Integrating technology2[3]

Integrating Technology

Divya Nagpal

Magnet Coordinator

Christine Moore

Educational Technologist

Patrick Burke

Technology Coach

Get to know your partner

• Introduce yourself to the person sitting to your right and share the following-

• What technology integration means?

• What is not technology integration?

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Agenda

• Defining integration• Why integration?• Tips for Successful

integration• Web tools for

integration• Checkpoint• You try it! (the “make

and take” portion)

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What is Technology Integration?

Integration is when educators use technology to introduce, reinforce, extend, enrich, assess, and remediate student mastery of curricular goals.

Integration usually includes collaboration and deliberate planning. It ALWAYS includes the educator’s participation.

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What is NOT Technology Integration?Integration is NOT:

•The use of managed instructional software

•Having students go to a computer lab to learn technical skills while the classroom teacher stays behind to plan or grade papers

•Using the Internet to access games sponsored by toy manufacturers or television shows

•Using specialty software for drill and practices day after day

•Going to replace a teacher with a computer

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Why Integrate Technology?

• Encourages skills such as: – complex thinking– creative problem

solving– Collaboration

• Students live in a digital world; teach them how to use technology well and wisely

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Tips for successful integration

• Don’t try to do everything at once

• Pick one tool and try it, make it yours

• Don’t expect to have all the answers

• Let the kids teach you and each other

• Embrace experimentation• Have a back up plan –

problems do occur• Have fun!

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Web Tools to Aid Integration

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Integration Help

• For the purpose of this session, we have created a wiki • This PowerPoint and other resources are available on

the wiki for your use• Feel free to interact with others in this wiki – ask

questions, share websites and ideas, troubleshoot• In a moment, it will be your turn – you can create your

own wiki and/or begin building using any or all of the tools mentioned here. This wiki is available for you if you need assistance after this session. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions later on!

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Checkpoint – questions or discussion?

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www.magnettechintegration.wikispaces.com

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