Discovery Education, netTrekker, and Inspiration MIDDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT MODIFIED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2 ND, 2011 Integrating Technology Tools to Enhance Relevance, Motivation, and Engagement 1

Objectives for Today’s Session Explore ways in which technology tools can enhance the relevancy of Manatee Core Curriculum, increasing student motivation and engagement. Highlight three District Technology Resources available to teachers: netTrekker, Inspiration, and Discovery Education. 2

Technology & Learning School District of Manatee County: Strategic Plan Technology and Learning Strategy: We will transform the teaching, learning, and operational environments by maximizing the effective use of technology throughout the system so all students and employees will achieve our district mission. 3

Integration of Technology Tools Can Enhance… Relevance of Curriculum Student Engagement Student Motivation 4

Technology Tool Tour Guiding Questions What are the similarities among these three resources? What are the differences among these three resources? How might you use these three tools to make your content more relevant, engaging or motivating? 5

Discovery Education and Social Studies Assyrian Warfare Discovery Education Primary Resource Link Assyrian Warfare Discovery Education Primary Resource Link Ancient Civilizations Video Clip 6

7

8

NetTrekker and Math Search by Standard 9

Inspiration and Science Food Webs 10

Directed Grade Level Exploration Meet by Grade Level Select One of the Technology Tools we have overviewed Explore the technology tool you select for a resource that would enhance the relevance, student motivation and engagement of a Core Curriculum lesson you will be teaching. 11

Directed Department Exploration Return to your department teams. Share the resource you explored and how you believe it would enhance the relevance of the content being taught in the core curriculum lesson you selected and increase student engagement and motivation. 12

Whole Group Share Out Each Department Team selects one resource or activity they wish to highlight for the whole group. 13