Using Technology in Teaching and Learning to Engage Students

Using Technology in Teaching and Learning to Engage Students

• Blogs • Online Journals

• Wikis• Class

Websites

• Using Online Software

• Virtual Field Trips

• Technology and Learning

• Scholastic Keys Suite (K-5) for MS Office (6-

12+)• Interactive

Whiteboards

• Tablets & Smartphones

• E-readers• Smart Pens• Imaging Hardware

Hardware Rosalind

Bigg Software Barbara Mundrick

Internet Jessica MartelliAudio/Visual Gail

Hamilton

Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students

· Change in Student and Teacher Roles· Increased Motivation and Self Esteem· Increased Learning and Technical Skills· Accomplishment of More Complex Tasks· More collaboration with Peers· Increased Use of Outside Resources· Improved Design Skills/Attention to Audience

How Does Technology Increase Learning?

Teachers who implement technology into their content areas report encouraging results. As students are busy manipulating data and learning by doing, involvement in their own learning increases along with enthusiasm.

Students are no longer passive recipients of knowledge; they become active participants in the learning process.

The learning environment is positively affected by the use of technology-based instructional strategies.

Students persist longer in their studies and learning tasks when the learning environment is a positive and happy one.

The Networked Teacher will use:

BlogsWikisInternet ActivitiesFree Online Software

(i.e., podcasts and movies)

Virtual Field Trips Simulated ExperimentsE-ReadersSmartPens

Word Processing Software

Presentation SoftwareSpreadsheet SoftwareArtistic/Creative

SoftwareInteractive

WhiteboardsImaging HardwareTablets and

Smartphones

E-ReaderStudent-friendly

DesignBuilt-in dictionaryAbility to make notes in

marginsIntegrated search toolsCan be reimaged

annually for redistribution

EconomicalCustomize and download

fresh, up-to-date content inexpensively

E-Readers lasts longer than textbooks

Smartpens• Record Audio• Playback Audio

Built-in SpeakerAudio Jack

• Save, Search, and Share Pencasts

• App Integration• Backlit OLED

Display• Internal Memory

Storage

Imaging HardwareTake Pictures and

Video with AudioLiterally, offers the

subject a viewer’s perspective

Video ConferencingInteractive Feedback

Video PodcastsInstantly increases

engagement

Tablets & Smartphones· HTML Browser· Thin & Lightweight· Work from anywhere· Access to multimedia· Variety of Apps

· Education· Communication· Productivity· Recreation

Introducing Scholastic Keys for Early Learning of MS Office Skills

MaxWrite has easy-to-use icons and special tools that make it fun and easy for students to express themselves on the printed page. MaxWrite also includes easy-to-use templates for invitations, cards, and letters.

MaxShow encourages children to create fun, powerful presentations with their own sounds and pictures.

MaxCount gives young students an easy, attractive way to learn about numbers, charts, and graphs.

Scholastic Keys 2007 contains creativity and management tools not available in Microsoft® Office. MaxPaint is a fun and

engaging drawing program that works easily with all three programs.

MaxRecorder is a customized audio recording and creativity tool built into MaxShow.

Scholastic Keys 2007 includes Management Tools that allow teachers to customize features and content for the needs of each student.

Using technology (such as the Scholastic Keys Suite of programs) in her classroom, this teacher is able to engage her students, build self esteem, promote and enhance learning and creative abilities as well as technical skills.

Learning with Technology

Scholastic Keys Suite and the Interactive Whiteboard

When using Scholastic Keys with an interactive whiteboard, you can: Promote learning with an age-

appropriate interface projected in a large format

Collaborate as a class during activities that involve writing, communication, and publishing

Create and customize documents, graphs, and presentations

Implement a variety of cross-curricular activities in math, science, language arts, social studies, and technology

Present information in a dynamic manner and showcase student work

These boards are colorful, motivating, and can accommodate different age groups and motor skills while providing support for all learning styles.

MaxWrite for Word Create

• stories, • letters, • invitations, and • Microsoft Word documents• Icons and tools, including a

doodling pad

Easy – to – use• icons and tools, including a

doodle pad

Fun templates for• invitations, flyers, letters, and

cards that spark students’ creativity.

MaxShow for PowerPoint Students and teachers can: Create exciting

• MS PowerPoint presentations Using

• pictures,• animations, and• movies.

Children can record their own sounds and voices to insert in presentations.

The text-to-speech function allows children to present to non-reading friends.

Share work present to friends, family, and

classmates

MaxCount for Excel MaxCount gives students a fun

way to learn many of the basic skills associated with Microsoft Excel

Learn about • numbers, • graphing,• counting,• sorting, • grouping, and • matching

Create• tables,• spreadsheets, and • charts

Easy and fun

Scholastic Keys Features Intuitive, kid-friendly

interface Easy to create and customize

documents, spreadsheets, and presentations

A variety of pre-designed document layouts.

