Technology



[|100 Search Engines for Academic Research] [|ELA Common Core Standards]

[|Teach Kids Computers]

[|Ideas to Integrate Tech in the Classroom] i-Ready

[|Three Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom]

April 11, 2014 Phone Call i-Ready
 * Giving a diagnostic does raise scores but since the lowest scores are front-loaded, it may not seem to adjust if the students still scored low.
 * They are working on 200 some lessons as their goal right now to get a resume feature instead of having to start the lesson from the beginning.
 * They are considering changing the tutorials so they don't take so long (at least on the first attempt-if students fail, we suggested that then the tutorial may be more detailed).

[|Technology Beyond the Classroom]



[|Technology Rocks Elementary Ideas]

Teacher Tools

[|The Nets for Younger Children]



The 10 Biggest Educational Trends (And What Teachers Think)

 * **Web Tools For Education** – 99% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, only 1% not interested or might be interested
 * **Online Educational Resources** – 99% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, only 1% not interested or might be interested
 * **Digital Literacy** – 95% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 4% might be interested, 1% not interested
 * **Personal Learning Networks** – 96% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 3% might be interested, 1% not interested
 * **Blended Learning** – 96.9% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 2.1% might be interested, 1% not interested
 * **Social Media In Education** – 96% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 2% might be interested, 2% not interested
 * **EModeration** – 91.9% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 1% might be interested, 6.9% not interested
 * **Mobile Learning** – 91% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 2% might be interested, 7% not interested
 * **Digital Games In Education** – 85.9% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 9.9% might be interested, 4% not interested
 * **Interactive Whiteboards** – 81.3% are very interested, interested, or somewhat interested, 12.9% might be interested, 15.8% not interested