Enchancing Your Curriculum Through Technology

Everyday Activities
Today's Weather	Time For Kids	NY Times Learning Network
Word of the Day	Daily Buzzword	SAT Question of the Day
Current World Population	Math Problem of the Week	Today's Birthday
This Day in History	Interactive Readings Clifford the Big Red Dog The Interactive Raven A Poem a Day	Sunrise, Sunset
How to Get Started
Lakeland Classroom Projects	Blue Web'N	PBS Teacher Source
Channel 13 Educators Section Awesome lesson plans for tech integration	The Solution Site	Technology Integration Projects
Models for Success
Information Gathering and Reporting Tooth Tally Project	Interactive Writing (Hyperfiction) Dunbar Bound	Online Correspondence E-Pals Gaggle.net
Online Conferencing Realtime Chats	Web Publishing Frosty Readers Giggle Poetry	WebQuests The WebQuest Page
Real World Connections Do Something Justice Learning The Why Files Real time Earthquake Data I-Earn	Online Games & Activities GeoGame You Be the Historian Who Dunnit?	Virtual Tours Virtual Jamestown Virtual Field Trips by Subject Area
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Resources Should Include
Primary Source Materials American Memory AdAccess	Realtime Data Projects The Sun Times (Global Sun Temperature Project) Air Pollution: What's the Solution?	Interpersonal Exchanges Ask Thomas Jefferson UNICEF Voices of Youth
Input from Experts Ask an Expert Ask a Librarian Secrets of the Ice The Virtual Tutor Contact Congress	Online Discussions Take a Dip! The Square of Life	Sites Rich in Multimedia History and Politics Aloud Video Clips from CNN Archiving Early America
Interactivities Cow's Eye Dissection Froguts Interactive Historical Timeline	Visualizations Exploring Earth Visualizations (A raindrop moving through the various paths of the water cycle) Design a Snowflake Sky Chart	Virtual Field Trips The Dynamic Earth Virtual Jamestown
What Others Have Done
Seasonal Changes Through Our Eyes and Yours	Math Mushers	Mr. Trucillo's Webpage
Your Academic and Career Porfolio	Mrs. O'Donnell's Webpage	Mardi Gras WebQuest
Mrs. McGowan's Webpage	Midnight Ride: Paul Revere Virtual Museum	Ancient Egypt Virtual Museum
Web English Teacher	HistoryTeacher.net	Outta Ray's Head
Resources for Teachers
Oswego City School District: Teacher Reviewed Web Resources	Kathy Schrock's Home Page	Busy Teachers' Website
CyberGuides	Landmarks for Schools	High School Hub
Math Fact Cafe	Worksheets for Teachers	Scholastic
Resources for Students
Yahooligans	Grolier Online	KidsClick!
Fact Monster	Ben's Guide to Government for Kids	CyberBee

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Grappling Technology & Learning Spectrum*
Technology Use	Definition	Examples
Computer Literacy	Students using or learning technology for its own sake	Computer literacy classes Typing classes Specialists take responsibility for teaching students tech skills
Adaptive Uses	Same learning uses as before for students but varied with new tools	Instructional games Technology is adapted to current practices Teacher and student roles remain the same
Transforming Uses	New learning experiences and roles for students that would be impaired or impossible without technology	Tools used to conduct inquiries, construct meaning, and produce infomation Focus on new learning possibilities Variety of technologies used as need to support curriculum activities
*Adapted from a presentation and book by Bernajean Porter