1. Not Just About the Technology

2. So what is this? The opportunity to design activities that use technology within a content area lesson to transform the learning experience for students.

3. This Project Is… An opportunity to take an existing lesson and add a layer of technology. An opportunity to transform an existing lesson through the use of technology to scaffold students through the creation of projects or activities requiring higher order thinking. This Project Is NOT…

4. This Project Is… An activity designed to have students simply follow a set of directions, or report facts. An activity designed to have students use acquired knowledge to create a new understanding. This Project Is NOT…

5. This Project Is… Designed to have a clear path to the correct answer. Designed to have students argue an opinion, or use imagination to create something new or practice problem solving skills. This Project Is NOT…

6. This Project Is… An exemplary model lesson to share with colleagues and post on our district website.

7. Students select the appropriate technology tool(s) to solve a problem or create a new product. Students use teacher designed activities to create new ideas. Teachers use technology with a whole class to brainstorm new ideas. Students follow directions to complete a teacher designed lesson. Teachers use technology to present a lesson. Technology automates an activity. LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

8. BLOOM’S (REVISED) TAXONOMY REMEMBERING UNDERSTANDING ANALYZING EVALUATING CREATING APPLYING

9. BLOOM’S (REVISED) DIGITAL TAXONOMY REMEMBERING Recognizing, identifying, retrieving, locating UNDERSTANDING Interpreting, summarizing, inferring, paraphrasing, classifying, comparing ANALYZING Comparing, organizing, deconstructing, integrating APPLYING Carrying out, using, executing, showing, exhibiting Googling, bookmarking, social networking Boolean/advanced searches, reflective blogging, tagging, digital annotation, RSS Uploading, audio and video conferencing (Skype), presentations (PPt, Google Presentations), wiki editing simulations Online surveys (SurveyMonkey, embedded or cell phone polls), spreadsheets (Excel), mind mapping (Inspiration/Kidspiration) Validating online sources, constructive commenting on blogs, moderating online conversations, networking for resources, EVALUATING Checking, justifying experimenting, monitoring CREATING Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing Programming, digital stories (Photostory) video-making (MovieMaker), podcasting, directing others thorough media projects, model making (Google Sketch Up), podcasting (Audacity)