Question
#5:
How are
educators in North America integrating learning technologies (and specifically
New Media) across the curriculum?
Terra:
Integrating
the Internet
1.
Preservice Teachers work in pairs and critique Web sites
2.
Virtual workplace where students click on links to subjects and courses
3.
Cdroms – great resources for educators who are not sure about internet
and using technology
4.
Online journals – available in most libraries
5.
Interactive web sites – story & activity sites; specific curriculum
sites; puzzlemaker; fun brain; wordcentral; daily buzzword; brainium; etc.
6.
Online programs – ePals; Kids Connect; Teacher Link; Public Education
Network; virtual chat rooms;
7.
E-mail
Valerie:
Curriculum
and New Media: Science as a - Primary Example
1.
Curriculum & Internet – KidLink Day (kids write a journal entry
every hour of every day;
2.
Internet great for data collection and a place where you can share
results with other classes
Great
site is mentioned
Jackie:
Enhancing
Learning with the Internet
1.
E-mail – great for practice in reading, writing, and typing
2.
Great for up-to-date research & current events
3.
Lesson Plans are available in any subject area
Laura:
Integrating
Technology in the Primary Grades
1.
In grade 1: L.A. – Kid Works2; Wiggleworks;
2.
In grade 2: Kid Pix; Clarisworks; Internet; e-mail;
3.
In grade 3: desktop publishing; slideshows;
Set up
students with an expert
Take a
virtual field trip
Andrew:
Integration
Revolution
1.
Software: Amazing Writing Machine;
2.
Portable Computers
3.
Wireless lessons
4.
Internet
5.
i-Movies
6.
E-mail
7.
MSN messenger
8.
Kid pix
9.
Slideshows
10.
Evan-Moor Math activities; Math Rabbit;
“Teaching
is traditionally highly authoritarian.”
“Teachers
need to empower students.”
“We
need to teach about creativity and empowerment in a new kind of environment.
This means teachers should be experimenting and taking chances when they begin
to integrate technology. Students need to be able to work in a constructivist
framework. It must be used in an energized environment.”
Wendy:
DREAM
DREAM DREAM
Technology
plans in place are:
1.
InTech – required to attend a once a week tehcnology class
2.
A skills and standard study
3.
School Websites
4.
Tech Teams
5.
Integrating one to three computers per class
6.
Centres approach
7.
On-line units
8.
Virtual Field trips
9.
Problem solving using internet
10.
Webpages
11.
CORE
12.
Film making – i-Movies
13.
Multimedia presentations – slideshows; hyperstudio
“For
successful integration, teachers need to be comfortable with technology and
software that they are incorporating into their lessons.”