Integrating Integrating Technology Into the Technology Into the CurriculumCurriculumExcerpt from Technology for the School Excerpt from Technology for the School Librarian: Theory and PracticeLibrarian: Theory and Practice

Presentation by Cathryn DozierPresentation by Cathryn Dozier

Why Use Technology in Why Use Technology in the Curriculumthe Curriculum

4 Reasons4 Reasons Motivates studentsMotivates students Provides unique applicationsProvides unique applications New approachesNew approaches More productiveMore productive

Attributes of Information-Attributes of Information-Age SchoolsAge Schools

Interactivity in Interactivity in different venuesdifferent venues

Self-intiatedSelf-intiated Teachers become a Teachers become a

guideguide Center of learning Center of learning

Approaches to Approaches to IntegrationIntegration

Teacher collaborationTeacher collaboration Team teachingTeam teaching FlexibilityFlexibility LiteracyLiteracy ResearchResearch

Integrating Technology Integrating Technology Into the CurriculumInto the Curriculum

ProsProsCareer preparationCareer preparationChange in paradigmChange in paradigmOpens new avenuesOpens new avenuesEnhance critical thinkingEnhance critical thinking

ConsConsCostlyCostlyRapid changeRapid changeCompatibility issuesCompatibility issues

Cons

Costly Change Compatibility

Strategies for Integration of Strategies for Integration of Technology Into the Technology Into the CurriculumCurriculum

o Productivity SoftwareProductivity Softwareo GamesGameso SimulationSimulationo DrillDrillo PracticePracticeo TutorialsTutorials

Discovery, Problem Solving, Discovery, Problem Solving, and Cooperative Learningand Cooperative Learning

o Pose a problemPose a problemo Research itResearch ito HypothesisHypothesiso TestTesto Present resultsPresent results

Discipline-Based Ideas Discipline-Based Ideas for Integration of for Integration of Technology Into Technology Into CurriculumCurriculumo ElementaryElementary

o Short reportsShort reportso PresentationsPresentationso ResearchResearcho Information literacyInformation literacy

o SecondarySecondaryo Video reportsVideo reportso Senior projectsSenior projectso E-booksE-bookso Finding dataFinding data

TermsTermso Curriculum-Guide for course Curriculum-Guide for course

workworko Integration-Joining togetherIntegration-Joining togethero Cooperative-Working togetherCooperative-Working togethero Discovery-FindingDiscovery-Findingo Tutorials-LessonsTutorials-Lessonso Discussions-Verbal reviewDiscussions-Verbal reviewo Productivity- ProducesProductivity- Produceso Technology- DigitalTechnology- Digitalo Pro-PositivePro-Positiveo Con-NegativeCon-Negative

Response to QuestionsResponse to Questions

Pros and Cons of Technology in the Curriculum:Pros and Cons of Technology in the Curriculum:Pros: Career Preparation, Paradigm, New avenues, Pros: Career Preparation, Paradigm, New avenues,

and enhance thinking skillsand enhance thinking skillsCons: Costly, Rapid change, CompatibilityCons: Costly, Rapid change, Compatibility

Technology PlanTechnology Plan  http://cdozier.wikispaces.com/file/view/cdozhttp://cdozier.wikispaces.com/file/view/cdozier_Module+1.doc/345859602/cdozier_Modier_Module+1.doc/345859602/cdozier_Module%201.docule%201.doc

SummarySummary

This presentation outlines the importance of This presentation outlines the importance of integrating technology. It should be more that integrating technology. It should be more that the utilization of a computer. the utilization of a computer.

Other ResourcesOther Resources

2 Videos:2 Videos:

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URLs to SupportURLs to Support

http://http://www.edutopia.orgwww.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction/technology-integration-introduction

http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/8http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802papers/antifaiff/antifaiff.htm02papers/antifaiff/antifaiff.htm