Supervising the Use of Technology in the Classroom Developed for SSU Supervisors by Regina Royer & Ernest Bond

National Technology Standards  International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)  Technology Standards for Teachers –Demonstrating technology operations –Planning and designing learning experiences –Implementing plans and strategies that apply technology to maximize learning –Applying technology for assessment –Using technology for professional practice –Understanding and addressing social, ethical & legal issues

Guidelines for evaluating use of technology

Technology Integration  Does technology enhance the lesson: Is it add-on or is it integral to the lesson?  Tornadoes Treasure Hunt Treasure Hunt

Technology Integration  Does the technology aid the K-12 student in constructing and mastering knowledge in a content area?

Technology Integration  Does the intern use technology to address the diverse needs of K-12 students?

Technology Integration  Does the intern use appropriate strategies for assessing student technology products such as use of rubrics Sample rubric for Multimedia Project

Technology Integration  Does the intern manage the technology effectively?

Technology in the Constructivist Classroom Before the Computer  Do the K-12 students have the background knowledge and materials for engaging in the activity storyboarding –established roles…  Does planning and classroom management occur before students work with the computers  Bay Quest: A Sample Web Quest Bay Quest

Technology in the Constructivist Classroom: At the Computer  Are K-12 students on task during the activity  Was the technology appropriate for the students’ level and background?

Technology in the Constructivist Classroom: After the Computer  Is there follow-up connecting to the lesson to the objectives

Best Practices: Word Processing  Emphasizing all phases of the writing process including revisions  Editing text by inserting and highlighting to develop ideas

Best Practices: Spreadsheets  Developing charts and graphs  Tabulating data  Designing multiple ways of viewing data  Using spreadsheets to supplement experiments  Starburst Fruit Chews: Sample Spreadsheet Starburst Fruit Chews

Best Practices: Communications  Contacting subject area experts  Collaborating with K-12 peers  Communicating with parents

Best Practices: World Wide Web  Sites are appropriate for students in content and level  Sites accessed in efficient manner  Information on the WWW contributes to student learning  Students are able to evaluate and use information found on the web  Great Mathematicians treasure hunt Great Mathematicians

Best Practices: Multimedia  Students use multimedia to construct their own knowledge  K-12 student presentation provide clear evidence of understanding  The multimedia aspects of K-12 student products enhance the content knowledge  K-12 student products are shared with an identified audiencestudent products

Technology in the Classroom Learning by  Informing  Researching  Communicating  Constructing  Reflecting  Doing