Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
Techie Teaching. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum. Dutton Christian School Teachers CEA October 22, 2004. Dutton Christian School. Elementary Large lab of 26 computers Media center with 4 computers 40 to 60 minutes of lab use per week taught by classroom teacher
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Techie Teaching Integrating Technology into the Curriculum Dutton Christian School Teachers CEA October 22, 2004
Dutton Christian School • Elementary • Large lab of 26 computers • Media center with 4 computers • 40 to 60 minutes of lab use per week taught by classroom teacher • Grades 3-5, additional time for keyboarding and Math facts
Dutton Christian School • Middle School • Lab of 20 computers • Media lab of 15 computers • 2 class periods of technology per week taught by technology instructor • Additional time as needed for projects
Dutton Christian School • Integration Considerations • Technology skills- TechWorks • Higher order thinking • Cooperative skills • Interest • Cross-discipline • Differentiation
Kindergarten • Logging in • Typing password
Kindergarten • Alphabet book • KidPix Studio/AppleWorks
First Grade- Fifth Grade • Math Facts in a Flash • Individualized testing • Great for evaluation • Does not teach facts well • Allows for differentiation
First- Eighth Grade • Accelerated Reading Program • Checks comprehension • Motivates reading for some
First/Second Grade • Spelling list • AppleWorks • Spell Check • Classroom Map • AppleWorks
First/Second Grade • Internet • www.dositey.com • Internetforclassrooms.com • Christmas Around the World • Research a country online • Add info to booklet
First/Second Grade • Animalreport • Visit the zoo • Research online using Yahooligans • Type report • AppleWorks Draw
Second Grade • Money Work- Kidspiration, Zoozillions
First/Second Grade • Ocean Creatures • Online research-enchantedlearning.com • Reports with pictures • People magazine • Interview classmate • Take digital picture
Second Grade • Story map • Title • Characters • Setting • Problem • Solution • AppleWorks Presentation
Third Grade- Eighth Grade • Type to Learn • Individualized keyboarding • Hands covered • Allows for differentiation
Third Grade • Planet Booklets • Find three facts • Copy planet picture • Kidspiration
Third Grade • Simple Machines • Kidspiration • Add definitions • Find examples
Fourth Grade • Animals • Hyperstudio • Animal Kingdom • Hyperstudio
Fourth Grade • Electricity • Hyperstudio
Fourth Grade • Continents • Hyperstudio • Africa • Hyperstudio
Fifth Grade • States Web Games • http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm • The Great Plant Escape • http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/ • Create a table with plant parts and foods we eat
Fifth Grade • Plate Tectonics • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/shockwave.html • National Inspirer Road Trip • Tom Snyder • Decisions, Decisions • Tom Snyder
Sixth Grade • Egyptian Art • http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/samegyptianmr.html • Exploring Egyptian art using the Internet
Sixth Grade • Personal History • Hyperstudio
Sixth Grade • Math Graphing • Surveys • Record results in spreadsheet • Graph results • Interpret results • AppleWorks or Excel
Sixth Grade • Holocaust Slide Show • Part of Holocaust unit • Research online • AppleWorks or PowerPoint
Sixth Grade • Books Read Database • AppleWorks database • Grades 6-8 • Geography Slide Show • Five themes of geography • Examples, pictures of each continent studied • Grades 6-7 • AppleWorks Presentation
Sixth Grade • Greek Claymations • Research myth or legend • Write script • Make sets and characters • Take Pictures • Download to computer • Edit pictures • Record sound • iMovie
Seventh Grade • Native Americans map • Paint the cultural areas • Record information about each group • Hyperstudio
Seventh Grade • Explorer Interview • Research online, CD and print materials • Write a script • AppleWorks presentation
Seventh Grade • Revolutionary War News • AppleWorks
Seventh Grade • Constitution • Inspiration
Eighth Grade • 60 Minutes- Civil War • iMovie
Eighth Grade • Civil War Timeline • AppleWorks Draw • Civil War Timeline
Eighth Grade • Chocolate Recipe Spreadsheet
Eighth Grade • Chocolate Business Spreadsheet
Eighth Grade • Chocolate Business Stockholder Database
Eighth Grade • Chocolate Business Stockholder letter
Eighth Grade • Cold War Project • Research using books, encyclopedias, online • Gather digital pictures, maps and movies on the topic • Write a news report on one topic • Read a fiction or nonfiction book on a Cold War topic • Film news report • Edit news report, adding pictures, maps, and movies • Summarize topic on a web page • Embed movie in web page AppleWorks or Word, iMovie, Netscape Composer, QuickTime Pro
Sixth Grade • Waves • Hyperstudio
Sixth Grade • Science Cells • AppleWorks Draw • Draw and label parts of cell • Plant Cell • Animal Cell
Sixth Grade • Cell Cycle • Hyperstudio
Seventh Grade • Fish Cutaway Appleworks Paint/Draw
Seventh Grade • The Great Solar System Rescue • Tom Snyder
Eighth Grade • The Water Cycle • PowerPoint • Draw and animate
The Water Cycle By: Hannah Vander Lugt Condensation Precipitation Transpiration Evaporation Surface Rundown
Eighth Grade • Dynamic Earth • Hyperstudio • Internet Pictures or Drawing