Seamless Technology Integration

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