James M. ThompsonDoctoral CandidateThe University of Southern MississippiIT 648: Telecommunications in EducationSummer 2008

To provide teachers with ideas of integrating technology into lesson plans

To present teachers with a list of technology resources related to web page design

To help meet the learning needs of all students

To incorporate differentiated learning instructions in lesson plans

To improve students’ classroom performance

Lever-Duffy & McDonald (2008). Teaching and learning with technology (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.

To develop students’ higher-order level skills (problem-based learning)

To create lesson plans that are more student-centered (WebQuests)

To expose students to more resources that are located on the Web

Lever-Duffy & McDonald (2008). Teaching and learning with technology (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.

Research has demonstrated technology enhanced learning results in

Improve students learning Decrease the academic achievement gap Improve students’ social skills Improve students’ scores on standardized tests

Hess, F., & Leal, D. (1999). Computer-assisted learning in urban classrooms: The impact of politics, race, and class. Urban Education, 34(3), 370.

According to one study, 3rd grade students who were assigned to eMINTS (enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies) classrooms scored on average 19.6 points higher on MAP’s math test and 6.7 points higher on the communications art test.

Beglau, M. M. (2005, July). Can technology narrow the Black-White achievement gap? T.H.E. Journal, 32(12), 13-17.

According to another research study on Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), the number of African American students going to college and majoring in math and science fields increased due to students being exposed to a rigorous computer-based curriculum on robotics, civil engineering, mathematics, and science.

Mercer, T. (2002, January 1). Providing students the tools to excel. Black Issues in Higher Education, 19(10), 18.

Web page enables individuals to create a tailor-made Web page specifically for their classes.

Web page design would enable you to store students’ resources: homework, class notes, class projects, etc.

Web page design is a great communication tool to keep in contact with parents.

Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., & Russell, J. D. (2008). Instructional technology and Media for Learning (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Create free wiki website!!!! Contains an EasyEdit toolbar to add or

delete content Can store photos and/or educational

clips/ videos for students to view www.wetpaint.com/wiki

Create free web sites!!!!! Must have a Gmail account either use

IE 6.0 or Firefox 1.0 (or higher) Easy to edit, add, or delete pages WYSIWYG Create an online educational photo

album

Easy to navigate between pages Easy to link web site to external web

sites or other electronic resources. Knowledge of HTML is not required www.pages.google.com

Create your own web site for free!!! Easy to construct web site tool Pay a monthly fee to upgrade with

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Enhance your teaching effectiveness through technology

Develop effective communication channels with parents and students

Provide student-centered learning opportunities to engage students *

* Simonson, M. Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2006). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Angel Fire – www.angelfire.com Beglau, M. M. (2005, July). Can technology narrow the

Black-White achievement gap? T.H.E. Journal, 32(12), 13-17. Free Servers – www.freeservers.com Google Page Creator – www.pages.google.com Hess, F., & Leal, D. (1999). Computer-assisted learning in

urban classrooms: The impact of politics, race, and class. Urban Education, 34(3), 370.

Lever-Duffy, J. & McDonald, J. B. (2008). Teaching and learning with technology (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.

Mercer, T. (2002, January 1). Providing students the tools to excel. Black Issues in Higher Education, 19(10), 18.

Simonson, M. Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2006). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., & Russell, J. D. (2008). Instructional technology and Media for Learning (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Wetpaint – www.wetpaint.com