Beginners

=Beginners Guide to Technology Integration=

This information is intended to introduce you to the many ways technology can be integrated into your classroom. After you become comfortable with the tools and information below, move on to the Intermediate Guide to Technology Integration.

Nine Reasons - See Nine Excellent Reasons for Using Technology in Education

What is a Blog - Click to learn about blogs and its application to learning

What is a Wiki - Click to learn about wikis, the difference between wikis and blogs, and its uses

What is Web 2.0 - Click to learn about web 2.0 and see a few examples

What Can I do with one Computer and a LCD Projector?   o Wiki (Wikispaces, Wetpaint, pbworks) o Blog (Blogspot, Edublogs) o Webquests (Thinkquest) o Student produced videos (Google, You Tube) o Power Points (authorStream) o Writing (ourstory) o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Videos (United Streaming) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Diagrams, graphic organizers (Gliffy) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Search (Snap, Google, Yahoo, etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Social Bookmarking/Organization (delicious, furl) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RSS Feeds (Pageflakes) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Calendars (Microsoft Outlook) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Web Page Editing (Microsoft Front Page) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Audio Editing (Audacity) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Music (itunes, Media Player) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Vocabulary Practice (Quizlet) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Document collaboration (Zoho, Google) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Photos (flickr, Google, Yahoo) <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Suggestions: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Keep a student list of usernames / passwords of all sites you use where students must register. (They WILL lose them or forget them.)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Address parent concerns early. Get a list of any that respond “no” on the internet forms and work out an acceptable plan upfront.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If possible, keep a computer connected to an LCD projector so that you can take advantage of the teachable moments.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Keep pushing to learn more. ([|http://www.go2web20.net] This is a web 2.0 wonderland. If you are looking for ideas for using web 2.0 tools, this is definitely the place!)

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In today’s world, preteens and teenagers use cell phones, ipods, digital cameras, and computers on a daily basis. Let’s not ask them to shift to a lower gear as they enter our classrooms. **