TDC Chapter 5 Group 4: Teachnologists Heather Troncillito Steven Zurlnick Carol Tompkins Lisa Warren Jennifer Kinsley

 Do you find it difficult to integrate technology in your classroom?

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Strongly Agree B.

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Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree  Do you feel that technology can be harmful if used incorrectly?

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Strongly Agree B.

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Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Multimedia

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Digital Media

 Using more than one media while incorporating elements such as:  text  graphics  audio  video  virtual reality  animation

 Technologies that allow users to digitally create new forms of:  interaction  expression  communication  entertainment

 Digital Storytelling  iLife  Digital Projects with PowerPoint  Slingbox  Camtasia Studio

    Decisions Decisions  Creates simulations where students learn apply of history through Role Play.

Class Works  A new approach to learning that lets teachers customize the individual student’s learning paths.

Math Blaster Series  Helps students master math concepts and prepare for state and national testing Blackboard/Webct  allows teachers and students to interact and collaborate online using bulletin boards and internal e mail systems

  Many schools are using digital media applications and the Web to help students better understand the past or gain a greater appreciation of other cultures. Many schools are using digital media applications and the Web to help students better understand the past or gain a greater appreciation of other cultures. Interactive Websites that any teacher can use to make her digital media come to life: • www.smithsonian.com

• www.theteachersguide.com

• www.pbs.org

• www.virtualfreesites.com

• www.historychannel.com

• www.discovery.com

• www.literaryhistory.com

• www.nationalgeographic.org

• www.amnh.org

• www.geographic.org

• www.theodora.com

  The ‘Integration Corner’ is where the teacher and other educators incorporate technology into their content specific classroom. There are twelve corners with numerous websites listed that are for students, teachers and other educators.

Listed below are a some of the sites from each corner that would be beneficial to those in education.

1. Early Childhood Corner

a. Learning Planet http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp

b. ABC Teach http://abcteach.com/

2. Elementary Corner

a. Crayola http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm

b. How Stuff Works Express http://express.howstuffworks.com/default.htm

3. Middle School Corner

a. Life in the Fast Lane: Technology in the Middle School http://www.4teachers.org/testimony/italia/index.shtml

b. Internet Field Trips http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/index.htm

4. Secondary corner

a. Project-Based Learning with Multimedia: Video http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/TechHelp/VideoHelp/VideoGuide.html

b. Smithsonian National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/

5. Math Corner

a. PBS Teacher Source – Math http://www.pbs.org/teachers/math/ b. ePals http://www.epals.com/

6. Science Corner

a. The Inspire Project http://theinspireproject.org/ b. Virtual Middle School Library Science Web Sites http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/scied.html

7. Special Education Corner

a. Multimedia and More: Help for Students with Learning Disabilities http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/technology/multimedia.html

b. Special Education: In the Spotlight http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html

8. Post Secondary Corner

a. McGraw-Hill Higher Education Multimedia Products http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/home.do

b. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) http://www.iste.org/

9. Administrator Corner

a. Journal of Interactive Media in Education http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/ b. Technology Grant News Technology Grants http://www.technologygrantnews.com/

10. Research Corner

a. Will New Teachers Be Prepared to Teach in a Digital Age http://www.mff.org/publications/publications.taf?page=154 b. Kairos - http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/

11. Reading/Language Arts Corner

a. Writing on the Internet http://www.webreference.com/internet/writing/ b. Reading Aloud: Are Students Ever Too Old? -

12. Social Studies/History Corner

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr081.shtml

a. Marco Polo http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx

b. PBS Africa http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/lesson_plans.html

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Are We Scaring Our Children?

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Bringing the Past to the Present

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Information Overload

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Digital Media Realism- Dealing with Tragedy

 Is the media scaring our children by focusing on all the horrible “news” stories?  Child abductions   Murders Pedophiles  What do these stories portray to our children?

 How do you talk to your students about this?

“ Experts worry that students might be spending more time sifting through information than actually applying and utilizing information.”

Some say the amount of information easily available to teachers and students can be overwhelming.

 What can be done about information overload?  How can teachers help students avoid this?

 Digital Media Applications:   Oregon Trail Civil War Simulation  Critics argue that the use of digital media applications lack the insight and detail of a traditional textbook.  Supporters claim that, by being immersed in these DMA, students gain a better understanding of the subject being taught.   What place do digital media applications have in learning history? Why?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of digital media applications compared with traditional textbooks?

 September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Attacks  April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech. Tragedy  E-mail, text messaging, blogs, podcasts, cell phones, and social networks been used so extensively by people all over the world to communicate information, emotions, and sorrow resulting from a tragic event.

   Should you talk to your students about these issues? Do you turn this into a teachable moment? What precautions should you take to ensure that the information you provide is age appropriate?

Questions or Comments?