Category: Content Area Focus
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Content Tech: Google Advanced Search
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom We all use Google to search for information to help us teach. Have you tried an advanced search to get more of what you are looking for? For example, do you want to find PowerPoint files related to an upcoming unit? What about flash video clips…
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Content Tech: Google Lit Trips
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom Mrs. Calandra’s English 9R class is about to embark on a journey in Google Earth as they read The Odyssey by Homer. Google Lit Trips are very interesting and a new way to teach literature, incorporating the geography of the book. We’re planning to have students…
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Content Tech: Summary of Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works
“Using technology for technology’s sake isn’t a good application of instructional time or funding, and it is unlikely to improve student achievement.” (p.217) Over the past few months we’ve taken a look at how technology can support research-proven instructional strategies. Let’s take a few minutes to summarize the ideas presented by Pitler et al in…
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Content Tech: Riding the Digital Wave Conference 2009
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom Erie 1 BOCES hosted the 5th Annual Riding the Digital Wave Conference at the Harlem Rd. Education Campus. Below is my under-5-minute wrap up of my experience. Click to play, and mouse over the lower right corner of the video to find the full-screen button. Here…
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Content Tech: Generating and Testing Hypotheses
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom In an ongoing look at the book, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, the next strategy is generating and testing hypotheses. Technology advances including probeware, interactive simulations, and spreadsheets, allow classroom time to be devote classroom time to interpreting data, rather than collecting data. In…
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Content Tech: Homework and Practice
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom In an ongoing look at the book, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, the next strategy is homework and practice. Marzano’s research indicates that typically, students need approximately 24 repetitions of a skill in order to achieve 80 percent competency. There are many web resources…
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Content Tech: Identifying Similarities and Differences
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom In an ongoing look at the book, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, the next strategy is identifying similaritities and differences. Graphic organizers, including venn diagrams, are once again are great tools to use for this strategy. However, I’m going to focus on how spreadsheet…
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Content Tech: Reinforcing Effort
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom In an ongoing look at the book, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, the next strategy is reinforcing effort. Probably the single biggest factor affecting student performance is the ability to “stick with it” until successful. Technology can be a tough one to incorporate into…
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Content Tech: Cooperative Learning
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom In an ongoing look at the book, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, the next strategy is cooperative learning. The research indicates that when technology is used collaboratively, there is a modest increase in effect size (learning). Multimeda, and specifically creating a video, is a…
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Content Tech: Summarizing and Note Taking
Content Tech Ideas for Technology Use in the Classroom In an ongoing look at the book, Using Technology With Classroom Instruction That Works, the next strategy for improving instruction is summarizing and note taking. As adults and educators, these techniques have become second nature to what we do. Students who are not used to pulling…