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Teaching Using Technology Intergration

Intent of Project The intent of this project is to demonstrate effective uses of technology that can be incorperated in a variety of contents and grade levels.

Topics to be covered:

-Effective use of technologies

-Purposes and benefits of technology use

-Identifying useful technologies for your content

-Applying technologies to instrution

Needs Assessment

1.Instructional Problem: The need for students to be able to view and become more aware of the different types of technologies that are available for their use is imperative. Students need to be prepared to functionally use these technologies upon graduation. This is critical for students to compete for jobs in the 21st century.

2.The nature of what is to be learned: Students will learn how to effective incorporate various types of technology tools in a unit on Religions.

3.About the learners: The classroom students are 9th graders. Upon a brief survey most of these students have had limited experience working with technology tools such as PowerPoint, Microsoft office and excel, the Internet, and various other tools. The students come from various backgrounds; however, most have attended school within the same district for most of their schooling. The participants have begun to sample different tools that could be used within the classroom. They have had short exercises to introduce them. Through these activities the students appear to have both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

4.Instructional Content: Each unit will be designed following the same format. Lessons will begin with an overview to tap into student schemas to get the students thinking about where the lesson is going and what they already know about the topic. I will also clearly outline the lesson’s (and units) expected outcomes, goals and objectives. The individual lessons will have a variety of activities that incorporate as many learning styles as possible to reach the maximum of learners in the classes. Some of these will include but are not limited to: oral notes, written notes, discussion, concept webs, readings/discussion, and video or media lecture notes. The different lessons will have different assessments that include tests, journal, or modeling a technology taught in the lesson.

These lessons have been designed as student centered with the goal to have student motivation be both intrinsic and extrinsic.

5.Explore Instructional problem/solution: Learners will learn, practice, and explore the course activites using various technologies while learning about various religions.

6.Generate goals: For teachers to feel comfortable using various technologies they need to practice and understand how to incorperate the tools effectively. They will need to be able to also model effective technology use for students to learn how to use the tools as well.

Perfomance Objectives

Learners will be able to identify the meaning, goals, and construction of instruction using technology

Learners will be able to identify useful technology tools for implementation into instruction lessons to increase student scores on assessments.

Participants will be able to understand why technology is necessary for teaching in today's schools at the end of the lesson.

It is necessary because:

- Students will be challenged to learn new tools necessary for the 21st century
- Tools students will become aware of:
     - PowerPoint
     - Wiki
     - Podcasts

Task Analysis

Course Purpose

As a result of participating in this course, teachers will gain an understanding in how to effectively use various types of technology to teach lessons and to model technology use resulting in the ability to use these technologies in their own courses.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course participants, will be able to:

-understand that technology use is important and needed in schools today

-understand the intructors role in modeling effective uses of various techonologies for participants

-apply knowledge of individual technology tools to create your own lessons

-undertand the benefits of using technology tools

Prerequisite Skills

Essential Prerequisites:

-computer proficiency

-working knowledge of computer based technologies and tools

-willingness to learn and practice various technologies

Supporting Prerequisites:

-willingness to learn

-instrinsically motivated to learn new technology tools

-willingness to self reflect on the effectiveness of technology tools within the classroom

References

Baek, Y., Jung, J., Kim, B., (2008). What Makes Teachers Use Technology in the Classroom? Exploring the Factors Affecting Facilitation of Technology with a Korean Sample. Computers and Education, (50) 224-234.

Benefits of Using Wiki in the Classroom. As retrieved from <http://idesweb.bc.edu/ides/website/teaching_tools/wikis/benefits> on December 3, 2010.

Can Sahin, M., (2008). Instructional Design for the 21st Century Learning Skills. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, (1) 1464-1468.

Darling-Hammond, L. et al. (2008). Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gagne, R. M., Wager, W. W., Golas, K. C., & Keller, J. M. (2005). Principles of Instructional Design (5th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadworth/Thomson Learning.

Levy, Allisyn. How to Incorperate Technology in the Classroom. As retrieved from <http://www.teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/technology/podcast.htm> on December 3, 2010.

McCormack, Stephanie. (2010). Teaching With Technology. Science Teacher. 7(77) 40-45.

Religions on the World Podcasts. As retrieved from <learnoutloud.com/podcasts> on December 3, 2010.