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Lets Set The Stage With A Vision of K-12
Students Today
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Digital Technology In The Classroom
Changing The Way Teachers Teach Integrating
Technology Into The Social Studies Classroom
Michelle McLaughlin mmclaughlin_at_dpi.state.nc.us 91
9.807.3924 High School Social Studies
Consultant Integrating Technology Project Manager
North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction Teacher Presenters Jennifer Ballew,
Chapel Hill High School Kathryn Ericksen,
Carborro High School Lindsey Frick, New London
Choice Middle School Janece Myers, New London
Choice Middle School Virginia Royals, Graham
Middle School
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In An Every Evolving Global World Students Have
Changed The Way They Engage and Learn.As
Teachers Its Time That We Change The Way We
Teach.
Changing The Way Teachers Teach
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What Time Is It?
Its Our Time
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How Can Teachers Use Web 2.0 Tools, Internet
Distance Conferencing Tools, and Digital
Technology In The Classroom?

• to inform
• to instruct
• to demonstrate
• to engage
• to inspire
• to access
• to give feedback
• Essential Question
• How can these tools be used to make the teaching
  and learning experience meaningful?

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Lets Do A Short Activity.
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Changing The Way Teachers Teach
Integrating Technology Into The Social Studies
Classroom

• What Our Teacher Participants Have Been Learning
  To Use As
• Classroom Tools
• Blogs Wikis
• www.kathryneriksen.wikispaces.com
• www.kathryneriksen.blogspot.com
• www.kathryneriksen.wikispaces.com
• www.kathryneriksen.blogspot.com
• http//lcfuncw.pbwiki.com
• www.spacewithapurpose.com
• Geocaching
• http//historyandgeocaching.wikispaces.com/
• Google Earth
• http//video.google.com/videoplay?docid1825732698
  496120777
• Google Docs
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?veRqUE6IHTEA
• Moodle
• http//moodle.dpi.state.nc.us/moodle/

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Charter Schools School Systems Participating

• Alamance-Burlington
• Ashe
• ASU
• Bladen
• Brunswick
• Casa Mont Charter
• Chapel Hill-Carborro
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg
• Chatam
• Clay
• Cumberland
• Currituck
• Dare
• Durham
• Exploris

• Guilford
• Harnett
• Hickory
• McDowell
• Moore
• New Hanover
• Robeson
• Rowan-Salsbury
• Rutherford
• Stanly
• Wake
• Washington
• Wilkes
• Yancy

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Digital Technology In The Classroom
Teacher Participants Presenting Today Jennifer
Ballew, Chapel Hill High School Kathryn
Ericksen, Carborro High School Lindsey Frick,
New London Middle School Janece Meyers, New
London Middle School Virginia Royals, Graham
Middle School
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You can connect and use Skype for FREE by going
to SKYPE.COM and downloading for free.
Joining Us Now Is Fay Gore, Middle School
Consultant, On A Skype Call From Her Desk At DPI
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Our First Presentation Is From Teachers In
Stanly County
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Using Skype, Lets Here From From New London
Middle School In Stanly County.
Lets Connect Using Skype
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Presenting To Us Next Is Kathryn Eriksen.
Kathryn Is A Teacher At Carborro High School.
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www.kathryneriksen.wikispaces.com www.kathryneri
ksen.blogspot.com
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Our Next Presentation Will Be By Jennifer Ballew.
Jennifer Is A Teacher At Chapel Hill High School.
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jenballew.pbwiki.com mrsballewsclassroomblog.bl
ogspot.com
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Our Last Presentation Will Be Shared By Virginia
Royals A Teacher At Graham Middle School In
Alamance County.
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http//grm.abss.k12.nc.us/
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Questions From The Audience
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For More Information About Integrating
Technology Into The Social Studies
Classroom Contact Michelle McLaughlin
mmclaughlin_at_dpi.state.nc.us 919.807.3924 High
School Social Studies Consultant Integrating
Technology Project Manager North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
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Thats a Wrap!
Thank you for attending!