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Welcome to . Welcome to .
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Connecting
Students and
Technology
for Enhanced
Learning
IntroductionKathy Miles
• Economics, marketing, and business teacher at Lakeview High School in Oregon for 10 years
• DECA Advisor – 9 years
• Teacher Support Specialist – NCEE
Issues... • More and more schools are requiring teachers
to incorporate technology into the curriculum at all grade levels.
+• Diverse learning styles create a need for
alternative teaching methods.+
• Students expect visual, hands-on learning.
...Opportunity
How comfortable are you with technology?
1. Connect all 9 dots 2. Use ONLY 4 lines 3. Don’t lift the pencil from
the paper 4. Don’t retrace the same
line
Quiz -9 Dots
Answer!
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How Do You Use Technology?
• Attendance• Grades• Assessment• Teacher and Student Research• School and Professional
Communication (e-mail)
• Instruction
Virtual Economics 3.0
CD-ROM contains more than 1,200 lessons for K-12
Multi-media concept demonstrations
Detailed information on 51 key economic concepts
Glossary with 500+ terms
State standards correlations
• CyberTeach – A comprehensive guide to teaching economics using
the Internet, including model lessons and templates for creating effective lesson plans on your own.
• Current Events – Understand what's happening in today's world
economy with the latest economics news and related EconEdLink lesson plans.
• DataLinks – Access up-to-date macroeconomic data for
classroom use, including primary source materials, charts, and simulations.
• WebLinks – Internet resources for the K-12 educator. Curricular
activities and economic data in easy-to-use formats.
www.EconEdLink.orgFREE K-12 Economics and Personal Finance Lessons
Financing Your Future DVDA DVD that includes:
• 5 video segments and 15 in-class activities (3 for each video segment)
• Brief summaries of the videos
• Correlations of the lesson plans to national educational standards in economics, personal finance, and mathematics
• Glossary of key terms
• Test bank of questions to assess your students' understanding of the concepts
Thinking Economics: A Complete Curriculum
Package
Chapter 4.6 Wise Use of Credit
Let’s go through the program to see how easy it is to teach your students about credit.
Sample Assignment from Thinking Economics
Sample lesson from www.thinkingeconomics.net
Advantages of Advantages of Incorporating Instructional Technology, Software and Web-Based oftware and Web-Based
Resources Into Your CurriculumResources Into Your Curriculum
• Familiar delivery method for students• Differentiation• Interactive • Instant feedback/assessment• Manageable sections• Connection with real-world applications
Connecting
Students and
Technology
for Enhanced
Learning...
...an OPPORTUNITY
to lead!
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