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Technology in The Classroom

This document provides an overview of integrating technology into the classroom. It discusses how technology may change teaching and expectations, and outlines five stages of technology integration: entry, adoption, adaptation, appropriation, and invention. It also lists considerations for computer use such as expectations, room arrangement, management and scheduling, and integration. Finally, it provides many ideas for how teachers can use technology to support lessons across subjects.

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Technology in The Classroom

This document provides an overview of integrating technology into the classroom. It discusses how technology may change teaching and expectations, and outlines five stages of technology integration: entry, adoption, adaptation, appropriation, and invention. It also lists considerations for computer use such as expectations, room arrangement, management and scheduling, and integration. Finally, it provides many ideas for how teachers can use technology to support lessons across subjects.

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Abdelmoneim Abusin
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Technology in the

Classroom
General Introduction
Ideas for Managing and Using
Computers in the Classroom
Abdelmoneim Abusin
September 2013

IntegratingTechnologyMay
Changethewayyouteach
Changethewayyouinteractwithyour
students
Changetheexpectationsyouhaveforyour
students
Freeyoutoreallydowhatyoudobest:
TEACH!

ACOTStagesofTechnologyIntegration
Entry

Learnthebasicsofusingthenewtechnology
(skill)

Adoption

Usenewtechnologytosupporttraditional
instruction(createpuzzlesorworksheets,use
forinformation)

Adaptation

Integratenewtechnologyintotraditional
practice(applicationsoftware)

Appropriation

Focusoncooperative,projectbased,and
interdisciplinarywork

Invention

Discovernewusesfortechnologytools

http://www.apple.com/education/planning/profdev/index4.html

WebResources
TheBESTSiteforOneComputerClassrooms:
http://www.furman.edu/~pecoy/mfl195/onecomputer.h
tml
ASampleWebbasedLesson:

http://www.wmburgweb.com/Resources/Lesson/index.htm

AGREATportalforTeachers:
http://www.teachnology.com/

IssuesofComputerUse
Expectations:Whatdoyouhopetoachieve?
RoomArrangement
Wheredostudentsusethecomputer?

Management/Scheduling
Whendostudentsusethecomputer?
Howdostudentsusethecomputer?

Integration
Whydostudentsusethecomputer?

RoomArrangement

Easyaccessforstudentsandforteacher
Easilysupervised
Plentyofspace
Neatlyorganized

PlanningtheWhen

Befair
Berealistic
Beconsistent
Havethecomputerin
useallthetime
ConsiderusingFriday
ascatchupday

Usetimeordefined
tasktodeterminehow
longeachchildor
groupcanbeatthe
computer
Usetechnologyto
trackusage

PlanningtheHow
Developasystemfor
usingthecomputer
Thinksmall
Assignlearning
groups
Emphasizepre
planning

Limitdataentry
Createahomepage
withagendasandlinks
Useclassbuddiesto
updatecomputers
userswhomiss
classwork

PlanningtheHow
Enforceexpectations Usescaffolds
Taskcards
Avoidfloppydisks
Checklists
Usestudentsas
Templates
computerhelpers
Gethelp
Steal!

Integration
Examinecurrentunitoractivityforwaysto
addtechnology
Rewritethelessonunittoidentifychanges
duetotechnology
Preparematerialsandcreateschedule

Ideas
Lookupinforelatedtocurrentclass
discussion
Dailyinfolikesunrise/sunset,tides,
temperature
Classnewspaperorjournal
Ongoingstory
Classwebpage

Ideas

Drillandpractice
Simulations
Addingadjectivesandadverbs
Subject/verbagreement
Identifypoeticdevices
Brainstorming

Ideas
Havestudentscreatetaskcardsforaparticular
activityorwebsite
Drawstorywebs
Illustratevocabularywords
Makelists,sortlists,organizelists
Printoutclipartorgraphicstouseincollages
Addgraphicsandpicturestoaclasscollection
Minilessons

Ideas
Usecomputergroupworktoteach
cooperativelearningskills
Haveongoingpersonalprojectsthat
childrencanworkonforshortperiodsoftime
throughouttheyear(writeinjournaloraddto
awebpage)
Takeormakeaquiz
Completeormakeapuzzle

Ideas

Grouporclassemailletter
Classdatabase
Entergroupinfointospreadsheetandgraph
Electronicworksheets
Readingdatabase
Classcalendar
Addalabel

Ideas

Createaschooldirectory
Makeanalphabetbook
Prepareforafieldtrip
Reportonafieldtrip
Writeacaption
Addasentence

Ideas

Quicktimemovies
Venndiagrams
ColormapsinPaint
Createatimeline
Diagramasequence
Putthepicturesinorder

Ideas

Usecommercialsoftware
Findtimeforexplorationandcreativity
Chartinformationinatable
Collaborateonabanner
Modelusingthecomputerasatool
Useapicturetoilllustrateatopic

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