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Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student

Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student

by Boni Hamilton
Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student
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Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student

Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student

by Boni Hamilton

Overview

Discover new and immediately applicable tools and practices to support collaborative, student-centered learning.

Teachers possess unique skills, knowledge and experience. So why should their approaches to classroom technology look the same? In this new edition of the popular book Integrating Technology in the Classroom, author Boni Hamilton presents technology tools and projects that resonate with your teaching style, classroom context and technology skill level all while helping students achieve academic growth.

In this new edition, you’ll find:
  • Coverage of programming, game creation, and augmented and virtual reality.
  • Stories of teachers who have successfully employed technology in the classroom, with more examples from secondary-level teachers, including visual learning preferences and kinesthetic/tactile learning.
  • Deeper explanation of how to leverage technology to meet multilingual needs.
  • A new chapter on leveraging technology to meet adaptive needs, including examples from teachers who use adaptive technologies in regular classrooms.
  • Strategies that address efficiency needs of teachers, to help make administrative tasks less onerous, and coverage of learning management systems, formative assessment sites, and planning tools.
  • Professional development coverage that includes information on ISTE offerings, social media, and other supports.

Explore how technology tools can support your instructional goals and help you meet the individual needs of all learners.

Audience: K-12 classroom teachers; teacher educators; tech coaches and coordinators

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781564847256
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
Publication date: 12/09/2018
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 296
Sales rank: 1,118,990
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Boni Hamilton has taught all ages, from preschoolers to adults, including PreK-12, undergraduates, and night school adults. In addition to teaching secondary Language Arts in standard classrooms, she has taught learners in special education, gifted/talented, and English as a second language programs. She co-taught in a computer lab with twenty-two elementary classroom teachers and held both school-level and district administrative positions. Boni now holds two doctorates in education: an EdD from the Universityof Northern Colorado and a PhD from the Universityof Colorado Denver. Her second dissertation project explored the use of digital devices in elementary classrooms at town and rural schools.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Organization for This Book 2

Foundational Premises 3

Chapter 1 Paths to Technology Integration 9

Integration Approaches 13

Types of Integration Approaches 16

Collaborations with Colleagues 22

Project-Based Learning 24

Technologies to Support Bloom's Taxonomy 28

Chapter 2 Digital-Age Teaching and the ISTE Standards for Students 33

ISTE Standards for Students 34

Chapter 3 COPPA, Internet Safety, Information Literacy, and Copyright 49

Children's Privacy Laws 50

Internet Safety 53

Information Literacy 55

Copyright for K-12 57

Chapter 4 Realities of Technology in Schools and Districts 61

The Challenge of Change 62

Affordances of Digital Devices 63

Technology in Schools 69

Chapter 5 Leveraging Technology for Visual Learning 75

Drawings 76

Photography 82

Key Skills for Using Pictures 87

Developing Themes 90

Creating Visuals 102

Instructing with Visuals 124

Chapter 6 Leveraging Technology for Auditory Learning 137

Listening 138

Writing 143

Blogging 152

Audio Recorders 166

Chapter 7 Leveraging Technology for Kinesthetic/Tactile Learning 173

Roles in the Classroom 175

Hands-On Inquiry 175

Physical Simulations of Virtual Worlds 176

Touchscreen Devices 177

Citizen Science 179

Virtual Experiences 180

Magnification 186

Robotics 188

Chapter 8 Leveraging across Learning Preferences 193

Multiple Content Area Interactives 194

Language Arts Interactives 194

Multimedia Reading Materials 195

Math Interactives 198

Science Interactives 199

Social Studies Interactives 201

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Interactives 202

Digital Storytelling 204

Website Design 205

Provider-Specific Tools 206

Video Conferencing 212

Collaboration Resources 214

Digital Video Production 216

Programming 226

Chapter 9 Leveraging Technology for Multilingual Learners 231

Visual Supports 232

Language Assistance 235

Native Language Use 236

Website Support 237

Dual-Language Materials 238

Dual-Language Projects 238

Learning about America 239

Assisted Writing 239

Resources 240

Chapter 10 Leveraging Technology to Meet Adaptive Heeds 241

Organization Assistance 242

Speech to Text 243

Text to Speech 243

Reading Support 244

Feedback Options 245

Collaboration Opportunities 246

Assistive Apps 247

Chapter 11 Leveraging Technology for Teacher Efficiency and Effectiveness 249

Social Platforms 250

Learning Management Systems 253

Aggregator Sites for Content Areas 256

Instructional Support Websites 259

Professional Development Resources 263

Assessment 267

Teacher instructional Resources Highlighted in This Chapter 271

Final Thoughts 274

Appendix A ISTE Standards for Educators 275

Appendix B References 279

Index 281

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