Project-based learning is interactive learning. Web 2.0 tools mean kids will remember it.
TECHNOLOGY LAB TOOLKIT
Kids love technology. Do it right.
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Teacher? Homeschooler? There's a way to teach technology
What's included in the Technology Lab Toolkit:
The
all-in-one K-8 toolkit for the lab specialist, classroom teacher and
homeschooler,with a years-worth of
simple-to-follow projects. Integrate technology into language arts, geography,
history, problem solving, research skills, and science lesson plans and units
of inquiry using teacher resources that meet NETS-S national guidelines and
many state standards.
The
fifty-five projects are categorized by subject, program (software), and skill
(grade) level. Each project includes standards met in three areas (higher-order
thinking, technology-specific, and NETS-S), software required, time involved,
suggested experience level, subject area supported, tech jargon, step-by-step
lessons, extensions for deeper exploration, troubleshooting tips and project examples
including reproducibles. Tech programs used are KidPix, all MS productivity
software, Google Earth, typing software and online sites, email, Web 2.0 tools
(blogs, wikis, internet start pages, social bookmarking and photo storage),
Photoshop and Celestia. Also included is an Appendix of over 200
age-appropriate child-friendly websites. Skills taught include collaboration,
communication, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, creativity,
digital citizenship, information fluency, presentation, and technology
concepts. In short, it's everything you'd need to successfully integrate
technology into the twenty-first century classroom.
