Integrating%20Technology%20in%20the%20Elementary%20Classroom

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Integrating Technology in the Elementary Classroom

• Trinity, Texas
• Your Facilitator, Helen Teague

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Welcome
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Introduction

• Please Introduce Yourself and...
• Describe Your Christmas Holiday Using a Techie
  Word

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Digital Word Walls

• See a sample word wall
• http//4oops.edublogs.org/

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Agenda

• Our Purpose
• Promote the integration of technology learning
  into the elementary curriculum, the improvement
  of teaching practice and improved student
  achievement in standards-led curriculum
• http//cc.harcourt.com/workshops/trinityisd/
• http//tinyurl.com/trinityisd

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Objectives

• Explore the different types of search engines and
  searching strategies
• Locate and evaluate educational Web sites.
• Classify and organize Web sites according to
  content.
• Locate Websites that illustrate the use of
  higher-level problem-solving skills.
• Explore different types of problem solving
  projects
• Understand how to create online projects such as
  hotlists and hunts.
• Create one online activity or project.

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Todays Goal

• The goal of this workshop is to provide the
  resources, tools, technology skills and
  instructional strategies necessary to integrate
  technology into your daily curriculum by
  concentrating on curriculum first, technology
  second.

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Your Tasks

• To create an online resources bank and an online
  student activity.
• To ask questions and have fun!

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So Many Choices
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Big Picture
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Any Questions?

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt http//www.hmlt.hmco.co
  m/

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Online Resources

• Refdesk.com
• Online reference resources
• http//www.refdesk.com

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Online Resources

• Jan Brett-- http//www.janbrett.com
• Super Duper Childrens Author

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Online Resource

• PBS Kids-- http//pbskids.org/

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Online Resource

• StoryLine http//www.storylineonline.net/

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Learning Centers

• An OOPS Activity Page
• http//www.oops.bizland.com/elemact.html

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Online Generators

• 4teachers.org
• Teachers resources and tools site
• URL http//4teachers.org/

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Training Edutopia

• Teacher Training Videos
• http//edublogs.org
• Videos of best practices

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Training (Latest Technologies)

• Teacher Training Videos
• http//www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
• Videos for teachers

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Any Questions?

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt http//www.hmlt.hmco.co
  m/