Welcome to PCA Instructional Staff Development Topic: Planning Technology Integration: Guided and Independent Practice Date: August 3, 2010

Objectives / Agenda Whole-Group Presentation: 45 minutes Effective use of classroom projectors Review of the lesson cycle Technology integration ideas for the guided and independent practice phases of the lesson cycle Breakout Session 1: 1 hour Breakout Session 2: 1 hour

EFFECTIVE USE OF CLASSROOM PROJECTORS

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Face the students, not the screen

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Use a pointing stick or laser pointer instead of your hand

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Be sure your image is straight and in focus

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Leave the lights on

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Make sure fonts and images are large enough to see (at least 24 point) Because it’s really annoying when it’s too small to see.

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Use the projector for more than just PowerPoints and videos ◦ Do interactive activities as a class ◦ Let students use the projector to show their projects

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Save your bulb! Turn off the projector when not in use for more than 30 minutes

Top Tips for Digital Projectors Notify the Help Desk promptly if your screen gets dim

THE LESSON CYCLE

The Lesson Cycle, Steps 1– 4 1. Anticipatory set (focus) 2. Purpose (objective) 3. Input 4. Modeling (show)

The Lesson Cycle, Steps 5 – 9 5. Checking for Understanding 6. Guided Practice 7. Independent Practice 8. Review 9. Closure

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PLANNING

TOOLS FOR GUIDED & INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Lower School BrainPOP Jr – PK-2 nd grade BrainPOP – 3 rd grade and up Discovery Streaming Envision Math FASTT Math Google Earth/Sky Kid Pix Kidspiration Scholastic Keys Timeliner

BrainPOP Jr: PK-2 nd Subscription site Available to students at school and at home (24/7 access) Includes “BrainPOP Educators,” a separate section for teachers with lesson plans.

BrainPOP: 3 rd – 8 th Subscription Internet site; available to students 24/7 Includes “BrainPOP Educators,” has teacher resources and lesson plans

Discovery Streaming

Envision Math Aligned with math textbook Includes student and teacher resources

FASTT Math Installed on school computers at PCA (not on the Internet) Assess student’s math fact fluency Gives students customized practice to achieve fluency

Geometer’s Sketchpad Math visualization software Variety of uses beyond geometry

Google Earth

Google Sky

Google SketchUp Free version for students and educators SketchUp Pro is free for educators up/EducationK12# up/EducationK12#

KidPix

Kidspiration

Kidspiration

Inspiration Concept Mapping for grades 6-12 and up tion.com/popupvi deos/I93minute tion.com/popupvi deos/I93minute

LMS (Learning Management System) Trudy’s Time and Place House Bailey’s Book House Sammy’s Science House Millie’s Math House

Scholastic Keys MaxWrite: Documents MaxShow: Presentations MaxCount: Spreadsheets

TimeLiner

TimeLiner

World Book Online World Book Kids for elementary students World Book Student for older elementary and middle school students World Book Advanced for upper school students World Book Discover is designed for students with learning differences and features read-aloud and translation capabilities, more video and clear, easy-to-read articles.

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