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Assigned Readings

Hamilton, B. (2018). Integrating Technology in the Classroom

Robots in Education video (video; 28:39)

Assignment 1 – 1 page

Select one of the tools covered in Chapter 7 of the ISTE textbook. Evaluate t its strengths and weaknesses, along with how you might use it in your teaching. Apply our Rubric for E-Learning Evaluation to the tool and attach it.

Conclude your post with a question

Assignment 2 – 1 ½ pages

Pick one of the lesson plans from the Lego Mindstorm Education Academy. I've included links to a few of the topics. Feel free to go through the site and find others that you want to use. What do you like or dislike about it? Does it make good use of the robotics technology? What do you think these kinds of products are adding to this lesson? What might you change about the lesson plan?

Lego Mindstorm Lesson Plans:

· Early Math and Science

· Social Emotional Development

· Early Language Literacy

· Primary grades

You will need to reference at least one of the assigned readings or other media, as well as an additional source, using APA format.

Assignment 3 – 1 ½ pages Using your online research skills, find a 3D printing assignment that interests you. You might want to browse St Cloud State University's 3D Printing Curriculum Guide (pdf document) which provides some good ideas as well. Find a 3D printing assignment that you like, preferably that also has something to do with the subject area you teach or want to teach.

Write an analysis of if you think this assignment uses the advantages of 3D printing. Also, explore what modifications you can make to this lesson so that it works across more curriculum areas.

You will need to reference at least one of the assigned readings or other media, as well as an additional source, using APA format.

Assignment 4 – 1 page

Look back on this course so far. What has been helpful to you? What has not? Any topics that you'd like to see covered more, or covered less? How has your own progress been throughout this course so far?

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Designing the collaborative project so every student must contribute will scaffold participation. For instance, if a team of four students is responsible for teaching a section (chapter, act, stanza) of a literary piece, students need equal responsibility for contributions. The teacher can decide how to chunk the tasks to be equal. Students may have responsibility for the four tasks of researching outside analysis of the piece, identifying symbolism in the text, developing four higher-level thinking questions (and potential answers), and summarizing theme/character/plot development. Each participant can take primary responsibility for one task and secondary responsibility for a second task. Notice that no one has administrative roles of being timekeeper or taking notes—those roles do not involve students in the active work of thinking. Students can use a free whiteboard app such as Whiteboard.fi (whiteboard.fi) or Web Whiteboard (webwhiteboard.com) to share ideas, resources, and questions as they then collaboratively decide how to present their information to their peers.

Assistive Apps When I taught, I didn’t always know which students were identified as having special needs, so my approach was to assume every child had individual needs I should assess and address. Some of the following apps were designed to address specific challenges; others could be appropriate for all students. Some work across multiple devices; some are single platform. The list is a sampling of what may be available for little or no cost. Online searches for tools that meet specific challenges often provide rich collections of apps.

Character Story Planner (Android) provides planner charts so students can create or profile characters. Could be used by students to track characters in a book being read (with a tag of the book’s title for sorting) or to develop a character for a writing project.

Adobe Spark (iOS and online at spark.adobe.com/edu) has three focused apps: Spark Page (word processing and photos), Spark Post (social media with links), and Spark Video (digital storytelling). The Education version includes access to all the advanced tools for free.

LitCharts (Android, iOS, and online at litcharts.com) is a library of literature guides from the creators of SparkNotes. Students can read summaries, notable quotes, and analyses of themes, symbols, and characters. A good supplemental resource for struggling readers.

Aipoly Vision (iOS) recognizes items and colors for the visually impaired. Point the phone camera at an object and press a recognition button to hear what is being pointed at.

Breathe2Relax (Android and iOS) teaches deep breathing to turn on the body’s relaxation reflexes. Originally designed for the military, it could be useful for students with anxiety.

Miracle Modus (Android and iOS) has 14 visually interesting scenes that react to touch and are calming to some individuals on the autism spectrum.

Hamilton, B. (2018). Integrating technology in the classroom : Tools to meet the needs of every student. International Society for Technology in Education. Created from empire-ebooks on 2023-10-11 02:56:17.

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iBrainstorm (iOS) supports note-taking, diagrams, and drawing. Students whose work seems disorganized because they have trouble tracking snippets of knowledge and information benefit from a multi-method information-gathering tool like this.

Marti (iOS) supports individuals who need tasks broken down into progressive steps. Combines visual cues (pictures or video) with sound.

DD’s Dictionary: A Dyslexic’s Dictionary (iOS) assists in finding a word and focuses on word spelling. Audio pronounces the word as confirmation.

ClassDojo (Android and iOS) assists teachers in providing positive feedback to students, sharing with parents, and creating groups. Students can customize their Dojo avatars and share their work by adding pictures and videos to their portfolios.