Integration

1. What specific standards will be addressed as a result of your initiative, and how will they be addressed? Use specific examples such as a sample lesson plan or unit. Simply listing the standards that will be addressed fails to provide your audience with the "big picture." What will this initiative "look like" in the classroom or school? // BSD Technology Skills Standards ELA 3.1B -   // Independently extract information to achieve a specific purpose; extract information relevant to a specific purpose ELA 3.2A- Use technology to synthesize information into a meaningful format to express ideas and experiences, and to create text, drawings, graphs, diagrams, photographs, videos and graphics ELA 3.3B1 -  Independently interpret information as appropriate to a specific purpose. Teachers can use the online tools provided by our Reading Curriculum to help meet the standards listed above. In a ddition they can create their own lessons that meet those standards. For instance, using photos to using photos to tell a story.

In addtion the following NETS standards will be met: Teachers - Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences Model Digital age Work and Learning

Students - Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

2. How will your initiative encourage the 21st Century skills listed below? • Creativity and Innovation • Communication and Collaboration • Research and Information Literacy • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Digital Citizenship • Technology Operations and Concepts

Creativity and Innovation - // Students will be able to think outside of the box and incorporate what they know with the concept the teacher is trying to build. Learning would become more of a partnership instead of a dictatorship. Teachers have the capability of making the learning experience relevant to their students and more experimental. // Research and Information Literacy // All stakeholders will learn the benefits of continual research and authentic information as technology is incorporated into learning. Naturally, the more its used the better everyone will be at identifying authentic information relevant to the subject matter. // Communication and Collaboration // With my initiative, I expect that communication and collaboration of all stakeholders will get easier and less of a hassel. There are many tools that teachers could utilize such as wikis, blogs, and student accounts. Student collaboration also becomes possible especial for project based learning experiences. // Critical Thinking & Problem Solving // Students will have more opportunity to apply these skills with my initiative. Depending on the the assignments from the teacher, I expect that student responses would go beyond the textbook and they make have to provide examples using a resource of choice. // Digital Citizenship //Students will be taught the proper way to utilize the various software and online tools within the classroom. They will be taught the concepts of cyberbullying and email ettiquette within the classroom setting in addition to internet safety tips.// Technology Operations and Concepts //Students will be introduced to various software and online resources. In the primary grades, teachers may rely more on using images in the classroom, while in the upper grades they may be more involved with blogs, wikis, and the Microsoft programs. //

3. Who will be given the drive of assuring these standards are met effectively? How will this be evaluated? // Teachers will have to assure that the standards are being met as they do now. This will be monitored during collaboration meetings with the Level 1 teacher for the grade level teams. Teachers will use this time to also to collaborate on lessons used or plan to use and get feedback on ways to improve useage in the classroom. //

4.In your plan, how will technology be infused into the curriculum? // Since we're starting small because the school will be moving to a new location in 2 years this is the initial thought as it stands right now Year 1 - phase out teacher desktops and move to laptops and install LCD projectors in each classroom. Year 2 - Interactive whiteboards installed Year 3 - This is when we should be in the new building and we're hoping for a wireless envrionment. Replace all desktops with laptops in the classroom. //

5. How will modifications be made if standards are not being met effectively?

// Ongoing training and professional development opportunities on the software/devices that are being used. Continued collaboration with teachers that have been able to effectively meet the standards. //

6. What are some sample lessons you could create and present to your audience illustrating the instructional impact of your initiative? // Grade 3 - Virtual Field Trip ( I created this for my 3rd grade class to help build background knowledge for the Middle Ages). // Medieval Times.ppt

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