Teaching With Purpose

Skill Focused Technology

While the use of technology in education can seem innovative, trendy or motivating; teachers must constantly think about the PURPOSE for its use. Does the use of technology support the learning goals of the curriculum?

Resources for the Integration of Technology in Instruction

Instructional Technology - Six Ways to Integrate Technology
Great ideas for integrating technology in instruction - Don't miss it!
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Internet Safety Resources - great set of links for parents!
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Eduscapes - Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson have designed this website to share a love of learning with others. As authors and educators, they work with teachers, parents, and children around the world to effectively integrate technology into teaching and learning environments.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - nonprofit organization working to integrate technology in the classroom.

Innovation Odyssey - A World Tour of Innovative Uses of Technology

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - a compiled set of resources about computing and technology.

Research about Teaching and Technology from PBS. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech/research.shtm
Includes recent educational technology research organized by categories.

Sample Elementary Technology Lessons Kings Park Computer Lab

Strategies and Applications for the One Computer Classroom

Tech Learning - software reviews, online course registration, discussion groups, and more.

Technology and Learning Online - software reviews, online course registration, discussion groups, and more.

Technology and Young Children - project of NAEYC's Technology Caucus. Fosters discussions and shares research regarding uses of technology to benefit children.

Technology Integration: Unit Planning - Describes steps in planning a learning unit using technology.

The WebQuest Page - This site serves as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web. Find out about the work of Bernie Dodge.

Web Sites for K-2 Students

All About Me Scavenger Hunt
http://web.mac.com/tammy.w/iWeb/Tips/ScavengerHunt2.html
Clifford Interactive Stories
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/
Crayola
http://www.crayola.com
PBSKids
http://pbskids.org
Starfall
http://www.starfall.com

EMAT621 - Integrating Technology Articles
Technology Learning Connections
Tech Writing K-5
Tech Literature Analysis 3-5

PDF file - Six Ways that Technology Supports Learning

PDF file - Instructional Technology Foldable

Resources for Technology for School Leaders

Tech Leaders Blog Site - web page for blogging about leadership issues related to technology.
SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Guidebook for Developing an Effective Instructional Technology Plan - Excellent tool for technology planning designed by graduate students at Mississippi State University.
EDTECH - An online resource and discussion site about educational technology sponsored by Humanities and Social Sciences Online.
NCREL Technology Plan - North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's technology planner's handbook.
National Technology Plan - National Education Technology Plan for the United States Department of Education
Georgia Technology Plan - state of Georgia's technology plan.
National Education Technology Standards - NETS site with standards for students, teachers and administrators.
Technology Inventories for Georgia Schools - find your school's technology inventory report
Software Purchasing Prices
      Academic Software - http://www.academicsuperstore.com
      Nothing But Software - http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com
      C-Net Shopper - http://shopper-search.cnet.com
WEB SITE EVALUATION
Evaluating Web Sites - Kathy Schrock's web page about the evaluation of Internet resources
CyberGuides - Web site content and design evaluation forms
Web Site Evaluation Criteria - Has examples of the good, the bad and the ugly web sites.
SCHOOL DATA ANALYSIS
Georgia Report Card - Georgia school leaders can use this site to gather data about their school's student achievement.
School Matters - A place to research school data about any public school in the nation!
FRONT PAGE TUTORIAL
Web by Design - Front Page web page development tutorial
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
National Staff Development Council
NSDC Professional Learning Standards
GENERAL LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
Educational Leadership Toolkit A collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Society for Technology in Education - Don't miss the ISTE site with tons of resources for school leaders.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Educational Leadership Constituent Council, National Policy Board for School Administration.
TECHNOLOGY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
Special Needs and Technology - Eduscapes site with a variety of links related to assistive technology to support special needs students.
Education World's Assistive Technology Resources
Bablefish Language Translations

FILES for EDEL685

Inspiration file - Technology and leadership graphic organizer

Sample technology lesson plan on atoms

PowerPoint presentation rubric

Sample web page

Sample brochure in PowerPoint

Sample professional learning proposal form

Technology Infrastructure Questions

Technology Plan Budget Template in Excel

Carr Sample Budget