TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION WHAT DO I DO NEXT ?
Welcome and overview Planning and considerations Gather, build, share Tips and tricks Reading component Break Samples and ideas Try it out Doorprizes
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HOW?
PBL + Technology Integration = Authentic Learning Share Gather Build
Gather – online tools – textbooks – classroom resources Databases – any place they can gather information Discovery Education National Geographic Encyclopedias CultureGrams BrainPop Kids Infobits Gale/Cengage Learning
Online Tools - Build Symbaloo Evernote Scoop.it Kahoot QR codes School Tube Edmodo Google Apps for Education
Online Tools - Share Animoto Prezi Imovie Edmodo Voki Slide shows – google apps for education, ppt, slideshare, etc Photo story Apps – fake tv news, Tell about this, write about this, chatterpix, toontastic, Thinglink Discovery education board builder Read, write, think Kidspiration/inspiration
Tips and Tricks Need help with PBL implementation More about PBL Work with small groups, cooperative learning Work cross-curricular “if they can’t read, how can they succeed in the other subject areas, don’t they need reading to do math, science and social studies” – quote from a new educator, Chelsea Ragland Use all platforms available to you for each phase, it’s the creation/creativity/thought process and technique that raise learning to a higher level
Reading component Use books as a supplementary text – EXTEND the textbook Differentiate instruction to readers of different levels, visual learners, ELLs, etc. Use the same book across content areas – TEAMING STEM – find books with concrete visual examples of complicated concepts that can help illustrate the concept “we are a visual society – help students visualize concepts, stories, vocabulary words and more” - A Middle School Teacher’s Guide for Selecting Picture BooksA Middle School Teacher’s Guide for Selecting Picture Books
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Math Science Social Studies Ideas, samples and resources
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