TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: MAKING THE MOST OF CLASS TIME Jill Stedman, Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Social Science Department Chair Alexander Galvez, HSP Class of ’10 Nicole Thomas, HSP Class of ‘10

INTRODUCTION TO: Following Bloom’s Taxonomy: Netscape’s Composer – Creates web pages via a WYSIWYG Netscape’s Composer Used in conjunction with Tripod – web storage spaceTripod Building Knowledge & Comprehension: Quizlet – For online vocabulary cards & practice quizzes Quizlet Quia – For review games, online quizzes & surveys Quia United Streaming – video clips United Streaming Application, Analysis, Synthesis & Evaluation Active History – For simulations Active History Example: French RevolutionFrench Revolution Class Tools Class Tools – Variety of interactive diagrams, games History Lab – For inquiry based learning History Lab Example Lab: Plight of the Native AmericansPlight of the Native Americans Nicenet – An online classroom for asynchronous chats Nicenet 4teachers – many teacher productivity tools 4teachers

NETSCAPE COMPOSER – WEB PAGES TO PULL ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGIES TOGETHER Netscape Composer is a WYSIWYG Allows for the creation of fast, free, and easy creation of a web page Stored on Tripod for easy student accessTripod

QUIZLET – ONLINE VOCABULARY Create and practice vocabulary Merge vocabulary sets into mega quizzes Group access to peers vocabulary, allows for greater practice Easy mechanism for observing students study habits & providing students with feedback

QUIA – ONLINE QUIZ AND ACTIVITY GENERATOR Online quizzes allow students to take quizzes at home Quizzes are uploaded from a word or text document Quizzes are secured with a user name and password Students re-take quizzes in preparation for tests Small quizzes can be combined into larger quizzes with a random sample of questions selected Create review activities that resemble TV game shows

UNITED STREAMING – ACCESS TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL VIDEO Download full length videos or clips of videos produced by the Discovery Channel All Georgia schools have access to United Streaming through their public libraries

ACTIVE HISTORY & CLASS TOOLS – FOR SIMULATIONS & ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS Active History Supplemental readings, graphic organizers, simulations with guided practice worksheets, review games Example: French RevolutionFrench Revolution Class Tools Class Tools – Variety of interactive diagrams, games

HISTORY LAB – FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING Modeled on the principals of a Science Lab Goal: provide students with primary sources; students draw conclusions based upon the sources Example: Plight of the Native AmericansPlight of the Native Americans

NICENET – A SECURE ONLINE CLASSROOM Similar to Blackboard or Edline but free! Post documents, send , post links, collect assignments Great for holding asynchronous chats

4TEACHERS.ORG – A PLETHORA OF PRODUCTIVITY & TEACHING TOOLS Create rubrics and project checklists from modifiable templates Access an online note card database Use Trackstar to create web- worksheets