Technology Integration: Mission

Anne MeadowsOffice of Career and Technical Instruction

WV Department of Education

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Kids are different!

Can you say multitasking?

NETS for Teachers

• Demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology

• Demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies

NETS for Administrators

• Participate in an inclusive district process through which stakeholders formulate a shared vision that clearly defines expectations for technology use

• Develop a collaborative, technology-rich school improvement plan, grounded in research and aligned with the district strategic plan.

• Promote highly effective practices in technology integration among faculty and other staff.

Hardware

• Interactive whiteboards• Digital visual presenters• Student response systems• Handhelds• mp3 players• Digital cameras

Applications/Instructional Design

• Google • Blogs/wikis/forums• Photo/video sharing• Social networking• Games• Intel Teach® program

Interactive Whiteboards• Touch-sensitive

surface that displays and interprets a projected image that interacts with a computer's desktop

• Companion software allows teachers to develop lessons and activities off-site

• Smartboard and Numonics

Digital Presenters

• Type of camera which projects documents, two- and three-dimensional objects, and motion

• Used in conjunction with a projector

• Elmo, Toshiba, and Samsung

Student Response Systems

• Handheld keypad that promotes active learning in the classroom by soliciting instant feedback from the students

• Can poll students, tabulates responses, and display the results in graphical form.

• eInstruction, Quizdom

• Small, portable, and versatile devices used for data collection, manipulation, and collaboration

• Offer a low-cost implementation of 1-to-1 computing

• Includes cell phones, personal digital assistants, and global positioning systems

Handhelds

mp3 Players

• Digital audio players with the ability to store a large numbers of CD-quality files in very little space

• Podcasting is a method of delivering multimedia content (audio and video) to subscribers via the Internet

• iPod, Creative Zen

Digital Cameras

• Cameras provide students and teachers the ability to document activities in the classroom, on field trips, and during special projects

• Video production in the classroom encourages creativity, collaboration, leadership, and media literacy

Web 2.0

• Represents a shift from collection of static web sites to a computing platform offering interactive, user-friendly applications with the same robustness as the programs installed on your personal computer

Google Docs

Google Earth

SketchUp

Google Books

Google Calendar

Google Page Creator

Google Notebook

Blogs/Wikis/Forums

• A blog is a personal diary or journal published on the Web on which readers may comment

Blogs/Wikis/Forums

• A wiki is a body of knowledge created on the web that can be read and edited by the general public

Blogs/Wikis/Forums

• A forum is a type of threaded discussion posted on the Web

Flickr

YouTube

Social Networking

Games

Intel Teach® Program

What’s Next?

• Smaller/cheaper/faster• 1-to-1 computing• Ubiquitous, transparent technology• Virtual schools/online courses• Improved instructional

design/classroom management tools