Technology+Integration

__Induction Day, August 30, 2010__

"It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change" – **Charles Darwin** "The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -- **Alvin Toffler**

__**Introduction and Roles**__ K-5 Technology Teachers __**Technology in Our Schools**__
 * Ann Landis - Franconia
 * Anthony Molettiere - EMC/West Broad
 * Darren Smith - West Broad/Lower Salford
 * Jen Kling - Vernfield/Lower Salford
 * Rachel Irvin - Oak Ridge
 * Brad Wenger - Salford Hills/Vernfield


 * __What is this world coming to?__**
 * [|The Machine is Changing Us] - so we need to change!
 * A Vision of K-12 Students Today
 * Did You Know 4.0 - Based on Shift Happens, by Karl Fisch

__**Initial Thoughts on Technology Integration**__
 * An interesting [|article] about the merits of technology in our schools.
 * Technology integration is simply using technology tools to help promote the learning process for students
 * Integration should promote higher level thinking
 * Needs to take place outside of the 40 minute tech period
 * Integrating technology is not just doing one project
 * We need to teach kids about being good users of the technology that's out there...[|character counts] on the web too!

__**What are the Standards?**__
 * International Society for Technology in Education ([|ISTE])
 * National Educational Technology Standards ([|NETS]) 2007
 * [|Administrators]
 * [|Teachers]
 * [|Students]


 * __Where have you gone, Bloom?__**
 * [|Bloom's Taxonomy] has a place in technology, too!


 * __What do we have already to help me get started?__**
 * Microsoft Office suite
 * Word
 * PowerPoint
 * Excel
 * Publisher
 * [|Google Earth]
 * Timeliner
 * Inspiration
 * Adobe PhotoShop Elements
 * Tessellation Exploration
 * Movie Maker (Pinnacle)
 * [|PhotoStory]
 * **SMART Notebook 10**

__**Resources that you may not know about**__
 * [|Discovery Education Streaming] - formerly United Streaming, this site has thousands of educational videos at your finger tips
 * [|Brainpop] - Brainpop is a resource that has short video clips for students.
 * [|Brainpop Jr.] - A primary version of Brainpop
 * [|Google Educators] - Resources and ideas from Google
 * [|YouTube] - Despite the amount of questionable content on YouTube, you can still find many resources to fit into your own teaching. ([|Zamzar] will help you accomplish this in a safe way)
 * [|TeacherTube] is a "safer YouTube" that you can actually view from computers at school. Many of the best educational videos on YouTube will be available in TeacherTube too. (Note: The site is relatively slow, so it will take time to view the clips)
 * [|Diigo] - A social bookmarking tool used to save valuable links for students.
 * Web 2.0 -

__**Teacher Tools**__
 * [|Blogger] - Create your own teacher blog at Blogger
 * Wikispaces - Create a wiki to communicate with parents, or have students collaborate on projects
 * Moodle - A classroom management software provided by the MCIU...more to come on this resource!


 * __Technology Integration in your classroom - Keep it Simple!!__**


 * Pick one curriculum idea
 * Pick one tech medium
 * Collaborate with your tech teacher and your grade level...share your ideas!
 * Be as consistant as possible

__**New Ideas?**__