Do you have enough technology in your classroom?

Do teachers want to ban technology because it is a distraction? (phones, cameras, mp3)

Do teachers have confidence to incorporate technology or teach in the way they were taught?

Are you and your students excited and engaged in your classroom?

TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING

Leslie Watkins – ED 503 Instructional TechnologyDr. Holden ~ Spring 2011

Overview of Presentation

• Success Stories

• Exclude vs. include

• Innovative inclusions

• Thinkfinity

• What research shows

• Benefits of technology

Successful Innovations

• Robotics

• VIDITalk to students around the world

• TV Studio & BHRD (“Be Heard”) radio station sports music talk shows

• Students use clickers & interactive whiteboards

• 50 electronic databases age appropriate research All students K-12

• Harvard and MIT partnerships Digital ethics and morals Issues involve identity, privacy, copyrights, credibility

(Camhi, 2010)

Innovations to Reach All Students

• digital language labs

• digital document & video cameras

• computer-on-wheels (COW)

• laptop stations & mini-PCs

• MIDI synthesizers for music program

• Moodle system helps discuss curriculum

content

(Camhi, 2010)

When Technology is Excluded

• Classroom management is challenging

• Lack of motivation

• Disinterested

• Distracted

• Disengaged

• Deception becomes focus Conceal headphones with clothes Text in pockets

(Johnson, 2010; Lei, 2009; Mulrine, 2007)

When Technology is Included

• Helps classroom management

• Increased interest and ability

• Common teaching practices enhanced

• Differentiates instruction

• Develops individual strengths

• Uniqueness encouraged instead of compliance

(Camhi, 2010; Johnson, 2010; Mulrine, 2007)

Innovative Inclusion

• Cell Phones & PDA’s Due dates and notes about assignments Take polls among students Photograph resources that stay in the library Record lectures to recall at later times

• Google Docs – GO GREEN! Get worksheets online Do work & submit online File share with students and teachers

• Skype & Email students around world

• Assistive Devices for reading, writing, speaking

• Create units such as economic trading Use phones for Keypals: mock futures pit Customers around world call with orders

• Online Collaborative Tools Ease of conversations after class hours Students loose shyness in online conversations Confidence built in student/teacher relationships

(Johnson, 2010; Mulrine, 2007)

THINKFINITY!

HOW CAN YOU…

•Visit artifacts of Smithsonian Museums

•Go to concerts at the Kennedy Center

•Take an Xpedition with National Geographic

•FREE –1000’s of standard-based lessons/games

•Current events lessons to increase understanding

•Connections to past and historical eventshttp://www.thinkfinity.org/

GREAT PreK-3rd grade websites

•http://www.starfall.com/

•http://www.funbrain.com/

•http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

•http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

FREE tutoring for military families: •http://www.tutor.com/military/how-it-works

…AND MORE!

Research shows…

• New teachers usually familiar with technology

• Familiarity is limited to social networking

• Even ‘digital natives’ lack confidence advanced technologies incorporating instructional technology lack of instructional technology modeled

• Teachers teach in ways they’re taught

• Systematic use and study of advanced technology empower students and teachers have confidence to integrate technology

(Lei, 2009)

Traits Developed With Technology

• Curiosity nourished

• Communication facilitated

• Easier to learn concepts on multi-levels

• Encourages inference and implications

• Creates higher order learning opportunities

• Stimulate critical thinking, problem solving, and

decision making

(Camhi, 2010; Johnson, 2010; Lei, 2009;

Mulrine, 2007)

Benefits from Technology

• Reach diverse learners Kinesthetic Gifted Creative Special needs

• Competent = confidence• Students perform at optimum levels• Learning becomes multi-dimensional• Capabilities stretch beyond classroom• Invigorated instruction = engaged, excited

lifelong learners

(Camhi, 2010; Johnson, 2010; Lei, 2009; Mulrine, 2007; Silverman, 2011)

summary…

Some teachers want to ban technology……they lack confidence: HOW to integrate?

If they include instead of exclude…increased interestincreased motivationincreased excitement and engagementmore innovation:

higher order thinking skillscreative thinkingproblem solvingdecision making

…The right amount of technology varies

No technology is NOT the best answer (Camhi, 2010; Johnson, 2010; Lei, 2009; Mulrine, 2007)

RESOURCESCamhi, S. L. (2010). How the 2009 Sylvia Charp Award winner used technology

to transform a once struggling school district. Learning & Leading with Technology 12-15.

Johnson, D. (2010). Taming the chaos. Learning & Leading with Technology , 20-23.

Lei, J. (2009). Digital natives as preservice teachers: What technology preparation is needed? Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 25(3), 87-97.

Mulrine, C. F. (2007). Creating a virtual learning environment for gifted and talented learners. Gifted Child Today,30(2), 37-40.

Silverman, L. (2011). The Visual-Spatial Learner: An Introduction. Retreived from:

http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/Visual_Spatial_Learner/vsl.htm

Thinkfinity/Verizon Foundation (2010). Enhance Learning With FREE Lesson Plans & Educational Resources. Retrieved from:

http://www.thinkfinity.org/

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