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Integration of Technology in Kindergarten Using technology as an effective teaching tool for Kindergarteners EDU623 eLearning Design for Diverse Learners Dr. John Jamison
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Something to think about Slide 1 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part of our lives, our communities, our homes. Many are just beginning to explore the true potential tech offers for teaching and learning (Edutopia, n.a) Edutopia, n.a.). Why integrate technology into the curriculum?: The reasons are many. Retrieved from: http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction. Let us take a look at this statement. We will share our insights and personal opinion for each sentence. Do you agree on the first sentence? If yes, can you cite some evidences on how technology affect your personal life, own family environment, students learning, and teaching. How about the second sentence? How are you comfortable in using technology in teaching? The image will be displayed together with the statement while the discussion is going on. Image retrieved from: http://www.picgifs.com/clip- art/computer/computers/clip-art-computers-184766.jpg
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Objectives. The facilitator will give the teachers an overview of what to expect from the training program. Then, the facilitator will go back to the objectives once the session ended to ensure that all the topics and skills have been discussed all through out the training. The notepad image will appear and the objectives will appear from the bottom. The next button will be clicked to show the next slide. Each objective will appear one click at a time. Slide 2 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Given the slideshare website, teachers will create an account and upload a PowerPoint presentation of an interactive story telling or animated presentation of a problem solving activities at the end of the course. Given the information on making digital portfolio, teachers will design and update a digital portfolio for their class every week. Given a wide variety of learning resources from the internet, teachers will create a teaching journal to list down some of the effective learning resources that they implemented in classroom instruction and activities at the end of the course. What to expect Image retrieved from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Notepad_ic on.svg
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Let us try! Slide 3 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Individual activity Create a PowerPoint presentation for the shapes lesson. Group Activity: Share the PowerPoint presentation you have made and discuss your aha moments and confusion in completing the activity The statement will appear in a swerving motion. Then, the image will appear from the left side. Once the image appeared, the text will rise up in a slow motion. Image retrieved from: http://ppt- lt.crystalgraphics.com/lt_preschool_1124_powerpoint_templates_title_ slide.jpg The facilitator will ask the teachers to create a PowerPoint presentation for the shapes lesson. This will serve as a formative assessment for the facilitator to identify the level of mastery of the teachers in utilizing the PowerPoint and provide some assistance in completing the presentation. For the group activity, this is where they share their completed presentation and provide some feedback in completing the presentation. The other teachers will offer suggestions or comments about the presentation.
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Notes Demonstration: This is where the facilitator will click on the link to show the basic steps and some notes on how to create a PowerPoint presentation. Then, the facilitator will go over to the special tabs for creating animation and attaching pictures and video, etc. As the tasks are being shown in a float effect, the image will be pulsing continuously. Slide 4 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Image retrieved from: essons4now.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/jpg_2037-laptop-cartoon- character-displays-pile-of-books.jpg PowerPoint refresher course/tutorial notes: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint- help/create-your-first-presentation- RZ001129842.aspx?section=7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint- help/create-your-first-presentation- RZ001129842.aspx?section=7 Office, (n.a). Create your first PowerPoint presentaiton. Retirieved from: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create- your-first-presentation-RZ001129842.aspx?section=7
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PowerPoint Slide 5 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Animation/clip art Slide show Smart art to use as content/ reading graphic organizer Video attachment The statement will appear in a swerving motion. Then, the image will appear from the left side. Once the image appeared, the text will rise up in a slow motion. Image retrieved from: http://ppt- lt.crystalgraphics.com/lt_preschool_1124_powerpoint_templates_title_ slide.jpg The facilitator will explain and provide demonstration on how to utilize the PowerPoint to present the lesson. She will include the benefits of the PowerPoint presentation in teaching Kindergarteners and its significant use in presenting the lesson through the SmartBoard.. Finally, sample lessons for Kindergarten content skills will be displayed.
