1 / 16

Seamless Technology Integration

Seamless Technology Integration. Garnet Valley School District Siobhan Leavy-Buttil. Why do we need technology?. Gamer Generation Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants Students are conditioned to receive environmental stimulation. Nintendo Tennis, Anyone? Wii, Wii

virgo
Download Presentation

Seamless Technology Integration

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Seamless Technology Integration Garnet Valley School District Siobhan Leavy-Buttil

  2. Why do we need technology? • Gamer Generation • Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants • Students are conditioned to receive environmental stimulation. • Nintendo Tennis, Anyone? Wii, Wii • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7361031 Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  3. Online Read Alouds • Screen Actors’ Guild: www.storylineonline.net • Candlelight Stories: http://www.candlelightstories.com/ • Reading Planet http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/read_aloud_stories.mspx Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  4. A Digital Approach to Writing • International Reading Association: www.readwritethink.org • Alphabet Organizer http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/alphabet/ • Biography Cube http://readwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/ • Animal Research Graphic Organizers: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/animal-inquiry/ • Character Trading Cards http://readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/ • Comic Strip Creator: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  5. Language Arts • Harcourt Publishers • Grammar practice, proofreading practice, test taking skills, and much more. • www.harcourtschool.com • Password: beck • Graphic Organizers • http://gotoscience.com/Graphic_Organizers.html#preview_graphic_organizer • Create Individual Word Searches • http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/WordSearchSetupForm.html Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  6. Online Scavenger Hunt • Interactive approach to research and fact finding. • Yellowstone Online Scavenger Hunt: • http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/kidstuff/scavhunt/index.htm • Education World: Black History Month Scavenger Hunt: • http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_black_history_101.shtml • Chinese New Year: • http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/images/hunt062.pdf • Cinco de Mayo Scavenger Hunt: • http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/cinco_de_mayo/scavenger_hunt.php?page=8 • Autumn Scavenger Hunt: • http://www.christina.k12.de.us/pulaski/library/Pathfinder%20for%20the%20Square%20of%20Life.htm Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  7. Following Football • According to a 1999 Harris poll, 30 million people play Fantasy Sports. Many participants are teenagers playing on the Internet. • Students create and manage fantasy teams composed of professional athletes who earn points based on touchdowns and yards gained by passing, rushing, and receiving. • Each week, students compute the points scored by their players and construct a variety of graphs based on their teams' performance.The objective of the game is to accumulate as many points as possible. • www.cbssportsline.com • Worksheets can be integrated throughout the game to reinforce concepts. • See attached information. Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  8. The Stock Market Game • The Stock Market Game is designed to engage students in a collaborative endeavor to increase their math computation skills, problem solving skills, and analytical skills. • The students participate in an online investing simulation game and conduct extensive research about the free market economic system. • The objective of the game is to build an investment portfolio with the highest net worth. • See attached information. • http://www.smgww.org/ • www.economicspa.org • www.investwrite.org Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  9. Digital Symmetry • Students explore the concept of symmetry as it relates to their faces. • Take digital picture of each student. • Print photos and cut each student’s picture in half using the paper cutter. • Paste ½ of the student’s face onto oak tag paper. • Students then create the missing ½ of their face using the picture they see. • Discuss that they must draw exactly what they see. • See example. Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  10. Making Math Come Alive • 24 Game Online • http://www.firstinmath.com/ • User ID: LOVE Password: MATH • Christina School District http://www.christina.k12.de.us/Math/student_family.htm • Math Square http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/MathSquareForm.html • Brainpop • www.brainpop.com • Several free 2-minute movies Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  11. Making Math Come Alive • Apple Mathematics Gallery • http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/subject_template.php?subject_id=3 • ING Planet Orange • http://www.orangekids.com/ • Choose character, go on “tours”, and then take a short quiz. Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  12. Area of a Right Triangle Area of a square = s x s Area of a triangle = ½ (base x height) Use the manipulatives below to demonstrate why the formula for a triangle works. Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  13. Science • Foss Science Curriculum • www.fossweb.com • Christina School District • http://www.christina.k12.de.us/science/ • Excellent resource for science kits Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  14. Webquests • Webquests • http://webquest.org/ • This can be an independent assignment, extension activity, collaborative activity, etc. • There are many webquests already completed for you to utilize. • Each webquest has all of the needed materials within the site. • http://www.franklincollege.edu/pwp/mgerline/t-lesson-template1.html Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  15. Podcasts for Learning • Interesting method to learn content and connect with other students around the world. • Willow Web • http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/podcasts.html Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

  16. Rubrics • Ruby Star • Create customized rubrics quickly and easily • http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php • Funded by the U.S. Department of Education • Rubrics 4 Teachers • http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/ • Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators • http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html Siobhan Leavy-Buttil Garnet Valley School District

More Related