Welcome!
Welcome to Amber (Lavoie) Hoye's project page for EDTECH 541: Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum.
Please take a few moments to review the vision statement which has influenced the projects in this course and my assignment links
listed below:
Please take a few moments to review the vision statement which has influenced the projects in this course and my assignment links
listed below:
Assignment Links
- Week 1: Relative Advantage Chart
- Week 2: Network Project
- Week 3: Instructional Software Lesson
- Week 3 Spreadsheet or Database Project
- Week 5: Community Building & Social Networking Project
- Week 6: Using the Internet for Instruction Project
- Week 7: Content Area Presentations : Art, Language Arts, Social Studies
- Week 8: Adaptive/Assistive Technology Presentation
- Resources Page
- EDTECH Learning Log (Note: The following blog entries were posted on this site instead: "Taking Down the Walled Garden," "Internet Safety" and "Getting Started with InDesign.")
Vision Statement
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“The principle goal of education is to create men and woman who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.”
— Jean Piaget
As today’s students exit school classrooms and enter the workforce, they’ll face challenges and obstacles that are very different from those met by their parents just 10 or 20 years ago. Students will not be expected to memorize and recite the facts and figures once presented in schools, but rather possess a firm grasp of digital literacy. Each of our students should feel comfortable and confident using new media tools to express themselves, overcome obstacles, research information and collaborate with peers. As discussed in the 2010 National Education Technology Plan, educators should guide students towards fluency in the following categories:
References:
Edutopia. (2007) What is technology integration? Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-description
U.S. Department of Education. (2010) National Education Technology Plan 2010 Executive Summary. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010
— Jean Piaget
As today’s students exit school classrooms and enter the workforce, they’ll face challenges and obstacles that are very different from those met by their parents just 10 or 20 years ago. Students will not be expected to memorize and recite the facts and figures once presented in schools, but rather possess a firm grasp of digital literacy. Each of our students should feel comfortable and confident using new media tools to express themselves, overcome obstacles, research information and collaborate with peers. As discussed in the 2010 National Education Technology Plan, educators should guide students towards fluency in the following categories:
- Information Literacy, or “the ability to identify, retrieve, evaluate, and use information for a variety of purpose”
(U.S. Department of Education, 2010). - Media Literacy, or “the ability to consume and understand media, as well as communicate effectively using a variety of media types” (U.S. Department of Education, 2010).
- Digital Citizenship, or “the ability to evaluate and use technologies appropriately, behave in socially acceptable ways within online communities, and develop a healthy understanding of issues surrounding online privacy and safety”
(U.S. Department of Education, 2010).
- Students and teachers are able to access current information on virtually any subject and have the ability to interact with it in exciting ways through media.
- New ways to interact and collaborate with peers, teachers and subject experts locally and around the globe.
- Students may work at their own pace and receive content that is tailored to their learning level and preferences.
- Workload of teachers is lighten through automated grading that provides immediate feedback for students.
References:
Edutopia. (2007) What is technology integration? Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-description
U.S. Department of Education. (2010) National Education Technology Plan 2010 Executive Summary. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010