| Technology
Integration Activities/Strategies to Support CSIP |
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Have
students complete performance tasks (posters, brochures,
newsletters, timelines, spreadsheets, etc.) to demonstrate
comprehension and higher order thinking skills.
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students opportunities to respond to literature
or share new knowledge from reading and research
in the content areas by completing a performance
task. There are many options including posters,
postcards, brochures, newsletters, timelines,
and spreadsheets. Templates can be designed
by the teacher to guide students in the creation
of these projects. |
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Technology Tools |General
Ideas | Student Samples/Templates
| Professional Development | Online
Resources
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Technology
Tools
See T4
purchasing page for ordering information
- Classroom
Instructional Computer, Computer Center, Computer Lab,
Mobile Lab, or Alphasmarts
- Projection
Unit (suggested)
- AppleWorks
(Teacher-directed activities-- grades K-12, Independent
Activities--grades 3-12)
- Microsoft
Office (Teacher-directed activities--grades K-12, Independent
Activities-- grades 3-12)
- The
Graph Club (Grades K-6)
- The
Graph Master (Grades 3-8)
- Excel
(Grades 5-12)
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General
Ideas for using performance tasks
| Reading/Language
Arts |
Science |
Math |
Social
Studies |
- Imagine
you are a character in a story. Create a postcard
from this character.
- Create
a class big book (posters).
- Send
a postcard home describing an upcoming event.
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- Create
a display for science fair.
- Create
a poster to illustrate important concepts.
- Create
a newletter highlighting the most influential
science findings.
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- Illustrate
story problems.
- Create
a brochure advertising a mathematical concept.
- Design
and create graphs from class surveys.
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- Create
an advertisement (poster-sized) for a product
popular during a specific time period.
- Create
a travel brochure for a county, state, or country.
- Create
a banner timeline.
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Student
Samples/Templates
- Topaz
Newsletter pdf version (Middle School activity created
in Microsoft Office).
- Grade
Level Activities
- AppleWorks
Templates (download to use in AppleWorks) Includes
posters, postcards, brochures, newsletters, postcards,
mini books, trading cards, timelines, and vocabulary
cards.
- Select
templates available in Microsoft Office and AppleWorks
for appropriate subject areas.
- PowerPoints
from Nebo. A
collection of PowerPoint presentations created by teachers
from Nebo School District. Presentations can be downloaded
for use in the classroom.
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Professional
Development
- Online
learning. Learn how to use appropriate programs
for your grade level and subject.
- Integrating
Instructional Software Inservice
- Integrating
Word Processing into the Curriculum
- Using
AlphaSmarts in the Classroom
- Mobile
Lab Training
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School District Information Systems and Curriculum Departments
T4 Home | Contacts
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