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Today’s
colleges require that students are adept at using the Web as a
tool for research. Presenters share techniques for designing
project-based curricula for students that integrate Web use
with academic projects.
Session Outcomes ~ Participants
will be able to:
- Learn about technology
resources to create technology-enhanced lessons
- Understand how to develop
students' understanding of information literacy
- Design differentiated
lessons using technology
ISTE Student
Standards: NETS•S
- Basic operations and
concepts: Browser search tools
- Social and Ethical:
students cite sources and use ethical practice
(paraphrasing)
- Productivity: Create
presentations using technology
- Communication: Students
use a variety of media and formats to communicate
information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
- Technology Research Tools:
21st century skills: select, synthesize, report
Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools
AGENDA:
(4:00 to 4:15) Investigating
PUSD Teachers' LearningPoint Sites for Learning:
Please select three teachers'
sites to review and reflect upon. As you travel around
their sites, put your self in the shoes of a Learner.
How would these sites address differentiation, engagement and
access to information? Be prepared to share out your
findings.
Elementary School
Middle / High School
(4:15 to 4:45) Investigating
Website Resources for Instructional Support
In job alike groups, take a
moment to reflect and share on something that is difficult to
teach. In your group, using the following websites
to investigate resources available for the topic (s) you
identified.
(4:45
to 5:15) Understanding Information Literacy
After view the video on
Information Literacy, and reading the site on "Teaching
Zack to Think", reflect and share how you might incorporate
Information Literacy into your instructional environment?
21st
Century Literacies Video:
This video will present a case for the need for Information
Literacy Skills. Information
Literacy Resources
Teacher Resources for Teacher
Information Literacy
(5:15 to 5:30) Using
Technology to Differentiate Learning
It is time to apply your new
knowledge. You are asked to modify/adapt or design a
lesson which integrates technology. You will be asked to
submit a final reflection on April 22, 2005. Below are
listed sites to assist you in this activity:
Closing and Wrap-up
- Reflection of new
knowledge due April 22, 2005. PLease submit to
Charlotte Kutzner, PPAP Cordinator. ( Click here
to obtain Reflection Form )
- Complete the CTAP2
Survey (20 Minutes time) If you need assistance,
please email Stacey Campo. This is due by
April 22, 2005
- Complete the Session
Evaluation
Resources:
Better
Searching Techniques: Resources for searching the
web. How to search different engines for information.
Edutopia: Union
City Video shows students using technology to enhance
student learning. Includes project-based learning and
multimedia examples. More Project
Based Learning: Classroom Examples (click on documentaries
and browse the video examples of projects).
PowerPoint
on Design Tips: Presentation on effective strategies and
considerations for font selection, layout and color design in
creating a presentation.
Introduction
to PowerPoint 2003: A tutorial designed for people who are
new to PowerPoint.
Jamie McKenzie Article: Power
Points This article reviews strategies for research and
presentation for effective projects.
21st
Century Skills This site details a process for teaching
information literacy skills. Resources include lessons on
evaluating the authority and accuracy of sites, questioning,
researching, synthesizing, and presenting information
gathered. Lesson plans are included organized by grade level
and subject area.
How
to Embed Video in Classroom Presentations:
techLearning article describes how to incorporate video
in presentations including steps and screen shots for
PowerPoint and AppleWorks.
Citation
Machine . This site has a built in form (FREE) where
students can type in the author’s name, date of publishing,
etc. and click submit. After doing that they will see
citations for both MLA and APA Style.
Academy
of Achievement: Great interviews, movies, text from living
authors, scientists, etc. Download movies in a variety of
formats (see help sheet on CD).
Way
Back Machine: - The Internet Archive is building a digital
library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in
digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to
researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public
(searchable).
Find
Sounds: Search the web for sounds in all formats (see
seminar CD for information on file formats for use in
PowerPoint).
Free
Play Music: Sound files for downloading (see seminar CD
for information on file formats for use in PowerPoint).
Additional Resources
Copyright
Video: This video can be downloaded and used in
reinforcing copyright and ethical practice.
Backflip (http://www.backflip.com)
- this site allows users to have a free space on a server to
organize and access web sites. Descriptions can be added. A
feature that supports group work and collaboration is the
ability to Share or make folders of resources Public.
Video
in the Classroom This site has clips of classroom practice
using technology for teaching and learning activities. The
site has a search feature and showcases effective strategies
and issues in integrating technology.
Video Classrooms:
a digital library of classrooms using technology.
National
Center for Educational Statistics: Includes national
statistics data and reports.
webTeacher: this site
houses a vast array of resources for teacher web pages and use
of the Internet in the classroom. It links to resources with
lesson plans.
Discovery
School K-12 lesson plans: Lesson Plan Library. Some
lessons are categorized by grade level ranges.
The
Technology Applications Center for Educational Development
Lesson: Includes a long list of resources and sites with
lessons.
Federal Resources for
Educational Excellence (FREE): Hundreds of Federally
supported teaching and learning resources, including
educational technology
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Thank
you to Dr. Kathy Hayden, CSUSM for the support
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