Technology Integration Activities/Strategies to Support CSIP

Have students complete performance tasks (posters, brochures, newsletters, timelines, spreadsheets, etc.) to demonstrate comprehension and higher order thinking skills.

Give 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.

Technology Tools |General Ideas | Student Samples/Templates | Professional Development | Online Resources


Technology Tools
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  • 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)

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.
  • Create a display for science fair.
  • Create a poster to illustrate important concepts.
  • Create a newletter highlighting the most influential science findings.
  • Illustrate story problems.
  • Create a brochure advertising a mathematical concept.
  • Design and create graphs from class surveys.
  • 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.

 


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.

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

Online Resources


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