Teaching With Purpose

Six Ways to Integrate Technology with Instruction

Compiled by Sherah B. Carr, Ph.D. ©2008

#1 - Performance Tasks, Problem Solving, Simulations

How can technology provide critical thinking, problem solving, real life performance tasks and simulations?

The Web Quest Page - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

WiseOwl WebQuests - http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Elementary/WebQuests.htm

GOES Project Science - weather simulation maps
http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Digital Frog Dissection - http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/

Virtual Roller Coaster - http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/

Use of Spreadsheets to Support Instruction - http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/excel.html

#2 - Pictorial Representation, Graphic Organizers

Eduplace Graphic Organizers - http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

The Graphic Organizer - http://www.graphic.org

Inspiration/Kidspiration - http://www.inspiration.com/resources/index.cfm

Integrating KidPix into Curriculum http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/kidpix/kidpix.html

Kid Pix Studio Lesson Ideas
http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/KidPix/KPS.html

Pete's PowerPoint Station - wide variety of subject area presentations
http://pppst.com/

PowerPoint Instructional Ideas from Vicki Blackwell
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/ppttemplates.html

PowerPoint Instructional Games -
http://teach.fcps.net/trt14/Power Point Games/power_point_games.htm

Middle School PowerPoint Games -
http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm#temp

#3 - Feedback, Information Literacy, Beyond the Classroom

Immediate feedback with basic math skills practice: http://www.aaamath.com/

All you would ever want to know about information literacy…. How can we teach students about evaluating what they read on the Internet? See this web site:http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html

Check out e-pals: http://www.epals.com/
This site connects over 4.6 million students and educators in 191 countries for classroom-to-classroom projects and cross-cultural learning in the world's largest online classroom community.

#4 - Tactile learning, Interactivity, Animations

EdHeads - great animations and activities for topics such as simple machines, weather and even virtual knee surgery!
http://www.edheads.org/

BrainPOP is an online educational program, providing content spanning 7 main subjects including: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Arts and Music, and Technology. Some activities are free some you need to purchase.
http://www.brainpop.com/

Crocodile Chemistry - A complete virtual chemistry lab.
http://www.crocodile-clips.com/crocodile/chemistry/index.htm

Creating or listening to podcasts...listen to Willow Elementary students
http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/shows/Willowcast25.html

#5 - Writing/Word Processing & Project Presentations

How word processing helps the student writer:
http://www.bw.k12.ri.us/literacy/wordprocessing.htm

Ideas for integrating word processing into curriculum
http://www.intranet.nwoet.org/donna/wp_integration_idea.pdf

Student project based computer presentations
Be sure to see Tammy's All About Me Scavenger Hunt!
See Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers http://www.tammyworcester.com

#6 - Real Life Connections, Visual Tools, Photos

Visual Learning Through Technology
http://www.techteachers.com/visual/index.htm

50 Ideas for Digital Camera Use in the Classroom
http://www.escanabaschool.com/digital/digital.htm

Ideas for Using a Digital Camera
http://www.wacona.com/digicam/digicam.html#Lesson

Library of Congress American Memory http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Primary source documents including photographs, audio recordings, letters, and statistics.