Technology Integration Language Arts Presentation
I had a chance to share some of the applications we have discussed in a presentation to the language arts teachers at their curriculum review. The entire morning was dedicated to sharing web 2.0 applications and how they might be integrated into the language arts classroom. Various teachers, technology specialists and peer coaches shared applications with the group. It was fun to see all the amazing things teachers in our district are doing using technology and share some new ideas.
I talked about Wordle and SMART Recorder. I focused on using Wordle to promote higher level thinking, to start discussions, share information and activate prior knowledge. I also shared how teachers can use SMART Recorder to publish narrated class books, show students how to complete example problems, demonstrate specific applications and record student presentations to post to teacher web pages. I also let teachers know that I was willing to help them develop a lesson or co-teach a technology lesson with them. I hope I am taken up on my offer.
