As you explore ways to integrate technology into the curriculum, start with reading, writing, and mathematics. Consider large group activities using your computer and a large monitor.
Reading. Use informational websites, fiction websites, CD-ROM, and presentation software to present reading materials. Use technology to help students in making connections, questioning, visualizing, finding importance, and synthesizing content-area reading materials.
Writing. Use word processing, Inspiration, page layout software, web page builders, reference resources, and checkers in writing activities (i.e., narrative, descriptive, definition, explanation, analysis, classification, comparison, and argument). Use technology to help students in prewriting, composing, revising, editing, and publishing various group written and multimedia products (letter, email, story, poem, journal, report, lab, translation, caption, editorial, photo, chart, graph, graph, diagram, music, sounds, animation, video).
Math. Use informational websites, calculators, visual mapping, and spreadsheets to explore math concepts across the curriculum. Use technology to help students in calculating, visualizing data, and solving problems.
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How well do teachers use computers?
How well do teachers use computers?
Information and communications technology offers students a new learning tool. But is learning enhanced by the availability and use of computers or have they become high-powered and high-priced devices to simply store information rather than build technical skills?
The majority of school principals (76%) reported that more than 75% of teachers possessed the required technical skills to use computers for administrative purposes - preparing report cards, taking attendance and recording grades. However, fewer than half of school principals felt that the majority of teachers had the necessary skills to integrate computers into their lesson plans or to engage their students in the use of computers to enhance learning.
There was no real difference across elementary and secondary school teachers with respect to the percentages able to use computers for administrative purposes. However, a smaller proportion of principals of secondary schools (39%) felt that 75% or more of the teachers possessed the required technical skills to foster students’ effective use of computers, compared to 49% of principals of elementary schools. This may partly reflect the fact that computer applications tend to be more advanced at the secondary school level.
Private, small and rural schools were less likely to report that many teachers possessed the required technical skills for preparing report cards, taking attendance or recording grades than their public, large and urban counterparts.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-004-x/200409/7017-eng.htm
Information and communications technology offers students a new learning tool. But is learning enhanced by the availability and use of computers or have they become high-powered and high-priced devices to simply store information rather than build technical skills?
The majority of school principals (76%) reported that more than 75% of teachers possessed the required technical skills to use computers for administrative purposes - preparing report cards, taking attendance and recording grades. However, fewer than half of school principals felt that the majority of teachers had the necessary skills to integrate computers into their lesson plans or to engage their students in the use of computers to enhance learning.
There was no real difference across elementary and secondary school teachers with respect to the percentages able to use computers for administrative purposes. However, a smaller proportion of principals of secondary schools (39%) felt that 75% or more of the teachers possessed the required technical skills to foster students’ effective use of computers, compared to 49% of principals of elementary schools. This may partly reflect the fact that computer applications tend to be more advanced at the secondary school level.
Private, small and rural schools were less likely to report that many teachers possessed the required technical skills for preparing report cards, taking attendance or recording grades than their public, large and urban counterparts.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-004-x/200409/7017-eng.htm
Why Utilize Computers in the Classroom
Why Utilize Computers in the Classroom
Most schools will require a teacher to incorporate computer into the grade level curriculum. The new teacher may need assistance deciding how to do this on a daily basis. Some teachers are hesitant to introduce computer time into the classroom, because they view computer time as a form of "free time" or they may not be confident in their own computing skills. However, when governed and lead properly integrating computer time into the classroom will have several benefits.
Here are the benefits of using computers in the classroom:
Students gain word processing skills when learning to write on the computer.
Working on computers fosters collaboration between students and between student and teacher.
Often leaders emerge who really enjoy computers and can help others.
Computer time promotes problem solving skills.
Computer time increases responsibility and independence.
Students have a natural form of discovery and often learn by trial and error.
Computers can reinforce or even teach instruction through integrating across the curriculum. For example, if you are teaching a science unit about penguins, then students will have prior knowledge about them and can go to a scientific website to learn more about rare variations of penguins.
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/5638.aspx
Most schools will require a teacher to incorporate computer into the grade level curriculum. The new teacher may need assistance deciding how to do this on a daily basis. Some teachers are hesitant to introduce computer time into the classroom, because they view computer time as a form of "free time" or they may not be confident in their own computing skills. However, when governed and lead properly integrating computer time into the classroom will have several benefits.
Here are the benefits of using computers in the classroom:
Students gain word processing skills when learning to write on the computer.
Working on computers fosters collaboration between students and between student and teacher.
Often leaders emerge who really enjoy computers and can help others.
Computer time promotes problem solving skills.
Computer time increases responsibility and independence.
Students have a natural form of discovery and often learn by trial and error.
Computers can reinforce or even teach instruction through integrating across the curriculum. For example, if you are teaching a science unit about penguins, then students will have prior knowledge about them and can go to a scientific website to learn more about rare variations of penguins.
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/5638.aspx
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