Integrating+Technology

This page should have resources for integrating technology into the classroom. Thanks!

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 * Title: // High Tech Strategies make Learning Stick // **
 * Link:** [|**http://www.edutopia.org/student-reflection-blogs-journals-technology#comment-58155**]
 * Description/Purpose:** This article is about students using blogs in the classroom. It gives some great ideas about how using Technology can help students make learning fun and stick. The article discussed ways to implement ideas. It also had a spot that you could blog about the article itself.
 * Provides:** ideas about how to incorporate various technologies into the classroom, can be RSS feed
 * Evaluation:** This article gave me great ideas about how to implement technology in my classroom. When you see real life examples of how technology works in classrooms, it gives you ideas of how you can use it in your own classroom.
 * Resource Provided by: Darcy Zappia

Title**: **// 21st Century Learning and Leading // Link: ** [] **Resource Provided by: Darcy Zappia** media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Description/Purpose:** This is an educational blog for the school district that I work for. Various district supervisors, principals, and other members from the district facilitate a different post and topic each week.
 * Provides**: relating technology integration discussion, RSS feed, wordpress
 * Evaluation**: This is a great discussion about relating technology to education. With varying educational topics, educators can relate to a variety of different technological and educational topics.
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 ** Link: ** [] **Description/Purpose:** Article about Web 2.0 tools and utilizing them in the classroom. User name cint32 created the blog hosted by Wordpress in February of 2009 **Provides:** RSS feed, search tool, similar entries links and categorized posts. Anyone can reply with a wWordpress id or a valid email adress **Evaluation:** Great post but kinda of short about Web2.0. There were not many comments back, it is organized and easy to find everything with plenty of additional resources. **Resource Provided By:** Chris Mros **Rating:** Content: B+ Layout: A Navigation: B + media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title:** //** Intergrating Technology Into the Class Room Reflection **// 

Resource Provided By: Chris Mros Rating:** Content: B Layout: B Navigation: B media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title: ** Teaching With Technology
 * Link: [] **
 * Description/Purpose: ** This page was made by Steve Dickie and explains ways he uses technology to teach in his class room.
 * Provides: ** Search, many useful links to other web 2.o features and a bunch of categorized tags.
 * Evaluation: Great blog with a lot of great links but not much to offer after that. There is no RSS feed and therefore I there are not a lot of comments on his page.

**Title**: **// A "Fantastic Super" Use of Technology: Closing the Digital Divide //** **Resource Provided By:** Cathy Brady Content: A+ Layout: A+ Navigation: B
 * Link:** []
 * Description/Purpose**: Diane Curtis wrote an article about how Chapel Hill School received a grant that gave access to computers to all students. The grant is contingent on using "Power to Learn"' a brain research program. The technology is used in the the classrooms and at the student's home. The technology has created a "we" environment with the students, teachers and parents at Chapel Hill School.
 * Provides:** RSS feed, Resources,relevant blog links,
 * Evaluation:** An informational site that provides an idea for "The Power to Learn" program that is based on brain research.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">** Link **: [] **Description/ Puropse:** The Edutopia Staff created this blog. It focuses on reasons to implement technology into classes. **Resource provided by:** Lynn M. Rating:
 * Title**:<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> //**Why Integrate Technology into the Classroom? The reasons are many**//
 * Provides: ** Relevant information and links to many other articles, RSS feeds
 * Evaluation: **Great site that offers teachers ideas for implementation.

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Link:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Description/Purpose:** Vicki Davis created this blog. An interview from CUE Live shows how Flat Classroom Projects can be used in the classroom. Several examples are given to the audience in order to utilize world wide collaboration, using technology. <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**Resource Provided By:** Cathy Brady Content: A+ Layout: A+ Navigation: A+ media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title: // Talking About the Flat Classroom //
 * Provides**: RSS feed, Resources, relevant blog links, interview on youtube.com
 * Evaluation:** This is a great site that gives teachers some great ideas on how to create a Flat Classroom project. Some of the language is difficult to understand. There are plenty of addtional links and resources.
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Link**: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] **Provides:** Embed video, RSS feed, related topic links <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**Resource Provided By**: Cathy Brady <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Content: A+ Layout: A+ Navigation: A+ media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title:** ** //Students Speak Their Minds Through Digital Media//
 * Description/Purpose:** Marco Torres created a site that shows how San Fernando Valley students are utilizing digital media. The students are creating videos that are being used world wide and having workshops on the weekend for neighborhood people.
 * Evaluation:** This site shows the importance of technology for all students, especially in poverished areas. A great example of how to create a bridge of success of students.
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<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Title**: **// Educational Technology in the Classroom (K-12 Education) // Link**: http://blog.classroomteacher.ca/ <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Resource Provided: Trisha Holly media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Author/s**: Unknown
 * Description/Purpose**: This website provides ideas of how to integrate technology into the classroom. It provides creative and useful ideas of how technology can enhance education. It also allows you to create a classroom blog.
 * Evaluation:** The blogs lack many comments, but the information in the blogs is interesting and helpful for educators.
 * Rating**: C

