Designing+Technology+Integration

= Designing Technology Integration for Your Classroom = //Get students excited in learning by designing learning opportunities that engage, enhance, enrich and empower!//



//Wednesday, July 24, 2013// //9 AM - 3 PM//
 * Summer 2013 Professional Development **

Objectives //** : **//

 * Learn characteristics of the 21st Century teacher.
 * Explore what using 21st Century web-based applications can do for the classroom.
 * Design a technology-rich project for use in their classroom.

Pre-Session Activity - Please Do!

 * 1) Get an Edmodo account at @http://www.edmodo.com.
 * Sign up for a free teacher account if you do not have one. The group code will be provided via email to be used to join the //Design Technology Integration// workshop group.
 * If you already have a teacher Edmodo account, the group code will be provided via email to be used to join the //Design Technology Integration// workshop group.
 * 1) Get a Google account at @http://www.google.com and make sure you have access to Google Drive.
 * 2) If you don't have a Google account, please create one. Make sure to bring this ID and password with you to the workshop.
 * 3) If you do have a Google account, please make sure to bring this ID and password with you to the workshop.
 * 4) In your Edmodo account, click the Library icon. Then click on Google Drive. Allow Edmodo to connect with your Google Drive account.

// *Video: Teaching in the 21st Century //
 * Part I - 21st Century Teaching and Learning **
 * ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Teachers
 * ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students
 * Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
 * Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
 * Kathy Schrock's Bloom'in Google
 * The 21st Century Teacher.com
 * The 8 Characteristics of the 21st Century Teacher
 * 27 Ways to Be a 21st Century Teacher
 * 21st Century School Teacher
 * 21 Reasons to Stop Saying "21st Century Teacher"
 * 7 Key Ingredients in the Successful 21st Century Classroom
 * 21st Century Classroom Flyer

Activity 1: Explore 21st Century Education

 * In your groups, collaboratively find and share information that informs the guiding questions included on the documents below.
 * Group 1
 * Group 2
 * Group 3
 * Group 4
 * Be ready to share how you could change your current classroom practices to be more "21st Century". Type your personal response as a thread to the corresponding Note in our Edmodo group.
 * //*Extra Credit: Create a Wordle or Tagxedo from the text in your group document. Add it to your group's Google document.//

// *Video: 21st Century Teaching //


 * Part II - Web-based Tools to Integrate Technology into your Lessons **

//A Word About Hardware: computers, tablets, cell phones, BYOD//

I want to/I want my students to:

 * // Have a web presence (blogs, wikis, web sites) //

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 * // Present digitally (presentations/projects) //


 * // *Note: Xtranormal.com will be discontinued as of July 31, 2013. No word yet as to what their "Act 2" will be. //


 * // Keep content digitally (notes, notebooks, journals, blogs) //


 * // Participate in personal learning networks (PLNs) //


 * // Participate in online meetings/collaboration/learning //


 * // Write and organize digitally, collaboratively //


 * // Work in the cloud (storage, bookmarks/favorites) //


 * // Other (Cool) Stuff //

// *Video: I Need My Teachers to Learn 2.2 //
 * Part III - Create a Technology Infused Lesson **

Activity 2: Design a Technology Infused Lesson
Think of a lesson that you taught this past year and will teach again next year. Now that you have explored the concept of education in the 21st century and have seen a few of the technology tools available to you, redesign this lesson to update it to 21st century standards.

Use this template to redesign your lesson. Follow these steps:
 * Click on the words "//this template//" above to open a Google Doc.
 * Click on the //File// menu and select //Make a copy//.
 * Rename the document as follows: yourlastname-dti-nameoflesson.
 * Click OK.
 * Click the blue Share button in the upper right-hand corner.
 * In the //Invite People// text box, add my email address: (//see front screen for the email address//).
 * Leave the ability to edit the document.
 * You may add a message.
 * You may check //Send a copy to myself//.
 * Click the green //Share & Save// button.
 * Close the window (browser tab) containing the file entitled //LessonPlanTemplate_21stCentury.//
 * Begin redesigning your lesson.

Learning Extensions:

 * HP Teaching with Technology