I am not technology integration - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T15:50:46Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:146681?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A148140&feed=yes&xn_auth=noi agree with you paul.
how we…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-03:649749:Comment:2088262008-11-03T02:56:09.212Zlou leonardshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/louleonards
i agree with you paul.<br />
how we use the tool makes the learning process more meaningful which leads our students to be become life-long learners.
i agree with you paul.<br />
how we use the tool makes the learning process more meaningful which leads our students to be become life-long learners. This is an interesting topic…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-07-14:649749:Comment:1623052008-07-14T22:51:56.351ZJennifer Varshavskyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JenniferVarshavsky
This is an interesting topic to me and one that I will follow. Recently I attended the opening of FSU's I-CELTIC. This is the "Interdisciplinary Center for Leadership, Technology Integration, and Critical Literacies". Two of the presenters spoke directly to this topic and I thought that you all might be interested in going to their sites to learn more.<br />
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The first is Bob Kozma. He spoke to us about the questions ahead in the 21st Century and how we have to change the way we teach in order to…
This is an interesting topic to me and one that I will follow. Recently I attended the opening of FSU's I-CELTIC. This is the "Interdisciplinary Center for Leadership, Technology Integration, and Critical Literacies". Two of the presenters spoke directly to this topic and I thought that you all might be interested in going to their sites to learn more.<br />
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The first is Bob Kozma. He spoke to us about the questions ahead in the 21st Century and how we have to change the way we teach in order to catch up to the economic and technological changes that have already occurred. Of course we know that but he went into depth discussing the stages from technology literacy to knowledge deepening to knowledge creation (kids actually integrated).<br />
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Here are some of his links if you are interested:<br />
Kozma (2005). National policies that connect ICT-based education reform to economic and social development. <a href="http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/articles/volume1/2005/kozma.pdf">http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/articles/volume1/2005/kozma.pdf</a><br />
Kozma (2008). ICT, education reform, and economic growth. <a href="http://download.intel.com/education/HP/Kozma_WP1.pdf?iid+KozmaWP1">http://download.intel.com/education/HP/Kozma_WP1.pdf?iid+KozmaWP1</a><br />
UNESCO (2008). ICT compentency standards for teachers. <a href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25733&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html">http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25733&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html</a><br />
The other presenter was Erin Reilly and she was great! Her organization is the <a href="http://newmedialiteracies.org">New Media Literacies Project</a>. I like Tina's answer a lot. I…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-12:649749:Comment:1497122008-06-12T14:46:07.029ZDean Mattsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DeanMa
I like Tina's answer a lot. I would suggest if you're trying to change what's going on at your school is to make out a list with the different technology-related activities students are doing and could be doing, listed according to their Bloom's level. Pass these out to your teachers and commend them on taking the first steps, then ask them for their ideas on what can be done to take their school to the next level with technology.
I like Tina's answer a lot. I would suggest if you're trying to change what's going on at your school is to make out a list with the different technology-related activities students are doing and could be doing, listed according to their Bloom's level. Pass these out to your teachers and commend them on taking the first steps, then ask them for their ideas on what can be done to take their school to the next level with technology. I think Study Island is anoth…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-11:649749:Comment:1494062008-06-11T22:57:36.612ZSandra Carswellhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/sandraca
I think Study Island is another example to go along with Advanced Learning Systems, etc. Not tech integration but the teachers don't see it that way. Sure, getting to read and respond individually at one's own pace and then play a game may motivate some students but that is not what I think of when I hear the words "technology integration." For example, when I go to the "technology committe" meeting and the only things discussed are what hardware/software we can buy for teacher use, does that…
I think Study Island is another example to go along with Advanced Learning Systems, etc. Not tech integration but the teachers don't see it that way. Sure, getting to read and respond individually at one's own pace and then play a game may motivate some students but that is not what I think of when I hear the words "technology integration." For example, when I go to the "technology committe" meeting and the only things discussed are what hardware/software we can buy for teacher use, does that promote technology integration? Maybe on the teachers' part but I think we are really talking about student use of technology, at least that is what we should be talking about. I did convince the committee to purchase 3 mini-camcorders. Now I just have to convince the teachers to allow the kids use them to show what they are learning!<br />
Sandra I believe that there are diff…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-07:649749:Comment:1481402008-06-07T12:17:52.250ZTina Bulleighhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/bulleigh
I believe that there are different levels of integration, just as there are different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. They all have their place in the education world, but where do you want them to spend the most time at? Obviously we are shooting for higher order thinking and using technology to apply and demonstrate those upper levels is where we like to be at most often. Entry level grunt stuff, has its place and purpose in the classroom, but let's not waste all of our time and technology…
I believe that there are different levels of integration, just as there are different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. They all have their place in the education world, but where do you want them to spend the most time at? Obviously we are shooting for higher order thinking and using technology to apply and demonstrate those upper levels is where we like to be at most often. Entry level grunt stuff, has its place and purpose in the classroom, but let's not waste all of our time and technology resources on it exclusively. I don't think I'm sure what t…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-07:649749:Comment:1480392008-06-07T01:56:17.245ZErik Johnsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ErikJohnson
