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Philosophy of the
Integration of
By: AnneMarie Frascone
Technology in
Education

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Technology in the Classroom
 Technology has changed the Technology in Education
way students learn and it is
essential to teach students the
necessary skills to be able to
live in a world where most jobs
require the use of technology.
 Many people believe that
technology has become the
way students can stay focused
on the task at hand.
Technological advances like
social media has influenced
students to be technologically
savvy at young ages.

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Technology in the Classroom
 In my classroom technology will be used daily. The use of
technology should become a routine within the classroom.
However, it must meet the criteria for the lesson and follow the
curriculum at hand.
 “Technology is here to stay and will progress as we move
forward”
 Dawn Spaar
 Source:
http://www.businesswomanpa.com/issues/july_2012/continuing-
education.html

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Integration Strategies
 Technology can be integrated by:
 First, being easily accessible and
correlating to the lesson at hand.
 Additionally, the integration must
support the goals of the curriculum
and the goals of students.
 The students must have a hands
on approach towards the
technology, instead of constantly
looking at technological creations
by teachers.
 The integration should engage
students learning process and
supplements the curriculum.

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 Technology will not be used in my
classroom as a filler to a lesson or to
“just use it”.
 Technology should not be used to teach
students lessons but to enhance lessons
How Technology Will taught by teachers.
Not Be Used  To not replace social interaction, but to
motivate class interaction.
 For example, class forums is a great
way to have students learn about other
classmates thoughts.

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How Technology Enhances
Student’s Learning
 Technology gains the attention of
the student more quickly than other
forms of teaching.
 It links the students to valuable
information and helpful resources.
 It portrays concepts visually rather
than verbally.
 Can easily track the students
progress, which can motivate the
student to do better.
 Additionally, provides students with
an abundant amount of tools to
benefit a lesson or concept.
 An increase in motivation and self
esteem for students.

7. Students with Different
Abilities
Technology over the years has had a huge
impact on student’s with different learning
abilities.
+ A large amount of students with physical
disabilities can now read and write because of
technological advances.
There are many types of assistive technology
which are used in education settings with
people with significant disabilities.

8. Linking Students to
the Outside World
The information no longer comes just
from me. My students can find
sources from group of peers,
experts, and other areas across the
globe.
+ Students can exchange ideas,
concepts, and thoughts with other
students across the globe.
With technology, my students are no
longer limited to strictly my
knowledge and the textbook at hand.
For example, students can have
online conferences with students
from other countries on different
topics.

9. +  Technology will help parents be involved
in the classroom through the class blog I
will create.
 In the class blog I can:
 Post daily classroom activities and
assignments.
 Create different tabs of resources for
parents.
 Tabs will include education videos,
games, photos, and other
Parents Involvement educational additives.

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Roles of the Teacher and Student
Teacher Student
 The teacher is no longer just  Active role of making their own
the source of all content for the decisions on creating,
lesson. manipulating, and displaying
information.
 The teacher is setting up
projects, goals, and guidelines,  Students are using the skills
student group activity for they learned to make choices
students while using and think about think about
technology. information.
 Teachers are also showing  Additionally, students are
students new resources and setting goals for themselves
checking on every students and making decisions based on
work. the task at hand.

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Assignments & Activities
Assignments Activities
 Students can create presentations with
Microsoft Power Point.
 Forums.
 They can write papers and create tables on  Group sharing.
Microsoft Word.
 Peer Review.
 Students can create Wordles for word  Educational Games Online.
association and using different color
schemes.  SMART boards
 Teachers can use for
 Students can create glogs to have a one lessons and integrate
page resource for a given topic.
students.
 Kidspiration can be used to create maps
and projects.
 Students can create their own blogs where
they can comment, post, and share their
ideas.

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My Own Professional Development
 My professional development
with the use of technology will
include:
 Attending workshops that are
technology based.
 Viewing conferences online
about different aspects of
teaching.
 Learning from other educators
during webinars and online
presentations.
 The site:
http://www.edtechteacher.org is
great for professional
development for technology
education.

13. “Education is the most powerful
+ weapon which you can use to
change the world.”
-Nelson Mandela
Source:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/n/nelsonmand157855.html