MaxPaint — a robust doodle-pad drawing tool

Text-to-speech reader

Clip art library with over 800 images

Import your own pictures, sounds, and movies

Dozens of pre-recorded sound files

Voice and sound recorder Math activities for counting,

matching, and grouping Large toolbar icons

Computers and software with special features (such as voice recognition) are especially important in allowing many students with a range of disabilities to participate in normal classroom activities that would otherwise be impossible.

What is a Blog? A blog is a Web publishing tool that allows authors to quickly and easily self-publish text, artwork, links to other blogs or Web sites, and a whole array of other content.

Using a Blog In the Classroom Classroom Management

Class blogs can serve as a portal to foster a community of learners. As they are easy to create and update efficiently, they can be used to inform students of class requirements, post handouts, notices, and homework assignments, or act as a question and answer board. 

CollaborationBlogs provide a space where teachers and students can work to further develop writing or other skills with the advantage of an instant audience. Teachers can offer instructional tips, and students can practice and benefit from peer review. They also make online mentoring possible. For example, a class of older students can help a class of younger students develop more confidence in their writing skills. Students can also participate in cooperative learning activities that require them to relay research findings, ideas, or suggestions.

DiscussionsA class blog opens the opportunity for students to discuss topics outside of the classroom. With a blog, every person has an equal opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions. Students have time to react to ideas and reflect on learning. Teachers can also bring together a group of knowledgeable individuals for a given unit of study for students to network and conference with on a blog.

Student PortfoliosBlogs present, organize, and protect student work as digital portfolios. As older entries are archived, developing skills and progress may be analyzed more conveniently. Additionally, as students realize their efforts will be published, they are typically more motivated to produce better writing. Teachers and peers may conference with a student individually on a developing work, and expert or peer mentoring advice can be easily kept for future reference.

Benefits of BlogsBlogs can be: motivating to students, especially those who

otherwise might not become participants in classrooms

excellent opportunities for students to read and write.

effective forums for collaboration and discussion.

used to keep parents involved by posting pictures of field trips, listen to podcasts and other important events going on in the school.

What is a Wiki? Wikis are usually very simple

interfaces designed for maximum speed on the internet. Just like any Web site, a teacher starts with a home page. Clicking a link allows anyone to create a new page on the Web site. The page is given a name and the contributor is presented with a blank page with basic word processor tools. Photos, clipart, charts, and even video can be added to the page as well as just text.

Using a Wiki in a Classroom Classroom Management Teachers can use wikis to post

assignments, outlines for class lecture and discussion, notes for class assignments, Teachers can lock a wiki to prevent changes to their pages if they choose.

Collaboration Peer editing can be effective with a wiki.

Students can work together to produce a document and discuss the organization as they work through the process. Students can also write individual papers and receive help from other students and adults. Producing a piece of writing that can be viewed on the internet gives students a wider audience. When the audience expands beyond  the teacher, students feel that their writing is more significant and they will take more ownership for their work.

Discussions Because a wiki provides a means for

discussion, the constructive criticism received can help students to think through the process of writing. Discussions can also give students positive feedback and stimulate higher-order thinking. Discussion can facilitate healthy exchanges of opinion on controversial topics. Students will motivate each other to think about current issues because they will have the chance for lively interchange of ideas.

  Student Portfolios Wikis can be a repository for student

projects. Students can keep all their brainstorming ideas, research notes, and links in one place. This can be a hedge against plagiarism, and also help students to stay organized.

Online Software & Virtual Field TripsTeachers can use online software for

independent and collaborative learning on authentic tasks

Students can create and produce independent or group projects with online software programs

Audacity and Xtranormal are free, online software programs teachers can use to engage students

Virtual field trips allow students to visit and interact with various sites

Audacity Recording Recording and audio

editing softwareRecord live audio,

capture streaming audio, or digitize recordings from other media

Edit soundsRuns on Mac OS X,

Windows, GNU Linux

Create podcastsTeachers

Instructions Lectures Listening practice for

language learnersStudents

Presentations Speeches Speaking practice

when learning languages

XtranormalMovie making software

Type in dialogue to create

scriptSelect from a variety of

characters – multiethnic, male, female, young, old

voices – male, female, multiethnic accents

gestures and facial expressions

locations – classroom, dorm, office

music and background noises

Teachers can make moviesGiving instructionsIntroducing a course or

topicExplaining a topic or

conceptStudents can make

moviesDemonstrating their

knowledge of a topicShowing their creativity

on class topics

Virtual Field Trips Allow students to visit and interact with various sites Incorporate into scaffolded projects to encourage student autonomy Variety of websites for ideas, museums, zoos, etc., are available on the

Internet Try Science

http://www.tryscience.org/ “. . . science and technology through on and offline interactivity

with science and technology centers worldwide.” Vatican website virtual tours

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/index-en.html Sistine Chapel http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html Can create projects that include architecture, paintings, and

sculpture

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