1. Special Feature: Integrating Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, and More pages 450-468 By: Leah Teague

2. NPD Group Study Recently Reported Kids are using electronic devices younger and younger, now using electronics at 6.7 yrs. old compared to two years earlier at 8.1 yrs. old “Kids are drawn to the latest and greatest digital devices and appear to have no fear of technology and adopt it easily and without fanfare, making these devices a part of their everyday lives.” Technology and the Shift in Learning Environments

3. *Student-centered Learning *Multisensory stimulation *Multipath progression *Multimedia *Collaborative work *Information exchange *Active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning *Critical thinking and informed decision making *Proactive/planned action *Authentic, real-world context Establishing New Learning Environments by Incorporating New Strategies From Passive Learning to Participatory, Exploratory, and Inquiry-Based Learning

4. Integrating Digital Media Tools Two Overarching Strategies: Teacher-Created Content Student-Assisted/Created Content

5. Tips and Techniques for Educators When Integrating Various Technologies Be Aware *Be Vigilant

6. http://www.teach- nology.com/web_tools/web_site/ http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic76.htm http://www.kinderart.com/teachers/webpa ge.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_te ch/tech/tech217.shtml http://langwitches.org/blog/ http://www.eflblogs.com/ http://www.wikiteach.org/ http://www.wikispaces.com/conte nt/for/teachers http://educationalwikis.wikispaces. com/Classroom+Wikis Teacher Resources: Websites, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Screen casts https://www.screencast.com/ http://ezinearticles.com/?How- to-Make-a- Screencast&id=630001 http://www.epnweb.org/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ex tra/teachers/lessonplans/med ia/podcasting.html

7. * Students can use classroom websites to access information about assignments and curriculum http://www.thinkquest.org/en/http://www.thinkquest.org/en/ * Blogs allow students to share their work with others http://central.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/mcjournalism2/ * Students are able to use wikis as an electronic work space http://www.flatclassroomproject.org/ * Podcasts are a way to promote one-to-one computing http://www1.gcs.k12.al.us/~podcast/ * Human brain processes visual images visual images thousands of times faster than written text http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html Student-Assisted/Created Content How we can utilize these technologies with our students

8. Implications for Education Integrating digital tools help your students become Excited about learning, allows students to participate in their learning, and reaches students with a variety of learning styles. We can create the transition from passive learning to participatory, exploratory, and inquiry-based learning.