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Wading into a River of Technology

Wading into a River of Technology. Melisa Rutherford, LMS Blytheville Intermediate School melisa@arareading.org. Technology will not replace teachers but teachers who do not use technology will be replaced. Dr. Ray Clifford, 1983. So Now That I’ve Got It, What Do I Do?.

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Wading into a River of Technology

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  1. Wading into a River of Technology Melisa Rutherford, LMS Blytheville Intermediate School melisa@arareading.org

  2. Technology will not replace teachers but teachers who do not use technology will be replaced. Dr. Ray Clifford, 1983

  3. So Now That I’ve Got It, What Do I Do?

  4. We have been using technology since the beginning , teaching remains in concept the same. It’s the technology or the delivery that changes.

  5. Whenever we something new we should think in terms of what it is going to replace and how that will improve our delivery. Don’t let new technology overwhelm you.

  6. Note Taking Delivery Old School New School • Black Board • Chalk Board • White Board • Smart Board/ Air Liner

  7. What are some ways you can use technology to improve note taking? Create notes on the Smart Board, save them and then post on classroom web page. No more excuses about not having the material. Using Power Point to create lessons- handouts can be printed; power point can be put on classroom web page… Create links to resources on internet for use during lesson. Students can access those sites at a later time from any computer.

  8. Modeling/ Demonstration Old School New • Opaque Projector • Overhead Projector • Document Camera • Flip Camera • Smart Board

  9. Test Taking/ Progress Monitoring Old School New • Oral exam • Paper/pencil • Grade book • Hand scoring • Bubble Sheet/ Scantron • Student Response System • Web based grade maintance systems • Computer scoring/analysis

  10. Communication to Parents Old School New • Hand written letters • Mimeograph • Copy Machine • Email • Cell Phone • Website

  11. What are some ways you can use technology to improve communications? Email Create newsletters with publishing program such as Publisher. Looks professional and can include graphics. Classroom Web page- School based or create on own through Scholastic or other resource. Record those magic moments to share with parents on YouTube- just remember to have secured permission before hand.

  12. Lessons/Delivery Old School New • Lecture • Movies/ Educational Media • Repeative demonstrations/models • Web casting/pod casting • Web based video access via Youtube, Teacher Tube, United Streaming…. • Pre recorded demonstrations/ digital models via live recording, educational websites, Smart Technologies

  13. What are some ways you can use technology to improve lesson delivery? Use Flip Camera or Document Camera to record a class demonstration and then play back. (This can be an economical method for science.) Access video clips for internet resources such as Teacher Tube; Discovery Streaming, History Channel; Britannica Online, etc. Model using the document camera for up close real time instruction. Allow students to model instruction using document camera. Video Class projects

  14. What you did before you can still do but now with faster delivery and less preparation. The benefits of today’s technology include: the ease of retrieval for reteach/reinforcement; currency of information. Remember that the concepts we teach are the same as they always have been but technology will continue to change to make our delivery better.

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