Strategies for Integrating Instructional Technology & ISTE Standards in the Class - 1

Software applications come and go.  To keep class interesting and to keep up with new things, the teacher must regularly search for creative approaches to helping students learn and what's new in technology.

Google Searches – 
                       “free online subject software”,
                        “using technology in subject classroom”

§History – search for videos specific to the lesson topic
§https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miyo2NzTong (Washington Takes command)
§https://study.com/academy/lesson/using-technology-in-the-history-classroom.html

§Math – search for online free software that students can interact with
§https://www.geogebra.org/
§http://www.educational-freeware.com/online/category-Mathematics.aspx
§http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html (math manipulatives)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxYsgRsNg2s&list=PLiPvdQY1qbnkuqc_cnpKNtEDKriAVlhBh  (School House Rock multiplication table)

§Social Studies – search for online videos, games, and media specific to the topic
§https://www.time4learning.com/scope-sequence/7th_grade_social_studies.shtml
§online web cams https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/kenya.html  (Masai Mara web cam) 
§https://www.google.com/earth/
§https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYvi-lUGZWg (tour of Khatmandu Nepal)
§https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmpamBhEsxc (SCH “I’m just a bill” with Spanish subtitles)

§Science – search for online free software that students can interact with
§http://www.educational-freeware.com/online/category-Science.aspx
§https://www.spongelab.com/index.cfm  (online science labs)
§https://classzone.com/books/hs/ca/sc/bio_07/index.cfm  (online science labs)
§https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4L0xoa-sg (Happy Days Pump Your Blood)

§English Language Arts
            §https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnJU4w-CnnA (Shakespeare in Spanish)
            §https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z81wjUl3BvU (Romeo & Juliet Cliffsnotes)
            §https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkAX7Vk3JEw&list=PLJKwX12qL85WvMTlshiWdDEaXzR-BkYMd  (SHR Grammar and punctuation)

§General

§Microsoft Office & Google Products (Excel/Sheets, Word/Docs, Power Point, Access DB)
  Basic computer skills (file management, compressing files, creating pdf files) 
  Creating / Editing Web pages (HTML)
  Word – math equations editor, spell checker
§  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e771f9YYh4s  (beginner tutorial for Docs)
§  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzwQ_BbD2G4  (spreadsheets)
§  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9KEBexzcM  (databases)



- Use online media that kids are used to – Facebook, Tweets, Instagram, Blogs
- Be creative with assignments
- Keep learning


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