Technology+Resources

//Technology resources are the tools available to integrate technology in the classroom. Below are resources suggested by colleagues. //


 * From Callistus Sullo: **

Technology for the past years has been a subject of continuous discussion. It is a broad concept that deals with the usage and knowledge of tools and craft to control and adapt to the environment. The conversion of natural resources into simple and some sophisticated tools which affect man kind in one way or the other. Some recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.

One of the useful technological tools that will bring a great change in the classroom for both the teacher and students is the “Interactive Whiteboard” (I.W.B). It is really three pieces of equipment linked together (A computer, a projector, a touch sensitive screen-the interactive whiteboard) making one large computer. When in operation one can use a pointer or a finger to control the computer and can even write on it. With it functions there is no need for chalkboard, roller whiteboard, overhead projector, video recorder and television in the classroom. It makes graphical representation more clear and understanding as you can move it round for students to view different sides with the help of the “Google SketchUp 8” online so far as it is connected to the internet.

Soft-Clink is also a technology resource tool. It is an easy-to-use internet based application that allows participants to send answers using virtually any device that is web enabled, such as laptops, cell phones and PDAs. It is use with varieties of questions in the school set up; - Multiple choice - Multiple digits (fill in the gaps type answers with characters up to 20) - Free text - Pure numeric answers - Positive and negative decimals - Fractions - Power exponents and formula type answers - Self-paced testing mode and homework mode - Roster building function (Names, students ID or screen name) If you log onto www.h-itt.com it tells you how to start using Soft-Click with your students.

References: <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 122.1pt; tabstops: 122.1pt;">A Hyper-Interactive Teaching Technology Company (2009). SoftClick H-ITT. LLC 420 Shear BLvd. Cocoa, Florida 32922. Retrived from [|http://www.h-itt.com] <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 122.1pt; tabstops: 122.1pt;">Documentation <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 122.1pt; tabstops: 122.1pt;">- Product brief <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 122.1pt; tabstops: 122.1pt;">- Teachers guide <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 122.1pt; tabstops: 122.1pt;">- User guide

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">From Jessica Verderame

<span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">﻿Technology in the classoom means more than having a computer. It means providing opportunities to problem solve using 21st century thinking and assessing using 21st century skills. <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">One multipurpose technology piece that is being used in classrooms is the SMART Board interactive white board technology. SMART provides resources, support, and training on their site: []. <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is a list of SMART Board resources that were shared by the editors of edutopia.org: [|edutopia-stw-s.carolina-differentiated-instruc-smart-ways-to-use-smart-board.pdf].

<span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Other websites offering links to technology resources: <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.groxis.com] <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.ezeda.com] <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.safaripathways.com] <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.thinkmap.com] <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.ed.gov/free] <span style="color: #71230f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|www.moodle.org]