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Explore the impactful integration of technology in education, where teachers become guides and students are engaged as active learners. Delve into the principles of Project-Based Learning (PBL), emphasizing cooperation, authentic assessments, and real-life problem-solving. Discover essential NETS standards, tools like smartboards and teacher web portals, and invaluable resources such as Google Tools, Thinkfinity, and Edutopia. This guide is perfect for educators seeking to enhance their teaching practices with technology while fostering an interactive learning environment.
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Technology in the Classroom “Technology is like make-up; it shouldn’t show, and you need to know where you are going to know what to put on.”
Tools • Mac or PC • Laptop carts • Smartboards • Teacher WebPortal (BEEP)
Major Attributes of PBL • Students are activelearners, not passive recipients of knowledge • Teachers are guides, not the primary source of information • Group based, using cooperative and collaborative processes • A product is used to demonstrate learning has taken place • An essential question forms the basis of a real-life problem to be solved • Supporting questions are used to guide the learners without giving them the answers • Multiple assessments are used throughout the process, including authentic assessment
Google Tools http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Thinkfinity • http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Edutopia • http://www.edutopia.org/
4Teachers • http://4teachers.org/tools/ • Rubistar • PBL Checklist • Academic Skill Builders