Session+1

Today we will:
 * examine topics related to technology integration by using web based resources.
 * use prior knowledge and web based resources to define technology integration.
 * explore the world of Google.

Getting to know you...  __[|Introducing Yourself.doc] __

About Me:   __[|Intro-fullpage.doc] __


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 * Typing directions || Uses a larger font size for the top name and a smaller size for poem || Does not follow directions regarding font size ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Content || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shares facts (personal or professional) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Does not share facts (personal or professional) ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clipart || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Inserts a clipart reflecting self || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Does not insert a clipart ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Formatting Poem || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Able to correctly format poem || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Unable to correctly format poem ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gallery Walk/Ice Breaker || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Engaged will looking at classmates poems. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did not move around the room. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comments ||||  ||

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 18.7167px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26.2px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is technology integration? ===
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why is technology integration becoming so important?
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How does technology support a constructivist approach to instruction?
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are barriers teachers face when it comes to tech integration?
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why is technology integration the perfect tool for accommodating different learning styles?
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What resources should/could we be using?
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How can technology be used to help students at all levels?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|What is Technology Integration.ppt] __

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Technology Integration Articles.doc] __

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group One- the third link is not working here is an alternative site:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(scroll down to first section)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 32px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Tools

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Objectives // **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn about the various tools available for free from Google.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify various strategies for integrating these tools into reading instruction.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Activities // **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Complete the following survey:__ From my Google Account__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Go to the following link and complete the activity: __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Editing text activity __

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Create a Google account: __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a Google account __ You do not have to create a new username and password. You can use a current email and password. For example, I have an account where my username is "castev2929@gmail.com"

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|http://maps.google.com] __
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Google Maps **

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Maps in the classroom __

__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">A PowerPoint that explains the basics of Google Maps __

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Click here for information for Educators __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">(Click here for the Help Menu) __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Another guide to Google docs __ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">__<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Video guide to Google docs __
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Google Documents **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Document
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Presentation
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Spreadsheet
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Form
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Drawing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Saving files not made in Google

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">(Click here for information about Google web searches) __
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Google searches **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">basic search
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">advanced search
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">boolean search

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 23.0333px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assignment Due //** Before Class 2 begins.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Submit reflection of class #1 through our class Wiki.(YES) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. Create a reading activity using a Google tool. On the tab that says "share", choose to make it public. You will then copy that link into the discussion. (DO NOT DO THIS) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. Post a summary of your activity on the discussion tab.(DO NOT DO THIS) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4. Comment on at least one other person's activity. (YES) 5.Send Dr. Stevens your poem using email (from class 1).

 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For Next Week...

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Create a word document with at least ten free reading based websites for students. (DO NOT DO THIS.


 * || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Points || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">0 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Number of Sites || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10 or more (3 pts) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Less than 10 ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Content || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reading level identified (2) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No reading level identified ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clipart || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Inserts a clipart reflecting topic || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Does not insert a clipart ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Formatting Page || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Able to use formatting (table, centering, font style) 3 pts || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Unable to use a table, centering, & font style) ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comments ||||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comments ||||  ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Changing NETS.doc] __