Monday, December 6, 2010

Re: Technology Integration in K-5

Suzy Brooks (3rd grade teacher) and Maria Knee (Kindergarten) are two
leading K-5 tech integrationists here in New England. Suzy
thoughtfully integrates blogs, tablets, video, VoiceThread,
Wallwisher, and other tools into her classroom. (She also leads a PD
online network for teachers and serves as a Massachusetts ASCD board
member.) Maria integrates blogs, wikis, IWBs, iPod Touch, netbooks,
Skype, video, and podcasts, and nurtures authentic audiences for
student work.

Suzy's blog is Third Graders, Dreaming Big:
http://blogs.falmouth.k12.ma.us/simplysuzy/.
Her Twitter name is SimplySuzy. Maria's KinderKids blogs is located at
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141. Her Twitter
name is MariaK.

Suzy and I will be leading a Teaching the Elementary Grades with
Technology summer workshop: http://edtechteacher.org/workshops
Tom

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm looking for models of tech integration for students in grades K - 5.
>
> If you fully (or partially) integrate the use of tech resources (ipads,
> netbooks, or online tools) in the grades mentioned above, I would like to
> learn more of your model of inclusion.
>
> Currently, our kids in grades 1-5 attend computer classes (in a dedicated
> computer lab) once or twice a week. In these classes they learn to use
> applications ranging from Kid Pix and Timeliner to MS Office.
>
> We're looking to charge the classroom teachers with implementing more
> innovation and creativity via integration of these applications/tools into
> their existing curriculum. Where it fits... Ideally, we'd like the content
> to drive the need for technology. Not technology to drive classroom
> instruction.
>
> Thanks in advance for all insight.
>
> --
> A. Popoola
>
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