Technology Education Curriculum Framework

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Technology EducationCurriculum Framework

• Presented By
• Donna Williamson
• Mountain Brook Schools
• wild_at_mtnbrook.k12.al.us

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The technology education curriculum is somewhat
different from other curriculums in that it is
not a stand-alone curriculum.

• Butthe process is the same.

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Curriculum Development Process

• Readiness
• Planning and writing curriculum
• Learning
• Implementation
• Selection of supporting materials
• Maintenance

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Readiness

• Reviewed the State Course of Study as well as the
  source of the state documentISTEs National
  Educational Technology Standards for Students
  The Next Generation
• Sent technology coordinators to state and
  national conferences such as the following
• TL (Technology and Learning) Conference,
• AETA (Alabama Education Technology Association)
  conference, and
• NECC (National Education Computing Conference)
• Researched Best Practices, Trends, and Laws

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Readiness

• Reviewed the State Course of Study as well as the
  source of the state documentISTEs National
  Educational Technology Standards for Students
  The Next Generation
• Sent technology coordinators to state and
  national conferences such as the following
• TL (Technology and Learning) Conference,
• AETA (Alabama Education Technology Association)
  conference, and
• NECC (National Education Computing Conference)
• Researched Best Practices, Trends, and Laws
• In the Spring of 2008 appointed the Technology
  Curriculum Committee of over 60 teachers,
  administrators, and parents.

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Curriculum Development Process

• Readiness
• Planning and Writing

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Planning and Writing

• Compared previous curriculum to new state
  curriculum

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Strand Differences
2002 2008-2009
Basic Operations and Concepts Technology Operations and Concepts
Social, Ethical, and Human Issues Digital Citizenship
Technology Productivity Tools Creativity and Innovation
Technology Communication Tools Communication and Collaboration
Technology Research Tools Research and Information Fluency
Technology Problem Solving and Decision Making Tools Problem Solving and Decision Making
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Major Differences

• Childrens Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
• Global Awareness
• Creativity and Innovation
• Research
• Tool Centered to Student Centered

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Planning and Writing

• Compared previous curriculum to new state
  curriculum

• Revised state standards to be continuous from
  K-12

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State
Mountain Brook Schools
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Planning and Writing

• Compared previous curriculum to new state
  curriculum
• Revised state standards to be continuous from
  K-12

• Deconstructed standards

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Planning and Writing

• Compared previous curriculum to new state
  curriculum
• Revised state standards to be continuous from
  K-12
• Deconstructed standards

• Developed a scope and sequence

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Mountain Brook Scope and Sequence
http//www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/cms/ScopeandSequen
ce/10720.html
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Go to www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us Click
Technologies?Technology Education
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Planning and Writing

• Compared previous curriculum to new state
  curriculum
• Revised state standards to be continuous from
  K-12
• Deconstructed standards
• Developed a scope and sequence

• Created a subcommittee to review best practices
  in regard to keyboarding skills

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Keyboarding Subcommittee Findings

• Charge
• Examine best practices for teaching keyboarding
  skills and based on best practices and the
  Technology Curriculum Framework standards,
  determine how keyboarding will be taught in the
  elementary schools.
• Recommendation
• Kindergarten and first grade should focus on
  understanding that there are specific finger
  positions.
• Second grade should focus on learning specific
  finger placement when typing words and sentences.
  
• Third grade should focus on practicing correct
  finger placement when typing paragraphs.
• Fourth and fifth grades should focus on
  reinforcing/increasing accuracy when word
  processing.

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Keyboarding Training
http//www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/cms/Keyboarding/1078
6.html
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Planning and Writing

• Compared previous curriculum to new state
  curriculum
• Revised state standards to be continuous from
  K-12
• Deconstructed standards
• Developed a scope and sequence

• Created a subcommittee to review best practices
  in regard to keyboarding skills

• Wrote philosophy and goals

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Philosophy

• The Mountain Brook Schools Technology Curriculum
  Committee believes the Technology Curriculum
  should be an integrated, interdisciplinary
  program that is effective, challenging, and
  engaging.
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• Specifically we believe that
• Current technology is a powerful tool for
  research, problem-solving, communication, and
  collaboration, and its mastery is a defining
  characteristic of a successful 21st century
  learner.
• An effective curriculum is designed to create
  digital citizens who understand their own
  responsibility in the use of technology in a
  safe, legal and ethical way.
• Effective technology instruction is relevant,
  engaging, authentic and seamlessly integrated
  through all the disciplines.
• Successful implementation of the curriculum
  engages students of all ability levels and
  learning styles.
• The technology curriculum reflects the dynamic,
  fluid nature of technology, preparing students to
  own their knowledge of current technology in
  order to transfer their learning to the
  successful use of technologies yet to be
  developed.

