Meeting the Needs of Students Through Technology

 Demonstrate creativity and innovation  Communicate and collaborate  Conduct research and use information  Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions  Use technology effectively and productively

 Collaboration between school and the outside world will increase engagement  Embracing the tools kids are immersed in  Using these tools to engage students in core curriculum topics  Improving the way we educate by using technology to enhance the roles of students and teachers.

 Equip graduates to master technology in their vocations  Prepare a generation of Godly digital citizens  Personalize the learning opportunities  Convey content more powerfully and efficiently  Improve our educational process efficiency

 Cell Phones

 Laptop  Net Book  Tablet/iPad/iPod  Kindle

 Large Screen TVs with wireless keyboard  Interactive Whiteboards

 Computer Labs  Virtual Labs

 Book Drum Book Drum  Discovery Education Lesson Plans Discovery Education Lesson Plans  Teachers Helping Teachers Teachers Helping Teachers  Teachers First Teachers First  Thinkfinity Thinkfinity  EdSITEment EdSITEment  Illuminations Illuminations  ScienceNetlinks ScienceNetlinks  Econ Link Econ Link  Read Write Think Read Write Think  Arts Edge Arts Edge  National Geographic National Geographic  Curriculum Pathways Curriculum Pathways

 Blogs ◦ Posterous ◦ Wordpress ◦ Blogger ◦ Live Journal ◦ Edublog ◦ Blogmeister

 Games ◦ Reviews ◦ Reteaching ◦ Enrichment game/Contraption.swf uptoten-home.html games b_games_menu.htm bank.com/iwb/games/blobs.html com/jeopardy/ ntgenerator.net/

 Wiki ◦ wikispaces.com ◦ wikispot.org ◦ posterous.com

 Open Whiteboard ◦ dabbleboard.com ◦ writeboard.com ◦ titanpad.com

 Response Systems ◦ polleverywhere.com ◦ surveymonkey.com ◦ tricider.com ◦ wiffiti.com

 RSS Feeds ◦ Google Reader ◦ Bloglines ◦ Newsgator  Social Bookmarking ◦ Del.icio.us ◦ Diigo

 Galelio ◦ Password from local library  Digtal Library of Georgia  eBooks on EBSCOhost  EBSCOhost  Encyclopedia Britannica  Georgia Government Publications  New Georgia Encyclopedia  ProQuest u/welcome/?Welcome

 Youtube  TeacherTube ◦ Video Converters  Clip Converter  Prism Video Converter  Lame  Zamzar  Virtual Fieldtrips st.php?pg=featuredvideolist simplek12.com/vi rtualfieldtrips ours.html

 Photo Sharing

 Podcasting ◦ Video  YouTube ◦ Audio  Audacity ◦ Screen Shots  Jing  Power Point

Author: Samantha Penney

 Internet Safety ◦ Firewalls ◦ Acceptable Use Policies ◦ Parent Training ◦ Teacher Supervision

Angie Myers