Technology+Integration+Ideas

=**Teaching with Technology**=

**__[|In the Spotlight!]__ - Review examples of using technology in the classroom. These sample sample lesson ideas were submitted by schools in Lexington District One. A variety of technology applications are incorporated!** = = = =

**[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]] Simple and Effective Technology Integration Ideas**

 * **__[|Word A Day]__ - Have a different student look up the word each day - explain, discuss, and post them each day. At the end of the month, use Puzzlemaker to make a crossword puzzle with all the words!**
 * Other choices from [|Daily Dose] work as well - Brain Teasers, Question of the Day, Quotations, Spelling Bee, Math Problem of the Day, GeoBee Quiz, Science Braindrops, etc. Take a look!**
 * **[|Astronomy Picture of the Day]** **- An image or photograph of the universe with a brief explanation by a professional astronomer you can share with students.**
 * **__[|Daily Weather Report]__ - Students can give a daily weather report from a bookmarked area weather site. You can expand this by graphing high and low temperatures or rainfall using Excel.**
 * **__[|Daily Lunch Menu]__ - Students read and the class can briefly discuss food groups represented.**
 * **[|Shape Walk] - Take your class on a shape walk! Use the digital camera to record your findings and print a booklet of the pictures with descriptions of the shapes you found outside or inside your school.**
 * **Many more digital camera ideas:**
 * **[|Smile! Digital Cameras Can Make Your Day]**
 * **[|Teaching with Digital Cameras]**
 * **[|Internet 4 Classrooms]** **- Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively!**

**[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]]Share Web Sites with Students - Research!**

 * There is so much wonderful information on the web! What unit/theme are you studying? Find web sites or virtual field trips to share with your class as a group.**


 * DISCUS - Digital Information for South Carolina Users**

[|DISCUS]** **can be accessed from school, home, or the public library!**
 * [[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/discus.gif width="175" height="125" align="right" caption="DISCUS" link="http://www.scdiscus.org/school.html"]]Remember to take advantage of South Carolina's Virtual Library - an electronic library of essential information and learning resources for all South Carolina citizens. You will find a wealth of information - InfoTrac Periodicals & Reference, Biography Resource Center, Who's Who, Health & Wellness Resource Center, What Do I Read Next?, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge Online, Encyclopedia Americana Online, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Knowledge Source - do use this wonderful resource!

[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]] **Multimedia Video - etvStreamlineSC - Unitedstreaming**

 * [|Unitedstreaming]** **- Use excellent multimedia video resources to bring your units to life! In addition to the video clips, there are teacher guides available, blackline masters, an image gallery, a calendar with videos that correlate to commemorative events, writing prompts, a teacher feature, and more. Take advantage of the many opportunities to show your students appropriate "real-life" videos correlated to South Carolina Standards.**

**[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]] Use an lnteractive Whiteboard - (SMART Board)**

 * Involve your students in learning with [|Interactive Whiteboard Resources]!**

**[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]]Collaborative Online Projects - Web Quests**
Check the [|Collaborative Projects] or [|Technospud Projects]** **for ideas or search for your own!**
 * Connect your classroom to the world. Learning about others from around the globe! Try some of the exciting collaborative projects that are available to you !
 * **[|Web Quests]**
 * These projects present students with specific objectives and tasks. Many are available on the web and will fit with units you are studying! Writing your own to fit your needs is also possible.**


 * Design an interactive Power Point show or Mediator presentation to introduce major units of study - S.C. History, Ecosystems, Weather, Community Helpers, Cells, Animals of the Sea, etc.**
 * You can use these again and again with updates as needed.**
 * **Power Point can also be used to design games such as "Jeopardy" or "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" for introducing topics or reviewing units of study.**
 * **Start a Power Point Library at your school! Share with others!**
 * **View examples of Power Point shows you can download and use!**
 * [|Power Points to Download]
 * [|Free Power Points] - from World of Teaching
 * [|Free Power Points] - from World of Teaching


 * **Likewise, use //Inspiration// or //OpenMind// for those lessons where visual aid is helpful. The branches of government, story/character analyzation, water cycle, Venn diagrams, and compare/contrast activities are examples where Inspiration can be used.**
 * **[|Inspiration Examples] - Take time to view examples of Inspiration files you can download and use!**

[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]]**Your Computer As A Learning Center Activity**
(The enormous black dog ran tirelessly after the frightened children on bicycles.)**
 * **__A Progressive Story__**
 * During their time at the computer, each student adds a sentence to create an interesting story. What will happen in the end? How many characters will there be? You can divide your class into smaller groups and compare stories they have written or publish them in a booklet or on the web!**
 * **__Sentence Elaboration__**
 * Give students a simple sentence. (The dog ran.) During their computer time, each student adds descriptive words to improve the original sentence. Creative students can write/type several!
 * **__Internet Research__**
 * Bookmark an internet site that has information about a topic you are studying. Give students a worksheet with questions pertaining to the site. The student has to find answers using the site.**

[[image:http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/months/images/cherry.gif width="45" height="42"]]**Teacher Time, Too!**

 * Of course, you will want to use the computer in your classroom for your own personal work as well. Email, classroom blogs, class web page, lesson plans, subject area research, IGPro gradebook, etc. You can find lots of form letters, worksheets, behavior checklists, etc. that could save you time. [|Teaching Tools]****