The "Great Eight" of Technology Tools for Quick and Effective Technology Integration
1. Podcasts: Podcasts are a great way to introduce writing, vocabulary instruction, speaking, listening, and reading into the classroom. Teachers and students alike can create, upload, and share podcasts with online communities as well as subscribe to various podcasts to expand knowledge and learning. Students can use their own technology devices for this activity or use classroom computers. Click here for free podcasts and podcasting instructional ideas for your classroom experience.
2. Blogging: Many instructors subscribe to blogs and utilize the exploration of new content online through peer blogs, however students can and should be engaging in these activities as well. Blogs allow for improve in writing as well as digital peer editing. There are countless blogging websites available for students, particularly kidblog.org, for elementary students. Click here for instructional ideas that incorporate classroom blogs, as well as a list of classroom friendly blogs that can be implemented quickly and efficiently!
3. SHOW ME: Showing truly is better than telling when it comes to assessing student learning. By using the Show Me application, instructors can upload videos that help students with independent learning and can offer assistance to those struggling. Show Me can also be utilized by students as they create and narrate videos to publish online to show learning. Show Me is also a full online community so that teachers and students have access to videos created from all over the world.
4. Digital Cameras: Allowing students to combine art and core curriculum is truly the sign of an integrated classroom. Digital cameras can be used for classroom journalism, mathematics instruction, and technology lesson planning. Click here for dozens of in class activities to complete with students using digital cameras.
5. Pinterest: This digital cork board for hobbies and baking has transformed itself into a source of professional development for instructors as well as a way for students to formulate and communicate ideas within classrooms. Digital boards can be created with students in individual classes or students can link their resources together on boards for discovery and project development. Check it out!
6. Skype: Skype is an effective tool for classroom communication with students inside and outside of the community. Students can communicate with peers halfway across the world to collaborate and expand their knowledge about different cultures.
7. Cloud-based Storage: Cloud-based storage is an excellent idea for instructors who are pursuing the flipped-classroom model. Tools such as Google Drive, Box, Microsoft SkyDrive gives students and teachers a way to store data and access it from multiple devices and locations. Students can collaborate on assignments together without having to meet in person. These tools are great for hands-on, collaborative projects for faculty members and students. See more examples here.
8. Tablets: iPads, tablets, and personal technology devices open up a world of possibilities for students and instructors. Students have immediate access to applications and websites that can reinforce and expand learning. Students can instantly respond to lesson plan activities with personal technology devices as well as work in collaborative groups using tablet software.
2. Blogging: Many instructors subscribe to blogs and utilize the exploration of new content online through peer blogs, however students can and should be engaging in these activities as well. Blogs allow for improve in writing as well as digital peer editing. There are countless blogging websites available for students, particularly kidblog.org, for elementary students. Click here for instructional ideas that incorporate classroom blogs, as well as a list of classroom friendly blogs that can be implemented quickly and efficiently!
3. SHOW ME: Showing truly is better than telling when it comes to assessing student learning. By using the Show Me application, instructors can upload videos that help students with independent learning and can offer assistance to those struggling. Show Me can also be utilized by students as they create and narrate videos to publish online to show learning. Show Me is also a full online community so that teachers and students have access to videos created from all over the world.
4. Digital Cameras: Allowing students to combine art and core curriculum is truly the sign of an integrated classroom. Digital cameras can be used for classroom journalism, mathematics instruction, and technology lesson planning. Click here for dozens of in class activities to complete with students using digital cameras.
5. Pinterest: This digital cork board for hobbies and baking has transformed itself into a source of professional development for instructors as well as a way for students to formulate and communicate ideas within classrooms. Digital boards can be created with students in individual classes or students can link their resources together on boards for discovery and project development. Check it out!
6. Skype: Skype is an effective tool for classroom communication with students inside and outside of the community. Students can communicate with peers halfway across the world to collaborate and expand their knowledge about different cultures.
7. Cloud-based Storage: Cloud-based storage is an excellent idea for instructors who are pursuing the flipped-classroom model. Tools such as Google Drive, Box, Microsoft SkyDrive gives students and teachers a way to store data and access it from multiple devices and locations. Students can collaborate on assignments together without having to meet in person. These tools are great for hands-on, collaborative projects for faculty members and students. See more examples here.
8. Tablets: iPads, tablets, and personal technology devices open up a world of possibilities for students and instructors. Students have immediate access to applications and websites that can reinforce and expand learning. Students can instantly respond to lesson plan activities with personal technology devices as well as work in collaborative groups using tablet software.