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Powerpoint on a Smartboard Demonstration: This is where the facilitator will show how PowerPoint presentation can be used on a Smartboard. The facilitator will show how they can manipulate objects and do some animation on the slides using the hand gestures on the Smartboard. As the tasks are being shown in a float effect, the image will be pulsing continuously. Slide 6 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Image retrieved from: essons4now.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/jpg_2037-laptop-cartoon- character-displays-pile-of-books.jpg Demonstration
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Running out of any PowerPoint ideas for your lesson? The facilitator will explain and show how each social networking sites will let the teachers download for free some pre-made PowerPoint presentations that is already arrange by the content skills. Show some samples and ask some teachers if they can add any sites that they use as teaching tools/ resources. The social networking sites will appear as a link to the their website one click at a time in order to demonstrate how each networking sites work and for them to evaluate. The image will appear last through the text. Slide 7 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Slideshare Teacherspayteacher Pinterest Any other social networking sites? You can add? Image retrieved from: http://www.i3solutions.com/Images/MiscellaneousPage/Portals_and_Collaboration _Graphic_v1.jpg Join some teacher networking site!
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Watch and Learn http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=3pJQYVH_veg The text and the link are both in one slide. Slide 8 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation This link will show a sample PowerPoint presentation for teaching colors. Singh, S. (2012). Teach colors to KG children. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pJQYVH_veg After they have watched the YouTube video, the teachers will be asked on what other ways they can introduce colors to Kindergarteners through PowerPoint Presentation. They will be allowed to use their own laptop to design their own PowerPoint presentation. This will serve as an individual assessment.
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Summative Assessment This is the application process, where teachers are given some directions on how to apply the skills they have learned from the course. As the tasks are being shown in a float effect, the image will be pulsing continuously. Slide 9 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Image retrieved from: essons4now.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/jpg_2037-laptop-cartoon- character-displays-pile-of-books.jpg Let us begin! Tasks: They will choose a content area and a specific skill (they will refer to the curriculum and focus only on the upcoming lesson for the next 2 weeks) that they will use to design their own PowerPoint presentation
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Objectives. The facilitator will go back to the objectives once the session ended to ensure that all the topics and skills have been discussed all through out the training. The notepad image will appear and the objectives will appear from the bottom. The next button will be clicked to show the next slide. Each objective will appear one click at a time. Slide 10 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Given the slideshare website, teachers will create an account and upload a PowerPoint presentation of an interactive story telling or animated presentation of a problem solving activities at the end of the course. Given the information on making digital portfolio, teachers will design and update a digital portfolio for their class every week. Given a wide variety of learning resources from the internet, teachers will create a teaching journal to list down some of the effective learning resources that they implemented in classroom instruction and activities at the end of the course. Image retrieved from: http://www.clker.com/cliparts/k/J/m/3/c/1/objective- md.pnghttp://www.clker.com/cliparts/k/J/m/3/c/1/objective- md.png
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Evaluation and Feedback The facilitator will go through the objectives with the teachers and check if each of the objective was able to cover, Then, the facilitator will ask for clarifications, insights, and feedback regarding the content of course training. There will be a platform for sharing teachers’ experiences and how they would incorporate designing a PowerPoint presentation in classroom instruction. The slide for the objectives will appear again and the image will do color pulse while the discussion is going on. Slide 11 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Share your experiences in creating PowerPoint presentation. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of creating your own presentation? How do you think you would apply this in teaching content skills? Image retrieved from: http://softwaresolutioninc.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/01/1713-360-degree-feedback1.jpg
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References The facilitator will go over the references. References and the image will have a zoom entrance effect once the next button is click. Slide 12 Onscreen Content Detailed Script Interactivity / Navigation Adams, J. & Cummins, M. (2012). The NMC horizon report: 2012 higher education edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Blair, N. (Jan.-Feb., 2012). Technology integration for the new 21 st century learner. National Association of Elementary School Principals. Retrieved from: http://www.naesp.org/principal-januaryfebruary-2012- technology/technology-integration-new-21st-century-learnerhttp://www.naesp.org/principal-januaryfebruary-2012- technology/technology-integration-new-21st-century-learner Henglin, C. (November, 2012). Application of a model for the integration of technology in Kindergarten: an empirical investigation in Taiwan. Early Childhood Education Journal. Springer Science-Business Media, LLCC. Image retrieved from: http://www.careerrocketeer.com/wp- content/uploads/References.jpg
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