Technology+Integration

=**Technology Integration**= an Optional 4.5 hour Individualize PD Course

__Outcomes__:
Participants will identify and evaluate their current level of technology integration. Participants will read and reflect on how technology can and should increase student learning. Participants will create an individual Technology Professional Development Plan.

Click on the Link below and read through the Maryland Teacher Technology Standards(MTTS). As you are reading reflect on how well you meet those standards on a regular basis. Pay close attention to Standard V which involves Technology Integration in the classroom. @http://www.mttsonline.org/standards/index.php
 * __Module Outline/Assignment__:**
 * Part 1A Evaluate your level of Technology Integration.** (apprx 15 minutes)

Please complete the self assessment on MD Teacher Technology Standards. Please send the results to your coach (electronic copy is preferable). @http://www.mttsonline.org/standards/standard_VII/tasks/selfAssessmentChart.html

Click on the link below and review the following rows of the Technology Integration Matrix: Each box contains videos that demonstrate how technology is integrated at different levels and learning environments. @http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/
 * Part 1B** (apprx 30 minutes)
 * Active
 * Collaborative
 * Authentic

Using this matrix and the self-assessment from Part 1A and B reflect upon your current level of technology integration. Please select and describe (in your own words) your current level of technology integration (Entry, Adoption, Adaptation, Infusion, Transformation) for Active, Collaborative and Authentic learning environments. You will not necessarily be at the same level for Active or Collaborative as you are for Authentic. (2 paragraphs) Email your reflection to your instructional coach.
 * Part 1C** (apprx 15 minutes)

Keep the guiding questions in Part 2C in mind as you read the following articles Connecting to the 21st Century Student
 * Part 2A Why should we integrate technology?** (apprx 1 hour)

Who are digital natives?

Overcoming Technology Barriers

Keep the guiding questions in Part 2C in mind as you watch the following videos Click on the link below to view a video on whiteboard integration: @http://www.mttsonline.org/standards/standard_V/watchPractice2.php
 * Part 2B What does technology integration look like?** (apprx 20 minutes)

Click on the link below to view a video of a teacher in Baltimore County who integrates technology @http://www.mttsonline.org/standards/standard_V/watchPromise.php

Post a 2-3 paragraph reflection on the discussion board that addresses the following questions. Support your reflection with specific examples from the readings and videos in Part 2A and B.
 * Part 2C Reflection** (apprx 30 minutes)
 * Why use technology at all?
 * Can we accomplish the same objectives using tried and true methods?
 * Are kids today fundamentally different?
 * How can you use technology to make learning active, collaborative, and authentic?
 * Identify 2-3 ways that your use of technology can help reach students more effectively and create student centered classroom.

Think about your current level of technology integration and take a few minutes to consider the following questions. Use the template below to create a well-developed individual Technology Professional Development plan that includes one goal for each of the following learning environments: Active, Collaborative, and Authentic. Please refer back to the Technology Integration matrix in Part 1B. Please email your completed Technology Professional Development Plan to your coach.  [|MSPP PDP.doc]
 * Part 3 Create a Technology Professional Development Plan** (apprx 1 hour and 30 minutes)
 * What areas of need or what strength(s) do you wish to develop further?
 * Why is this an important area on which to focus ?
 * What is your current level of proficiency in technology intergration?


 * Additional Resources:**

@Interactive Whiteboards

@Scholastic Whiteboard Resources

@Flip Cameras

@Using Document Cameras to improve student learning

@http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/edtechstrategies A great place to see how other teachers integrate technology. If you choose you can add your own post.

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