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

2. 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

3. EFFECTIVE USE OF CLASSROOM PROJECTORS

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

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

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

7. Top Tips for Digital Projectors Leave the lights on

8. 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.

9. 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

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

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

12. THE LESSON CYCLE

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

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

15. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PLANNING

18. TOOLS FOR GUIDED & INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

19. 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

20. 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.

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

22. Discovery Streaming

23. Envision Math Aligned with math textbook Includes student and teacher resources

24. 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

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

26. Google Earth

27. Google Sky

28. Google SketchUp Free version for students and educators SketchUp Pro is free for educators http://picasaweb.google.com/gallery.sketch up/EducationK12# http://picasaweb.google.com/gallery.sketch up/EducationK12#

29. KidPix

30. Kidspiration

31. Kidspiration

32. Inspiration Concept Mapping for grades 6-12 and up http://www.inspira tion.com/popupvi deos/I93minute http://www.inspira tion.com/popupvi deos/I93minute

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

34. Scholastic Keys MaxWrite: Documents MaxShow: Presentations MaxCount: Spreadsheets

35. TimeLiner

36. TimeLiner

37. 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.

38. WORKSHOPS