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Enhancing Curriculum with Technology

Enhancing Curriculum with Technology. Technology can be utilized throughout the curriculum to encourage creativity & critical thinking, thus increasing student achievement. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology.

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Enhancing Curriculum with Technology

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  1. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Technology can be utilized throughout the curriculum to encourage creativity & critical thinking, thus increasing student achievement

  2. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Technology can be used to address all learning styles; Visual, Tactile/Kinesthetic & Auditory, thus capturing & holding student interest • More about Learning Styles can be found at the url below in a Learning Styles Chart: http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm

  3. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Graphic Organizers such as Kidspiration/Inspiration are wonderful organizational tools, especially for Visual Learners: • Inspiration Interactive On-line Demonstration: http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/Inspiration/interactive_demo/index.cfm

  4. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Technology tools enable students to explore/investigate topics in-depth, fostering critical thinking skills & creativity • Webquests are a great example! Career Exploration WebQuest:http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/webcareeremr.html • Interactive Applets are another example. Interactive Math & Personal Finance Hotlist:http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listmathpermr1.html

  5. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Technology can provide access to information/tools otherwise unavailable • On-line Resources for teachers & students: Teacher Resources Hotlist:http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listteachingmr2.html

  6. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Geography/Social Studies Resources: African Geography Hotlist: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listafricanmr10.html Ex. Student Regional Map of Africa Activity using Painting/Drawing

  7. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • U.S. Presidential Timeline Treasure Hunt: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntuspremr.html Ex. Student Presidential Timeline Activity using Drawing

  8. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • Technology can be used to reinforce important learning concepts • Spreadsheets and formulas can be a great way to reinforce math concepts Ex. Budget Spreadsheet Activity

  9. Enhancing Curriculum with Technology • There are many more examples of how technology can be used to enhance curriculum located at the following link (using the search term “darmody”): http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

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