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Technology Curriculum Goals

• The ultimate goal of the technology curriculum is
  technology fluency for all students so that they
  might use technology to communicate effectively,
  acquire knowledge, produce creative solutions and
  engage in a global environment. It is imperative
  that students are provided with technology
  instruction to procure information, improve
  problem solving skills, enhance curriculum, and
  work collaboratively.
• The following goals were derived from both the
  Alabama State Course of Study for Technology
  Education and the ISTE National Educational
  Technology Standards for Students
• Students will understand, utilize and apply
  knowledge of both current and emerging technology
  systems.
• Students will be responsible digital citizens by
  practicing safe, ethical and legal use of
  technology.
• Students will gather, organize, evaluate,
  synthesize and report information from an
  appropriate variety of sources.
• Students will communicate, interact, collaborate
  and publish to produce original works or solve
  problems using a variety of digital tools.
• Students will engage in global communication that
  develops cultural understanding.
• Students will use appropriate digital tools and
  resources to plan and conduct research, make
  decisions, create projects, solve problems and
  think critically.
• Students will apply knowledge to generate new
  ideas, create original works as a means of
  expression, explore complex systems and issues,
  and identify trends and forecast possibilities.

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Next Steps

• Present Curriculum Framework to Board
• Make available for community input
• Request approval from Board

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Curriculum Development Process

• Readiness
• Planning and writing curriculum
• Learning

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LearningStaff Development and Summer Technology
Conference
5th AND 6th Grade Technology Committee Meeting
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Agenda for 5th/6th Technology Committee Meeting

• Overview of the Standards
• Review 5th Grade Sample Project
• Sample Projects (Its Your Turn)
• The Who
• The How
• EasyTech Discussion and Lessons
• Professional Development

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Social Studies Project SampleVoicethread Bill
Andrews, 5th Grade, Social Studies, MBE
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Current Project Description
A new technology that I am in the process of
using is VoiceThread. On VoiceThread, the teacher
can post videos, pictures, PowerPoints, and other
media and then have students view the VoiceThread
at school or at home. They can comment on each
item with their voice through a microphone,
type in a comment, or even manipulate the media
using a drawing tool. This allows for a unique
interactive environment that increases student
interest in the curriculum. Our first VoiceThread
project is on the Middle Passage and slavery. To
register for an account on VoiceThread, students
must have an email account. We decided to
activate ePals email accounts for each student.
Each student comment is represented by a graphic,
so I had each student draw a self portrait using
the Paint program and save it so that the picture
could be uploaded to the students VoiceThread
account. I began by posting slavery pictures to
my VoiceThread. I assigned each class a specific
picture on which to comment, hopefully,
collecting everyones feelings and thoughts on
this sad part of history. The cool thing is that
their voice will be there for the other
students, their parents, and me to hear. Next I
plan to have my students create their own
VoiceThreads on which others can comment.
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Technology Standards

• Accurate Terminology (Use throughout teaching the
  project)
• Safe removal of storage media including digital
  cameras
• Connect/copy files from storage media (Pulling
  ppt files and pictures from flash drive or
  pictures from digital camera)
• Navigational features of programs, navigating
  windows (Navigating the Internet to find
  pictures, organizing files/pictures in a folder
  on the computer, using the Paint program)
• Presentation software/online multimedia software
  (Text done in PowerPoint, VoiceThread is an
  online presentation software.)

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Technology Standards

• Identify file types with .ppt, .jpg, .bmp (When
  saving/locating files to import to VoiceThread,
  discussing file types)
• Basic Troubleshooting (Using the microphone,
  volume, wireless connectivity, refreshing the
  website, restartingtypical issues that arrive
  when using hardware/softwarewhat if statements
  that prepare students)
• Responsible/ethical useposting information
  online/passwords private (What they say/type in
  VoiceThread is public, being responsible,
  choosing youre your identitynot your neighbors,
  protecting password)
• Acceptable Use Policy
• Citing Sources (Give credit for pictures and
  information)

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Technology Standards

1. Influence of technology on society (In your
   parents lifetime, how would they have
   communicated their ideas with others? How has
   technology helped you communicate and share?)
2. Organize, locate, collect, present information
   (Shared folders to organize, file names to
   identify pictures, Internet search strategies for
   pictures and information, presenting using online
   tool)
3. Electronic Reliability (Reliability of
   information from web for the VoiceThreadusing
   other VoiceThreads for informationwhy that
   would/would not be reliable)
4. Digital environment to collaborate and
   communicate (Shared folders/files, sharing on the
   web through VoiceThreadinviting parents, other
   students to comment)
5. Produce digital work collaboratively (Whole class
   working on project, commenting)
6. Create a product using digital tools. (Digital
   Camera/PowerPoint/Paint/Online tool)

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It is your turn.. See grade level standards.
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Who will be accountable for teaching what
standard?
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Curriculum Mapping
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Technology Projects
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Grade Level/Curriculum Project
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Professional Development/Summer Technology
Conference
http//www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/cms/VoiceThread/1043
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How Do We Know?
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Technology Fluency

• Elementary
• From 2004-2009 documentation was expected for the
  completion of Easytech Lessons at 80 accuracy.
  Now, documentation is required for the teaching
  of standards through curriculum projects.
• Secondary
• From 2004-2009 documentation was required through
  the use of a checklist and sample projects. This
  process is being continued.

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Documentation
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www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us
Click?Technologies then Click ?Technology
Education
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Free Resources

• ALEX
• MoodleLearning Management System
• Google Apps for Education email, calendar, word
  processor, presentation
• VoiceThreads make collaboration easy!
• edu.glogster.com innovative and interactive
  learning
• Wiki Spaces free wiki

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