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While researching for my Independant Learning Project for my Masters in Education at Cambridge College, I found many great links to share, here are only a few resources that may answer some questions I have, such as, Why are teachers not integrating technology into their curriculum? Why are they so resistant to change? What is currently being done in the classroom to integrate new technology? What can we do to assist educators in integrating the technology into their lesson plans? What can administrators do? Are students merely copy and pasting text into their assignments, or are they retaining information?

A Beginner's Guide to Integrating Technology "Whether you are a student teacher, first-year teacher, or veteran teacher new to technology, this article provides ideas you can use to assess where you are and to plan for the future. Included: Six steps for integrating technology painlessly plus Web sites and tips to motivate reluctant or fearful educators."

Best Practices of Technology Integration provides educators with new ideas for integrating technology into the curriculum with great lessons and ideas. There are many examples of how technology can be a valuable tool in the classroom. The lessons cover different areas of the curriculum including Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, and Technology

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Conditions for Classroom Technology Innovations "The primary purpose of the study was to address “why don’t teachers innovate when they are given computers?” and “why don’t teachers integrate computers in their teaching in more meaningful ways?”" (Aug, 2002)

Problem based learning, official descriptions generally describe it as "an instructional strategy in which students confront contextualized, ill-structured problems and strive to find meaningful solutions." For more information check out the National Teaching and Learning Forum on Problem-Based Learning.

Neomillennial learners, learn by doing, multitasking is what we do... So you ask your self, what is a: Neomillennial learner? Neomillennials learn by doing, and they are increasing with the new Emerging Educational Technologies.

4Teachers is another great online space for teachers integrating technology into their curriculum by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, and rubrics. There are also tools for student use. Valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.

Building Different Bridges "To thrive in a changing world, school children must learn how to learn, how to think, and how to understand how technology works and what it can and cannot do. Classroom teachers hold the key to student success with technology, and represent an important factor in determining the quality of education. However, teachers cannot and should not be required to shoulder sole responsibility for effective technology integration in schools. The transformation of classroom technology from hardware, software and network connections into thinking tools for teaching and learning requires effective and enabling leadership by visionary and knowledgeable school administrators and boards, and effective, ongoing professional development and support for teachers."

Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education "The journal features research findings, practical articles on technology integration, book and software reviews, and commentary on topics of interest to educators (PK-16). The online format allows for the inclusion of multimedia elements such as images, sound files, and video clips."

Assisting Educators on the Use of Technology "Increasingly, educators are adopting business methods and processes. They have increased their overall efficiency, use business process management software to automate routine business procedures, and integrate new technologies into teaching and learning. Educational institutions must now be involved in activities that result in significant financial and academic improvements, as well as increase user satisfaction. The number of activities designed to assist educators in keeping up with new technology and its implementation is growing."

Captured by the Web: Schools and the WWW MultiMedia Schools Mar/Apr 1995 Blog of Doug Johnson Writing, Speaking and Consulting on School Technology and Library Issues

Integrating Technology & Learning
is part of elearnspace and is devoted to electronic learning. It connects students with each other and with content. This site provides links to many other great resources.




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