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Websites for Websites for TeachersTeachers
Websites for Websites for TeachersTeachers
Sharon GraySharon GrayInstructional TechnologistInstructional Technologist
http://www.augie.edu/dept/edtech/http://www.augie.edu/dept/edtech/
Why bother?• Access to INFORMATION and RESOURCES
• Ability to ACCOMMODATE varied learning styles
• Opportunity to create ENGAGED learners
You’re teaching a “Gameboy” generation
Technology is not a cure-all, but there will be an expectation of technology integration…
Two basic types of technology integration...
Type I– “Make it easier, quicker, or otherwise more
efficient to continue teaching the same things in the same ways we have always taught them.”
(We’re aiming for “Type II”!)
Type II– “Make available new and better ways of
teaching.”
Technology can support learning by facilitating…
EXPLORATION and ANALYSIS of information
SIMULATION of events or processes
VISUALIZATION of abstract concepts
MANIPULATION of variables
CONSTRUCTION of knowledge *
PRACTICE and drilling of skills
How do I know what’s out there and how to
use it?
Professional development• Professional DevelopmentWebsites:
– Merlot http://www.merlot.org/Home.po – Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/
• Conferences– T.I.E. http://www.tie.net/ – Technology + Leadership + Learning http://www.nsba.org/t+l/– Educause http://www.educause.edu/
• Magazines and Journals:– T.H.E. http://www.thejournal.com/ FREE subscription!
• Instructor resource guides at educational websites– http://www.scholastic.com/ – http://www.learner.org/jnorth/– http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
Now let’s go on a virtual field trip to some fun (and educational)
Websites…
(apps)
(for kids)
Sharon Gray’s WebsiteThe Biography Maker
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
But the Web is not all there is…
• Biomechanics software and digital video help PE students learn correct movements
• Digital microscope cameras allow entire classes to view the same microscopic image
• Electronic “smart boards” as projection screens allow teachers to run software demos and capture whiteboard images
Educational Software
“Shall we teach with a game?”
Finally…
While information does not equal knowledgeand technology is not a “cure-all”,
thoughtful, meaningful, and authentic integration
of technology and information resources can enhance learning and lead to
development of knowledge.
Webliography
• http://www.brainbashers.com/games.asp • http://www.exploratorium.edu/ • http://edc.usgs.gov/• http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/• http://www.colby.edu/chemistry/OChem/DEMOS/dihedral.ht
ml• http://psylux.psych.tu-dresden.de/i1/kaw/diverses%20Mate
rial/www.illusionworks.com/html/hall_of_illusions.html• http://www.wikipedia.org/• http://www.licmef.com/mindwareBiomechanicsSystem.html• http://www.scopetronix.com/microgall.htm• http://www.smarttech.com/products/smartboard/index.asp
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