Thinking About Technology Integration

Why is professional development centered on instruction critical to the success of technology in the classroom?

• Teachers need support in making an instructional shift to integrate technology.
• Devices change, but best practices for technology integration do not.
• Content can be enhanced by technology, but without adequate understanding, technology can distract from content.
• All of the above

How do you think technology can assist you in helping students meet learning objectives?

• I am not sure how it fits into what I teach.

• It engages students. They are so wrapped up in using computers to learn.

• It helps students see things in a different way

• Students can learn and create with tech things they could not before

Which is not included in 4 Cs?

• critical thinking
• communication
• collaboration
• construction
• creativity

What does technology need to be in the classroom?

• appropriate for the learner

• fun

• a way to waste time

• cool

Technology needs to ________ the students learning process.

• desccribe

• enhance

• be aware of

• test

The use of technology in the classroom can

• Help students to find the answers to their questions

• Provide collaborative experiences for students

• Start conversations ( hook)

• All of the above

Technology in the classroom can be used to review and reinforce previously taught concepts

• True
• False

How do you think technology can assist you in helping students meet learning objectives?

• I am not sure how it fits into what I teach.

• It engages students. They are so wrapped up in using computers to learn.

• It helps students see things in a different way

• Students can learn and create with tech things they could not before

BYOD stands for...

• bring your own dog
• bring your own dessert
• bring your own device
• bring your olive dish

_______________ is the "process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology learning about and teaching others how to use digital technologies appropriately." (Ribble, 2012, pp. 150)

• Digital Literacy

• Digital Communication

• Digital Rights and Responsibility

• Digital Law