Using Technology in the Curriculum

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Using Technology in the Curriculum

• Amy ODell
• MCBOE
• July 17th, 2007

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How do you use technology in your class?

• List the ways you use technology.

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• Communication using email?
• Internet for research?
• Microsoft office tools for creating a product?
• Microsoft office for organization and planning?
• Databanks for needed information?
• Websites for supporting student learning?
• Websites for differentiating instruction?
• Multimedia for instructional support?
• Web resources for assessments?

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Communication

• http//nicenet.org/
• Class website http//www.madison.k12.al.us/hgeleme
  ntary/homepage.htm

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Instructional Support

• Alabama State Dept. of Educ. http//www.alsde.edu/
  html/home.asp
• Alex http//alex.state.al.us/
• Alabama virtual library http//www.virtual.lib.al.
  us/
• Madison Countys webpage http//www.madison.k12.al
  .us/ and http//www.madison.k12.al.us/compserv/de
  fault.htm
• 4teachers http//www.4teachers.org/

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What is the 21st Century Classroom?

• Alsde classroom
• 21st century school http//www.21stcenturylearni
  ng.com/
•  21st century identification http//www.21stcentu
  ryskills.org/index.php?optioncom_contenttaskvie
  wid254Itemid120
• Engage 21st century http//www.ncrel.org/engauge/
  skills/skills.htm

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Where is technology headed?

• ISTE http//cnets.iste.org/students/
• Educators Reference desk http//www.eduref.org/
  
•  Teacher lesson plans
• http//thegateway.org/
• http//www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/games/
•  University library http//library.msstate.edu/c
  ontent/templates/?a757/
• Georgias resources for teachers
  http//www.glc.k12.ga.us/trc/cluster.asp?modebrow
  seintPathID4703
• http//reading.uoregon.edu/index.php
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Student Achievement

• Project based instruction
• http//www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/tec
  hnlgy/te800.htm
• Problem solving skills
• http//www.readwritethink.org/
• http//www.ncte.org/profdev/online/rwt
• http//www.funbrain.com/
• http//nces.ed.gov/nceskids/
• http//www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/i
  ntervention_strategies.phtml

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• Skill applications
• http//wwwgetreadytoread.org/
• http//www.readingrockets.org/
• http//www.gamequarium.com/
• http//thatquiz.com/
• http//funschool.kaboose.com/
• http//www.eduplace.com/edugames.html
• http//www.learningplanet.com/

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Research Based

• http//www.whatworks.ed.gov/
• http//www.centeroninstruction.org/
• http//www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/clie
  nt_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/index.htm multiple
  intelligences
• http//www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/index.html?sr
  cmr
• http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/
• http//www.ldonline.org/indepth/teaching_technique
  s
• http//allamericareads.org/

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Using Microsoft tools

• Photostory3
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Excel
• Paint