Integrating Integrating Technology With The Technology With The

CurriculumCurriculum

Dr. Peter Arthur

VisualizationVisualization

• Visualize taking your class to the Visualize taking your class to the computer lab.computer lab.

AgendaAgenda

• What does it mean to integrate What does it mean to integrate technology with the curriculum?technology with the curriculum?

• Telecollaborative/Internet Projects Telecollaborative/Internet Projects

• KeyPalsKeyPals

• Virtual Tours, Field Trips and Web Virtual Tours, Field Trips and Web CamsCams

• Evaluating Web SitesEvaluating Web Sites

• Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS Feeders… Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS Feeders… Social Software (couple weeks)Social Software (couple weeks)

Agenda….Agenda….

• WebQuests WebQuests – What are WebQuestsWhat are WebQuests

•SamplesSamples

•Essential elementsEssential elements

– WebQuest AdvantagesWebQuest Advantages– Where to find WebQuests and more Where to find WebQuests and more

informationinformation

The Spectrum The Spectrum

teachers adapt and modify existing tasks to teachers adapt and modify existing tasks to incorporate ICT in ways that support and enhance incorporate ICT in ways that support and enhance the learning but do not necessarily take the learning but do not necessarily take advantage of the unique features of the tools.advantage of the unique features of the tools.

Technology Skills

Adapt and modify

existing tasks

Capitalize on Technology's

unique features

Using ICT to provide Using ICT to provide students with new learning students with new learning

opportunities that capitalize opportunities that capitalize on the technology’s unique on the technology’s unique

features.features.

The development of The development of technology skills technology skills separate from other separate from other curriculum objectives.curriculum objectives.

Integrating Technology with Integrating Technology with the Curriculumthe Curriculum

• Integrating technology into the themes you Integrating technology into the themes you are teaching ie. Equilibrium, Novel Study…are teaching ie. Equilibrium, Novel Study…

• Using Technology as a tool to enhance the Using Technology as a tool to enhance the learning experiencelearning experience

• provide students with new learning provide students with new learning opportunities that capitalize on the opportunities that capitalize on the technology’s unique features. technology’s unique features.

• Open up the world to your classroomOpen up the world to your classroom

Internet/Telecollaborative Internet/Telecollaborative ProjectsProjects

• Using the Internet to share information Using the Internet to share information with other peoplewith other people

• Internet Projects created for students Internet Projects created for students anywhere in the world to participate in.anywhere in the world to participate in.

http://www.gsn.org/GSH/pr/

Examples…Examples…RoadKill ProjectStudents around the world create a collective database of different types of roadkill.

•make inferences about animal migrations and the impact of humans on the natural environment.

Tree Experts 

• Students become experts on a topic, and answer other student’s questions from all over the world

Finding ProjectsFinding ProjectsGlobal SchoolNet Foundation:  Internet Projects Registry

Searchable database of 1094 great projects.

Connected Classroom

What are KeyPals?What are KeyPals?

• Building a Student Communication Building a Student Communication NetworkNetwork

• Email or videoconferencing Email or videoconferencing correspondence with other students correspondence with other students around the world.around the world.– Discuss student lifeDiscuss student life– Cultural events and holidaysCultural events and holidays– Weather….Weather….

KeyPal BenefitsKeyPal Benefits

• A motivational way to practice your A motivational way to practice your writing skillswriting skills

• Learn about new locations and Learn about new locations and culturescultures

• Integrates social studies, and EnglishIntegrates social studies, and English

• Great for language instructionGreat for language instruction

Where To Find Appropriate Where To Find Appropriate KeyPalsKeyPals

•EpalsEpals– http://www.epals.com – For security you must register firstFor security you must register first– Search their database ORSearch their database OR

Add your own profile and have others Add your own profile and have others contact youcontact you

Virtual Tours, Field Trips Virtual Tours, Field Trips and Web Camsand Web Cams

• View the View the solar system with the most with the most recent NASA photosrecent NASA photos

• Tour the Tour the space shuttle with yourself at with yourself at the controlsthe controls

• Virtually Dissect a Virtually Dissect a frog

http://www.ouc.bc.ca/tltc/tr/virtualtour/default.htm

Evaluating Web SitesEvaluating Web Sites

• Anyone can place a web site on the Anyone can place a web site on the InternetInternet

• Before using the Internet for Before using the Internet for Research…Research…

• Rubrics that help students critically Rubrics that help students critically evaluate web sites for content and evaluate web sites for content and designdesign

•http://www.tammypayton.net/courses/print/evalweb2.shtml

What would you do???What would you do???