I don't think I'm sure what the purpose of such a list would be. I find that even simple technology used appropriately to best reach all learners and with specific goals is worthy of the name "tech integration." Is what you're looking for some sort of progressive list where the latest and most different are deemed "tech integration" worthy? I imagine that if we were to open our minds we might find some great uses for overhead projectors and ditto machines, but certainly if we limit our tools by…
I don't think I'm sure what the purpose of such a list would be. I find that even simple technology used appropriately to best reach all learners and with specific goals is worthy of the name "tech integration." Is what you're looking for some sort of progressive list where the latest and most different are deemed "tech integration" worthy? I imagine that if we were to open our minds we might find some great uses for overhead projectors and ditto machines, but certainly if we limit our tools by making some technology "good" or "bad" then we are truly shooting ourselves in the feet as teachers working to use technology to it's best level. We should be focusing on teaching methods rather than blaming the tools any failed lessons. displaying worksheets with a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-06:649749:Comment:1479822008-06-06T22:44:23.802ZCC Longhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CCLong
displaying worksheets with a document camera
displaying worksheets with a document camera Two small thoughts: After 25…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-06:649749:Comment:1478662008-06-06T17:05:39.221ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Two small thoughts: After 25 years teaching gifted kids, I'm familiar with all the dos and donts of differentiation. A meaty, relevant and real curriculum taught and processed at a faster pace may fill the bill, the kids my not need different just a heck of a lot faster.For example, it could be as easy as allowing your gifted readers to read the material silently rather than make them sit through a whole class read a loud.<br />
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Two, I think one of the coolest things about the internet is the…
Two small thoughts: After 25 years teaching gifted kids, I'm familiar with all the dos and donts of differentiation. A meaty, relevant and real curriculum taught and processed at a faster pace may fill the bill, the kids my not need different just a heck of a lot faster.For example, it could be as easy as allowing your gifted readers to read the material silently rather than make them sit through a whole class read a loud.<br />
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Two, I think one of the coolest things about the internet is the availability of primary source documents and they are an easy integration to any related curriculum. I tend to agree with Erik tha…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-06:649749:Comment:1478412008-06-06T14:51:41.272ZScott Beiterhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Skleros
I tend to agree with Erik that tech integration can begin at the basics and work its way up. Differentiating instruction to meet multiple intelligences is key. Giving students the opportunity to use an on-line tutorial (Plato) instead of a textbook is indeed integration. The teacher needs to have specific objectives that the activities will address. Don't rule out using computers as tutors as a means to differentiate instruction. Also, it depends on the level of the student using the…
I tend to agree with Erik that tech integration can begin at the basics and work its way up. Differentiating instruction to meet multiple intelligences is key. Giving students the opportunity to use an on-line tutorial (Plato) instead of a textbook is indeed integration. The teacher needs to have specific objectives that the activities will address. Don't rule out using computers as tutors as a means to differentiate instruction. Also, it depends on the level of the student using the technology. Does the lesson match NETS standards? For these reasons I tend to disagree with you on this one, Tim. Integration can happen on all levels from Powerpoint to Moodle. Replacing lame teacher lectur…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-06-06:649749:Comment:1477292008-06-06T02:36:31.664Zmalikbushhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/malikbush
Replacing lame teacher lectures with lame lectures by some other teacher on a screen, dvd or YouTube video.<br />
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We must really work to engage, individualize and focus education experiences for our students and for ourselves. How insulted would any of you be if some one sat you in a room turned on a trite video forced you to watch it with a lame worksheet and never asked you what you really thought about what was being presented or why or how it might impact your real life? Technology integration…
Replacing lame teacher lectures with lame lectures by some other teacher on a screen, dvd or YouTube video.<br />
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We must really work to engage, individualize and focus education experiences for our students and for ourselves. How insulted would any of you be if some one sat you in a room turned on a trite video forced you to watch it with a lame worksheet and never asked you what you really thought about what was being presented or why or how it might impact your real life? Technology integration ought to be about enriching the student learning experience - enabling the application of multiple intelligences to learning - delivering the learning experience in such a manner that a wide range of possible learning modalities are addressed so that everyone regardless of their dominant learning style can take something away from every learning experience.<br />
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Maybe we could do better if we had more consistent support in the arenas of content development and the like.<br />
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Pre-searched structured exercises that merely ask for click and read and fill in a blank on an electronic or paper worksheet is not technology integration- it might be a first step, but it is just a beginning.<br />
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Making *.pdf's of worksheets for students to print at home and fill out is not technology integration - it might be a first step, but it is just a beginning.<br />
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Insisting on not trusting students to use electronic resources constructively and keeping them out of valid learning spaces because they might see something like what they see on broadcast TV on a daily basis or that might challenge their thinking about a subject but providing spoon fed pre-digested dreck that challenges nothing and noone is not technology integration - I think that was just a thinly veiled rant... sorry<br />
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Throwing an hour of training on Frontpage at teachers and expecting them to create world class websites that will engage student learning on their free time and lunch hours is not tehcnology integration.<br />
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The result of the these and other nonintegration activities where computers are used to differently enslave the minds of children only serve to make lazy teachers and students who are completely unaware of the power of technological tools to change their lives and the world around them.<br />
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I experienced a school of about 1000 students Pre-k thru 12 that has a technology staff of more than 10 people both on the technical support side and educational technology side - that is working toward technology integration with great support and resources.