Core Concept: Technology Integration

ESSENTIALS

The why, what, and how of effective technology use.

• Topic Focus: Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?
• Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the Classroom
• Synching Up with the iKid: Connecting to the Twenty-First-Century Student
• Technology Integration Instructional Modules: How To Integrate Technology into the Curriculum
• Expert Interviews

FEATURED CONTENT

• Global Education On a Dime: A Low-Cost Way to Connect

  Teachers can create international-collaboration projects on a small budget.

• Digital Discussion: Take Your Class to the Internet

  How to set up a blog in your classroom.

• March of the Monarchs: Students Follow the Butterflies' Migration

  Journey North, a free Internet-based program, allows students to share their observations worldwide.

• High Tech in Hawaii: The Real-World Relevance of Technology

  Hawaiian students use sophisticated tools to learn more deeply and completely.

• Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams

  From voice-activated software to customized laptops, assistive technology is changing the way disabled students communicate, learn, and play.

NEW CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION ARCHIVE:

View our complete library on technology integration, which includes articles, media clips, and interviews.

Featured Video: Learning Landscape: Kids Monitor Terrain with Tech

Students at this Minnesota elementary school use new technology to study the ancient ecology of a vast prairie wetland. Running Time: 6 min.

MORE MEDIA:

• Mary Scroggs Elementary School: A Wired Education

  Computers and multimedia are seamlessly woven into the curriculum at this technology-rich school.

• No Gamer Left Behind

  Computer simulations are natural learning tools for a generation of video game players.

• Podcast: Wrangling Resources: Harnessing Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

  Dr. Jayne James, Director of the Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia (ALTEC) discusses how ALTEC educators create and share resources and foster alliances.

• Interview: Tech Tales

  Social studies teacher and technology director, Marco Torres, empowers students through multimedia.

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