• Director or Principal asks you to Director or Principal asks you to integrate technology with the curriculum integrate technology with the curriculum for the unit you will be teaching. for the unit you will be teaching. – Criteria Criteria

•Use the Internet for researchUse the Internet for research•Higher level thinking (analysis and synthesis)Higher level thinking (analysis and synthesis)•Present information using technology Ie. Present information using technology Ie.

Powerpoint, HyperStudio Stack, KidPix, Paint….Powerpoint, HyperStudio Stack, KidPix, Paint….

• Answer???? WebQuestsAnswer???? WebQuests

Agenda….Agenda….

• WebQuests WebQuests – What are WebQuestsWhat are WebQuests

•SamplesSamples

•Essential elementsEssential elements

– WebQuest AdvantagesWebQuest Advantages– Where to find WebQuests and more Where to find WebQuests and more

informationinformation

What is a WebQuest?What is a WebQuest?

1. A higher level question is given to students

2. Students research the answer using the Internet as their main tool

3. Students present their research ie. PowerPoint presentation, HyperStudio stack, report or some other form

Energy: Choices & Energy: Choices & ConsequencesConsequences

QuestionQuestion• What would be the most appropriate type of power What would be the most appropriate type of power

generation system to meet the growing needs of generation system to meet the growing needs of Saskatoon.Saskatoon.

ResearchResearch• Using Internet resources, teams research the answer.Using Internet resources, teams research the answer.

PresentationPresentation• Presenting their research using PowerPoint during a Presenting their research using PowerPoint during a

mock city council meetingmock city council meeting

How can you facilitate a How can you facilitate a WebQuest with one WebQuest with one computer??computer??• Collaborative teams only need the Collaborative teams only need the

computer to download information computer to download information

• Synthesis and analysis of information Synthesis and analysis of information offlineoffline

• Do not use technology to present Do not use technology to present researchresearch

Six Essential Elements of a Six Essential Elements of a WebQuestWebQuest

1. Introduction

2. Task

3. Resources (Scaffolding)

4. Process

5. Evaluation

6. Conclusion

WebQuest AdvantagesWebQuest Advantages

• Great way for teachers to integrate higher level thinking Great way for teachers to integrate higher level thinking into the curriculum using the Internetinto the curriculum using the Internet

• Hundreds of free WebQuests already created ready for you Hundreds of free WebQuests already created ready for you to use or modifyto use or modify

• WebQuests on all topics and grade levels. WebQuests on all topics and grade levels. – Ready to supplement what you are already doing with your Ready to supplement what you are already doing with your

studentsstudents

Where to find WebQuestsWhere to find WebQuests

• A large list (1200) of ready made A large list (1200) of ready made Quests categorized by subject and Quests categorized by subject and levellevel

1.1. http://www.webquest.org/ http://www.webquest.org/

WebQuest AdviceWebQuest Advice

• Find a simple WebQuest to start with Find a simple WebQuest to start with • You may wish to modify the Quest to best You may wish to modify the Quest to best

suit your student’s needs and skills: suit your student’s needs and skills: – The form the research is presented in The form the research is presented in – When there are group activities, modify so one When there are group activities, modify so one

person can complete the taskperson can complete the task

• If you want to create your own…If you want to create your own…– http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/materials.htm http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/materials.htm

VisualizationVisualization

• Visualize taking your class to the Visualize taking your class to the computer lab.computer lab.