Edsurge. Edudemic. News and Information for Teacher Leaders. K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work. Defining and Informing the Complex Field of User Experience (UX) What Is Successful Technology Integration? Technology integration is the use of technology resources -- computers, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, digital cameras, social media platforms and networks, software applications, the Internet, etc. -- in daily classroom practices, and in the management of a school.
Successful technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is: Routine and transparent Accessible and readily available for the task at hand Supporting the curricular goals, and helping the students to effectively reach their goals When technology integration is at its best, a child or a teacher doesn't stop to think that he or she is using a technology tool -- it is second nature. And students are often more actively engaged in projects when technology tools are a seamless part of the learning process. Defining Technology Integration Willingness to embrace change is also a major requirement for successful technology integration.
3 Technology and Learning Strategies to Steal. As technology becomes more entwined with curriculum and instruction, school districts are looking to each other for models that work.
For their technology and learning initiatives, three school districts were recognized as first-place winners in their respective student population categories in the 2012 Digital School Districts Survey from the Center for Digital Education. Keep reading to find out their major strategies for integrating technology into the curriculum in a meaningful way. 1. Start small and let technology integration spread organically. While large districts such as the Clark County School District in Las Vegas may start a pilot with a million tablets, the smaller Springville-Griffith Institute Central Schools in New York tests devices with pilots of a thousand or less.
Because the Springville-Griffith school district has limited funds, it started a competitive grant program for technology. A similar effect happened with an elementary school podmaster program. 2. 3. Five-Minute Film Festival: Game-Based Learning. Education and Gamification. Words, images, sound.
All teach me, all sway me into new worlds, where each syllable creates new shades of meaning. Images breathe through my skin, calling me into dimensions where all is possible. I tread into these worlds with delight, playing with colours, shapes and sounds. A lucid, ludic, world where I play with discoveries, unafraid of novelty. But has this to do with education? Despite constraints such as lack of tech hardware, institutional firewalls, lack of teacher training and sometimes, even lack of managerial vision, undoubtedly today's educational scenario is a blend of digital learning and more traditional approaches in the classroom.
Nevertheless, educators who refuse incorporating a digital ecosystem in their practices, are facing a losing battle. It is not so much that students expect or want to take responsibility for their learning process, but given the opportunity, they will. How else can you entice learners today? THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education. Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide. Class Blogging as a Classroom Window to the World. So you want to look at creating a class blog?
Do you have an idea about what to do with a blog, but perhaps not sure where to start? Or perhaps you want to start a blog but are not sure how to make it sustainable with your class? Or perhaps you’ve heard others talking about their class blog and want to see whether it’s for you and your class? Why blog? If you are looking at why you might consider class blogging you might find it helpful to see what others have said. John Johnston of North Lanarkshire Council has created a blog post which sets out advice to consider when starting a class blog: Starting Blogging in the Classroom. David Mitchell has produced a blogging policy for use in a primary school, which can be adapted to the needs of your own school situation. Edublogs Curriculum Corner has a host of information about why to blog, ideas about where and how it will help learning in and out of the classroom, as well as general information about the whole vocabulary of blogging!
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