Integrating technology into the curriculum

Inte g r ating
Technolog y Into
the Cur riculum
Excerpt from Technology for the School
Librarian: Theory and Practice
Presentation by Cathryn Dozier

Why Use Technology in
the Curriculum
 4 Reasons
 Motivates students
 Provides unique applications
 New approaches
 More productive

Attributes of
Information-Age
Schools
 Interactivity in
different venues
 Self-intiated
 Teachers become a
guide
 Center of learning

Approaches to
Integration
 Teacher collaboration
 Team teaching
 Flexibility
 Literacy
 Research

Integrating Technology
Into the Curriculum
Pros
Career preparation
Change in paradigm
Cons
Opens new avenues
Enhance critical thinking

Cons
Costly
Rapid change
Compatibility issues

Costly Change Compatibility

Strategies for Integration
of Technology Into the
Curriculum
o Productivity Software
o Games
o Simulation
o Drill
o Practice
o Tutorials

Discovery, Problem
Solving, and Cooperative
Learning
o Pose a problem
o Research it
o Hypothesis
o Test
o Present results

Discipline-Based Ideas
for Integration of
Technology Into
Curriculum
o Elementary
o Short reports
o Presentations
o Research
o Information literacy

o Secondary
o Video reports
o Senior projects
o E-books
o Finding data

Terms
o Curriculum-Guide for course
work
o Integration-Joining together
o Cooperative-Working together
o Discovery-Finding
o Tutorials-Lessons
o Discussions-Verbal review
o Productivity- Produces
o Technology- Digital
o Pro-Positive
o Con-Negative

Response to Questions
Pros and Cons of Technology in the Curriculum:
Pros: Career Preparation, Paradigm, New avenues,
and enhance thinking skills
Cons: Costly, Rapid change, Compatibility

Technology Plan
http://cdozier.wikispaces.com/file/view/cdo

Summary

 This presentation outlines the importance of
integrating technology. It should be more that
the utilization of a computer.

Other Resources

2 Videos:

 http://www.youtube.com/embed/bW
 http://www.youtube.com/embed/

URLs to Support
http://www.edutopia.org
/technology-integration-introduction
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802p

Integrating technology into the curriculum

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