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 * Title:** // **Integrating Technology in the Classroom** //
 * Link**: []
 * Author/s**: Wesley A. Fryer
 * Description/Purpose**: This website explains what a blog is, what blogs are used for, and how to set up and manage a blog. The purpose is to help individuals that are unfamiliar with blogs to understand how they benefit education.
 * Evaluation**: The information is very detailed and is a great website if you are unfamiliar with blogs and how to manage them.

Link:** [] <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**Resource Provided:** Trisha Holly Rating: C media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title**: ** //Educational Technology//
 * Author/s:** Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL- University of Illinois at Springfield
 * Description/Purpose:** This website provides links to blogs about intergrating technology into the classroom. The purpose of this site is to provide many different types of blogs about technology in order to meet the needs of many readers.
 * Evaluation:** This site is great for finding the kind of blog about technology that you are looking for. For example: there are blogs about technology improving writing, the future with technology, etc…

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">**Resource Provided By:** Kristie Linkous <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Ratings:** Content: A+ Layout: A+ <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Navigation: A+ media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title:** <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">//Tech & Learning// <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Link: ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(153,0,204); font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(153,0,204); line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Description/Purpose:** “For almost 30 years, Tech & Learning has served the K-12 education community with practical resources and expert strategies for transforming education through integration of digital technologies.” This site offers an online magazine which is often used as a “professional development tool to help educators across the board get up to speed with the newest technologies and products in order to best prepare students for the global digital workforce.”
 * Provides:** Tech & Learning offers numerous resources that provide an online experience that is both rewarding and informative. There is everything from best practices to an active blog, and a calendar of webinars is provided for anyone who wishes to learn more about integrating technology into the classroom. Anyone wishing to learn more about the advances in technology should definitely take a look at this site. It is well worth your time.
 * Evaluation:** This site is digital learning at its best. It is well designed, user friendly, informative, and inviting. No true teacher “techie” should pass up the chance to visit this one.

<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Title:** ** //Technology Empowers Differentiated Instruction// Link:** <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[] <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Author:** Meris Stansbury <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">** Provides :** There is a link for a variety of choice boards to create for students, information on I-search, web-quest links, R.A.F.T.T. information and links, Jigsaw information on additional information for differentiation with technology. RSS Feed. **Resource Provided by:** Patricia O  <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Content: A+ Layout: A+ Navigation: A- (Only because you have to create a user name and password -but it is worth it) media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Description/Purpose:** This article offers strategies for differentiated instruction.
 * Evaluation:** Very informative with several resources and printables. Need to create a user name and password to view the entire article but worth it.
 * Ratings: **

**Resource provided by:** Lynn M. Rating:A- Offers great information to help the new technology users. Offers comment area and seems to have instant feedback when you need answers or help. Content: Layout:Easy to read, many options of categories of articles.
 * Title:** Wikis and Blogs What's the Difference?
 * Link:** []
 * Description/Purpose**: This is a collaboratve site from U_W at Madison. Gives information about many different educational topics.
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Link:** [|**http://falconphysics.blogspot.com/**] Provides: Links to other resource within posts and on navigation on side, Main tags for easy navigation, RSS Feed since I went to the conference this year. Ratings: Content: A+ Layout: A+ Navigation: A+** media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title: //Teaching Technology//
 * Author:** Steve Dickie
 * Description/Purpose:** Sharing information for integrating technology
 * Evaluation:** There are several resources here, need to do alot of reading but it is easy to navigate through the blog. I especially liked the connection to MACUL
 * Resource provided by: Patricia O