Technology in the Classroom

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Technology in the Classroom by Mind Map: Technology in the Classroom

1. 50 Fab Apps for Teachers

1.1. Tool

1.1.1. Teachers

1.1.1.1. Apps

1.1.1.1.1. TeacherKit

1.1.1.1.2. Socrative

1.1.1.1.3. Too Noisy Pro

1.1.1.1.4. Edmodo

1.1.2. Students

1.1.2.1. Apps

1.1.2.1.1. Storia

1.1.2.1.2. Grammar jammers

1.1.2.1.3. My Math Flash Cards

1.1.2.1.4. Music Tutor

1.1.2.1.5. Special Needs

2. Curriculum.org: Webcasts

2.1. 21st century learning

2.1.1. students now know technology better than their mentors/teachers

2.1.2. We need to catch up with our technology

2.1.2.1. Keep it relevent

2.2. Learning and Technology: Benefits and Challenges

2.2.1. Change in student/teacher role

2.2.1.1. Students teaching teachers, guiding them on how to use technology

2.2.1.2. genuine and authentic

2.2.1.2.1. Teacher is learning along with their students

2.2.2. Increase in complexity of tasks

2.2.3. Builds collaboration among teachers and students

2.2.4. Not all technology works for all students

2.2.4.1. Makes differentiation more difficult

2.2.4.2. Technologies need to be adapted to the learners

2.2.4.3. Students who struggle in the classroom do worse as online learners

2.2.4.4. Lack of equity

2.3. Learning and Technology: Information to Experience, Consumption to Production

2.3.1. Moving from an information era to an experience era

2.3.1.1. Using more hands-on approaches to help us with our thinking

2.3.1.1.1. smartphones

2.3.1.1.2. tablets

2.3.1.1.3. smart boards

2.3.1.2. More dynamic presentation of knowledge

2.3.2. Moving away from consumption, and toward production

2.3.2.1. Less writing down and memorization

2.3.2.2. More demonstration of knowledge, creativity

3. TED Talks: Blended Learning

3.1. Blended learning increases the velocity of learning

3.1.1. "Economic tsunami"

3.1.1.1. decrease in education funding

3.1.1.2. schools having to do more with less

3.2. Uses intelligent adaptive technologies

3.2.1. Software that learns the students and adapts to their needs

3.2.2. Kind of like how netflix suggests movies or shows for you to watch…

4. Education World: Integrating Technology in the Classroom

4.1. Time

4.1.1. Every day

4.1.2. Don't take time away from regular scheduled activities

4.2. Activities

4.2.1. online weather forecasts

4.2.2. Quote of the day

4.2.2.1. students must search for author

4.2.3. History: this day in History

4.2.4. Online reading comprehension practice

4.2.4.1. Fluency Through Fables

4.2.5. Online news sources

4.2.6. Science:

4.2.6.1. NASA's Astronomy picture of the day

4.2.6.2. Goddard Space Center's Earth Science Picture of the Day

4.2.7. Geography:

4.2.7.1. GeoBee's daily 5 question challenge