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Integrated Technology

Technology Extensions

Technology Tutorials

How-to

Mini-Course

Technology Mini-lessons

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* Occur in grades K-5

* Approximately 2 per unit

* May connect with a Technology Tutorial, but not always

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1. “Navigating Safely Online” 2. “Maintaining Privacy Online” 3. “Showing Respect Online” (grades 4 and 5 only) 4. “Choosing Effective Search Terms” 5. “Understanding Search Results” 6. “Using Filters to Narrow Results” 7. “Evaluating Research Sources 8. “Citing Online Sources” (grades 4 and 5 only) 9. “Creating Documents” 10. “Creating Presentations”

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Grade 5 TM

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Mini-Course

How-to

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•  Using Web-based Whiteboard Activities (3-5) •  Using Web-based Teaching Resources (K-5) •  Creating a Class Blog (3-5) •  Using Social Networking Sites (3-5) •  Using Presentation Tools (3-5)

Mini-Course

• Getting Started with Your Digital Teachers Set •  Using DSC’s Whiteboard Activities •  Using DSC’s ClassView App • Getting Started with Your Print Teachers Set •  Using the DSC Learning Hub

How-to (K-5)

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•  Interactive/Learner can go at own pace •  Web-based •  Contains at least one screencast on how to use

a specific technology pertaining to the topic •  Works on Tablets (Galaxy/iPad) •  Contains at least one PDF handout

Mini-Course

•  Non-interactive •  Video-based •  Tutorial-like screencast that shows learner how

to get started using various DSC technology •  Works on Tablets (Galaxy/iPad)

How-to

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Mini-course How-to

* Using Web-based Interactive Whiteboard

Activities

•  What are Web-based interactive whiteboard (IWB) activities and why are they useful in the classroom

•  Screencast: How to use the SMART Community to complete the technology extensions

•  PDF: Evaluation techniques for finding appropriate IWB resources on the internet

•  Other ways to use Web-based interactive whiteboard activities in BAW2e

Using Class Blogs •  Explanation of blogs in general, in schools, and in

classrooms, and why use •  Focus on commenting ` •  Features and capabilities of popular educational blog

sites, such as Weebly, Edublog, Blogster, Blogger •  Screencast: Starting a blog by posing a questions

(Edublog? Blogster?) to complete the technology extensions

•  Screencast: Responding to a blog with a comment •  Screencast: Overview of a blog management system •  PDF: Provides URLs, tips, and guidelines •  Blog Starter ideas for different types of blogs and for

each section of a Being A Writer lesson

Using Social Networking Tools • What is social networking in education • Private vs. Public • Steps to take before setting up student blogs • Management of student blog accounts • PDF: blogging permission slip (parent and student) • Comparison of different blog sites • Screencast: How to setup KidBlog to complete the

technology extensions • Other ways to use social networking tools in BAW2e

• Quadblogging • Poll Everywhere

Using Presentation Tools •  What are presentation tools •  Introduction to free, web-based presentation tools

and preloaded presentation software •  Comparison of different presentation tools •  Screencast: How to use Glogster, a presentation

tool, to complete the technology extensions •  PDF: Other presentation tools •  Other ways to use presentation tools with BAW2e

•  Storybird •  Voicethread •  Powtoon •  Schooltube

Using Web-based Teaching Resources

•  What are web-based teaching resources •  Where is a good place to find credible, educational web

based resources •  Tips on using web-based teaching resources in the

classroom •  Screencast: Research author information and use Padlet

to organize the information to complete the technology extensions

•  Other Web-based teaching resources •  Reference Materials •  Dictionaries/Thesaurus •  Video Sites

•  Note: This tutorial may not cover all tech extensions associated with it