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Ef fect ive Strateg ies for Classroom Teachers

TEACHER TECH INTEGRATIONBY CHESKA LORENA, 2010

EDU 590 DR. WASHBURN

1. Create a clear vision of what an ideal classroom with integrated technology looks like. Individual teachers can

design their own technology growth development plans by outlining their expectations for the school year. Take out the

schools mission statement, and your learning objectives. How does the technology fit in? Align learning objectives with the

appropriate tools, and list 1-2 new tools you would like to use in the classroom. Set small measurable goals. Focus on one

goal at a time. Schedule time during the week to practice with the tools.

2. Build an on-campus professional learning network. Make friends with the technology department. Individual teach-

ers can form small study groups with colleagues to sign up for professional development courses together, attend confer-

ences together, swap literature, and share ideas for lesson plans, and resources. Visit and observe each others classrooms.

Encourage one another to host informal workshops, demonstrations, or tutoring sessions during breaks or after school.

3. Build an online professional learning network. Learn how to set up a Twitter account or a profile on one of the

social networking platforms. Connect with other educators and join education-related groups. When you feel more com-

fortable, expand your network to include artists, scientists, authors, etc. Make a commitment to spend a few minutes a

day, or a half hour on weekends, to browse through the current articles, materials, and links. When you feel more com-

fortable reading the resources on your social networks, dont just lurk! Try your hand at leaving 1-2 comments on a blog

or in a group discussion. Ask questions.

4. Invest in yourself. Read, read, and read! Subscribe to technology journals and publications. Open an aggregator account

like Google Reader and subscribe to educational blogs, online magazines, and newsletters. Search for online tutorials and

videos. Use open content sources. Follow along with free university online classes. Attend free webinars and free virtual

conferences whenever you can.

5. Expand your learning network to the classroom.Harness your students creativity and ingenuity. Involve your stu-

dents by asking them how they best learn, how they network outside the classroom, and what technology tools they are

using for their hobbies. Allow them to be your technology tutors by encouraging them to share their tips and tricks. Set up

monthly technology show-and-tells in the classroom. Ask students to do a tutorial for you. Search for video, podcasts, and

other tutorials together and create a class technology knowledge-base on a class website, social bookmarking site, or wiki-

space.

6. Publish, publicize, and advertise your students technology-related work. Create a classroom website or a wiki-

space to share ideas, tutorials, and class projects. Share the links with parents, administration, and faculty. Invite them to

your classroom to see what the students are doing and learning. Distribute a monthly newsletter, or create a photo album,

or put together a portfolio to share what you have done to integrate technology in your classroom. Share these with your

colleagues and your professional learning networks. Ask for constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement.7. Develop a reflective practice with your integration of technology in the classroom. Keep a small notebook to

jot down initial thoughts and impressions. Follow up your implementation of technology tools in a lesson plan or activity

with a reflection on its strengths, weaknesses, successes and things that can be further improved. Remember to include

samples of formative and summative student assessments. Write student responses, Write about your personal journey

into technology integration. Reflect on your technology growth development plan. Consider signing up for an online blog

and linking it to your professional learning networks. Encourage discussions with your colleagues and networks.

Other tips by teachers and technology specialists: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/edtechstrategies

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Blogs

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org

Larry Ferlazzos Best Websites

of the Day.

www.freetech4teachers.com

Includes daily web 2.0 tool fea-tures, video tutorials, and appli-

cations in education.

teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org

Great education and technol-

ogy resources all around!

JOURNAL REFERENCES

RECOMMENDED BLOGS , SITES & PEO PLE TO FOL LOW

5 Tips on Becoming a 21st Century Educator: http://tinyurl.com/y5w3oq4

A Slideshare presentation on PLNs: http://tinyurl.com/ydlmdkk

A Voice-thread discussion by Educators on Why PLN?: http://tinyurl.com/y59khhq

A Wikispace guide on how to create your own PLN: http://tinyurl.com/449j7k

A Presto video tutorial on how to create a PLN using Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/

y4rc6sh

Cybraryman1s Internet database of PLN/PLC resources: http://tinyurl.com/y77wjp4

Technologyintegration doesnt

mean you have to doeverything digital, butit does mean that youhave to keep up with

what it means to be ateacher in todays

learning environment.-B. Licata

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Ertmer, P.A., Gopalakrishnan, S., & Ross, E.M. (2001). Technology using teachers: Comparing percep-

tions of exemplary technology use to best practice. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 33(5).

Hernandez-Ramos, P. (2005). If not here, where? Understanding teachers use of technology in Silicon

Valley schools. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(1).

Kay, R.H. (2006). Evaluating strategies used to incorporate technology into pre-service education. Jour-

nal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(4).

Spires, H.A., Lee, J.K., & Turner, K.A. (2008). Having our say: Middle grade student perspectives on

school, technologies, and academic engagement. Journal of Research on Technology in Education,40(4), 497-

515.

Sites

http://tinyurl.com/yhyc2oj

Teacher training videos on

Web 2.0 and ICT tools.

http://www.ted.com/

TED: Technology, Entertain-ment, and DesignIdeas

Worth Spreading.

http://www.openculture.com/

Best free cultural and educa-tional content on the web for

self-education.

Twitter Educators

@MissCheska (self-plug!)

@web20classroom

@shellyterrell

@cybraryman1@larryferlazzo

@russeltarr

@courosa

Popular Hashtags

#teachertuesday, #education,#edchat, #followfriday,

#edtech

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