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Technology
Integration Fundamentals Robert Mayben: rmayben@bama.ua.edu
1)
The
Technology in Motion Program (www.inservice.ua.edu/tim) 2)
Workshop
Web Site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/integration2.htm) 3)
Other
UA TiM Workshop Sites (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/workshops.htm)
Technology Integration Ideas & Resources 1)
The
following resources and strategies are taken from workshops that I have
conducted throughout the school year. 2)
All
of these will not be covered in this workshop. However, all will provide
numerous ideas for using technology in your classroom. 3)
Feel
free to e-mail any questions that you have about any of the resources that
are not covered. Internet 4 Classrooms Internet 4 Classrooms: www.internet4classrooms.com Click on Links for K-12
Teachers and then locate the Elementary Links. You may also want to check
the specific subject area sites as they also contain links for elementary
teachers.
The E-Sheet The
E-Sheet is a simple technology integration
strategy that directs student research on the Internet. For a complete
description and examples, visit my summer E-Sheet Workshop site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/esheetsummer.htm).
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Integration Idea: Use
sites found in the previous section for the E-Sheets. ß
E-Sheets are not only
for fill-in-the-blank questions. Add some higher level questions!
Bose: Not the Audio Technology Company Britannica Online School Edition 8 Search o Additional
Content o Multimedia
& Videos 8 Learning
Materials: http://school.eb.com/browse/learning o Interactive
Lessons o Exercises o Web
Site Activities o Encyclopedia
Activities Integration Ideas for BOSE: 8 E-Sheets 8 Activities provided by BOSE
4 Teachers 4Teachers.org works to help you
integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and
resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web
lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for
student use. For descriptions of each
tool, click on the links below:
Thinkfinity
(Formerly MarcoPolo): www.thinkfinity.org Thinkfinity
Teacher Resource Descriptions: www.thinkfinity.org/teacher/teacher_about.aspx
Thinkfinity Content Partners: 1)
Illuminations
(Math): illuminations.nctm.org
2)
ReadWriteThink
(Language Arts): www.readwritethink.org 3)
EdSiteMent
(Humanities): edsitement.neh.gov 4)
ArtsEdge:
artsedge.kennedy-center.org 5)
ScienceNetLinks:
www.sciencenetlinks.com 6)
National
Geographic XPeditions: www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions 7)
EconEdLink:
www.econedlink.org Photostory 3 & Digital Storytelling: Demonstration Only Photo
Story 3 (www.microsoft.com/photostory)
is a free and easy to use program from Microsoft that enables users to create
compelling slide shows from digital images. Its features enable you to create
a slideshow with your digital pictures, edit your pictures, create your story
with original music, add narration, and share them. Windows XP and Windows
Media Player 10 are required for this program. For more
information on PhotoStory 3, visit the UA TiM Digital Storytelling workshop
site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/ps3summer.htm).
Another
good resource is “What is a photo-movie?” from British Telecom Education (www.bteducation.org/img/lib/dialogics/PhotoMovie/index.html). The following are examples of PhotoStories: ·
Northridge
High School Home Page: www.nhs.tusc.k12.al.us ·
My
Scotland Photo Story: www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/scotland7.wmv ·
Providence
College Video Creation Site: itdp.providence.edu/Help/Video.htm#PSSamples ·
Photo
Story 3 Demo Files: www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/photostory/ps3demos.htm
Student & Copyright-Friendly Picture Sites
Other sites that you should explore 1) Ikeepbookmarks:
www.ikeepbookmarks.com 2) Vicki
Blackwell’s Internet Guide for Educators: www.vickiblackwell.com 3) Jefferson
County Teacher Tools: jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools 4) UARIC
Teacher Resources: www.inservice.ua.edu/websites
5) Study
Buddy: www.studybuddy.com 6) Answers.com:
www.answers.com 7) Mike
Bissell’s Web Page: www.skyland.tusc.k12.al.us/Bissell/MikeBissell-index.htm 8) Education
World:
www.educationworld.com 9) Fact
Monster: www.factmonster.com |
