seventh Grade Constitution Constitution  Inspiration

Eighth Grade 60 Minutes- Civil War 60 Minutes- Civil War iMovie iMovie

Eighth Grade Civil War Timeline Civil War Timeline  AppleWorks Draw

Eighth Grade Chocolate Business Chocolate Business  AppleWorks

Eighth Grade Chocolate Recipe Spreadsheet Chocolate Recipe Spreadsheet

Eighth Grade Chocolate Business Spreadsheet Chocolate Business Spreadsheet

Eighth Grade Chocolate Business Stockholder Database Chocolate Business Stockholder Database

Eighth Grade Chocolate Business Chocolate Business Stockholder letter

Eighth Grade Cold War Project Cold War Project  Research using books, encyclopedias, online  Gather digital pictures, maps and movies on the topic  Write a news report on one topic  Read a fiction or nonfiction book on a Cold War topic  Film news report  Edit news report, adding pictures, maps, and movies  Summarize topic on a web page  Embed movie in web page AppleWorks or Word, iMovie, Netscape Composer, QuickTime Pro

Sixth Grade Waves Waves  Hyperstudio

Sixth Grade Science Cells Science Cells  AppleWorks Draw  Draw and label parts of cell  Plant Cell  Animal Cell

Sixth Grade Cell Cycle Cell Cycle  Hyperstudio

Seventh Grade Fish Cutaway Fish Cutaway Appleworks Paint/Draw

Seventh Grade The Great Solar System Rescue The Great Solar System Rescue  Tom Snyder

Eighth Grade The Water Cycle The Water Cycle  PowerPoint  Draw and animate

Evaporation Transpiration Condensation Precipitation Surface Rundown By: Hannah Vander Lugt

Eighth Grade Dynamic Earth Dynamic Earth  Hyperstudio  Internet Pictures or Drawing