Integrating Technology: Using your Primary IT Curriculum with Core Subjects

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Integrating Technology:Using your Primary IT Curriculum with Core Subjects

P. Callender, 2012

Beliefs

• Technology can enhance the teaching and learning process

• Technology use is meaningful when applied strategically to increase student achievement

• Students learn about technology by using technology

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Planning Process

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The Planning Steps

Design Project, Lessons or Activities

Identify Opportunities to Use Information

Technology

Identify IT skills students will

need to bring to the learning experience

Identify a Subject/Topic to

be taught

Appendix D: Opportunities

for ICT

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Step 1: Identify subject, strand, or module to be taught

Example:

Science – Biology 2Be2

Objective – Understand ways to care for the environment

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Step 2:DesignLesson/Activities

What can my students do to help them gain skills and content knowledge?

Example:

• Take a walk and point out the types of trash found along the way.

Then collect and review vocabulary during discussions on

appropriate ways of disposing waste.

• Construct a roster of duties for keeping the classroom clean & tidy

(e.g.: participate in recycling lunch waste)

• Discuss consequences of and solutions for waste littering other

environments (eg: beaches/shoreline, oceans, parks, etc)

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Step 3: Identify Opportunities for IT

1. Where can I integrate technology to enhance the learning process?

2. Where can I give my students the opportunity to increase their skills with technology?

Example:

• Use online/interactive activities to develop their understanding of how to

care for the environment

• Visit the KBB website at

• Watch film clips related to caring for the environment and discuss with

others

• Take a digital camera along on the walk. Use the pictures in the

student work

Interactive

KBB

Movie

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Step 4: Identify IT Skills in Curriculum Document

1. What IT objectives will I be covering? 2. Which skills will the students have the opportunity

to develop?

Example:

• A - Navigates age appropriate software (simulation)

• A - Operates a variety of technologies (video controls, digital camera)

• B - Use computer applications (word processor)

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Example: Science


be taught

Biology 2Be2 Understand ways

to care for the environment


• Take a nature walk;• collect and review

vocabulary during discussions;

• construct a roster of classroom duties

• Discuss consequences of and solutions for waste littering



A - Navigates age appropriate software (simulation)

A - Operates a variety of technologies (video controls,

digital camera)

B - Use computer applications (word processor)


Technology

•Use interactive activities on how to care for the environment•Visit the KBB website•Watch video related to topic•Take a along on the walk. Use a digital camera to document the walk in student written work•

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Example: English & Social Studies


be taught

Reading 4Rn7Distinguish between

fact and opinionSocial Studies

SS.P4.H3c Demonstrate an

understanding that people in different

times and places view the world differently.


•Students read Scourge of Slavery

from 5 Centuries and• Conduct research

for opposing views of slavery to uncover

and •document differing

opinions.


Technology

•Students can use tables in the word

processor to organize information according to point of view or fact or

opinion•They can use the Internet to conduct

research.



•Work cooperatively with peers and others

when using technology (D)

•Format text using a word processor (C)

•Navigate websites to locate information(A)

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Example: Mathematics


be taught

Ma P3 (3N) Numbers and the number system and calculation


•Have the students work with

manipulatives to uncover multiples of 2,

3, 4, 5 and build number charts.



•Solve problems using spreadsheet software(C)

•Operate a variety of technologies (A)


Technology

•Students can use the IWB to explore number

patterns (multiples) using virtual

manipulatives and •create number charts using a spreadsheet

Hundreds Chart

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Using Your Curriculum Documents

• Use the IT curriculum as a guide to identify the performances and skills expected of students at a particular level

• Use CIE TG Section 5 and Appendix D for ideas to integrate technology into other subject areas

• Use the Technology Integration Tool to assist with lesson planning

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IT Assessment

How do we know what they know?

Product Assessment:Portfolio containing computer generated documents designed for a variety of purposes:Stories pictures help manualsReports graphs website collectionsLetters presentations movies, surveys, etc.

Performance Assessment:Ongoing Observation of:operation of equipment operation of softwareKeyboarding cooperation collaboration, etc.

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What can it look like?Planning for Step 2

Students have technology readily available to them and use it as they see fit to facilitate their learning, collaboration and to express their creativity.

Students use the technology according to teacher direction

Teacher uses the technology

ENTRY

TRANSFORMATION

Mostly teacher directed but students have some choice as they learn a variety of technologies

ADAPTION

Students can make their own choices about when, how and which technologies they will use

INFUSION

ADOPTION

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Technology Use & Teaching Style

Entry Adoption InfusionAdaption

High use of teacher centred instructional approaches

Technology in the hands of students

Teacher Expertise with Instructional Technology

21st Century ClassroomsTraditional Classrooms

Technology in the hands of teacher

High use of student centred instructional strategies

Transformation

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