Common Core
and Technology
USING TECHNOLOGY TO MEET COMMON CORE
S TA N D A R D S
Common Core State Standards Overview
 Standards for students to reach college and to
be career ready
 Build on strengths and lessons of current state
standards
 Key goals: coherent, clearer, fewer, higher,
measurable and internationally benchmarked
standards
Common Core Standards
To give students the knowledge and skills they will
need to succeed in a rapidly changing world
Deeper learning = Content mastery + 21st century
skills
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Critical thinking
Problem solving
Collaboration
Communication
Real-world application
Self-directed learning
Common Core + Deeper Learning
“Rigorous: The standards will include high-level
cognitive demands by asking students to
demonstrate deep conceptual understanding
through the application of content knowledge and
skills to new situations.
High-level cognitive demand includes reasoning,
justification, synthesis, analysis, and problemsolving.”
- Common Core State Standards Initiative Standards-Setting Criteria
http://www.corestandards.org/resources
Organization for Deeper Learning
 English Language Arts (ELA)
• Designed as a “staircase”
• Anchor standards in Reading, Writing,
Speaking and Listening, and Language
• Media and literacy throughout
• Increased focus on
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Informational text
Informative/explanatory writing
Domain specific vocabulary
Coherent Organization
for Deeper Learning
Math
Standards for Mathematical Practice
» Consistent across all grade levels
» Describe mathematical habits of mind
Standards for Mathematical Content
» Organized in domains that progress over several
grades
» High school standards presented by conceptual
theme
Common Core State Standards
DO NOT DEFINE:
Curriculum
How teachers are to teach
DO CREATE:
Need for curriculum materials
Need for teacher professional development
Opportunity for OER materials to meet these
needs
RTTA Consortia
SMARTER
Balanced
Assessment
Consortium
(SBAC)
Approx. 27 states
Partnership for
Assessment of
Readiness for
College and
Careers
(PARCC)
Approx. 24 states
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Common Core Standards
 By 2013–2014 School Year Implementation of the NMCCSS begins in grades 4-
12 mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA)
 Implementation of the NMCCSS literacy standards
begins in grades 6-12 social studies/history, science,
and technical subjects
Mathematics
 Standard 5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
 Mathematically proficient students consider the
available tools when solving a mathematical
problem… a spreadsheet, a computer algebra system,
a statistical package, or dynamic geometry software.
 Mathematically proficient students…are able to
identify relevant external mathematical
resources…and are able to use technological tools to
explore and deepen their understanding of concepts.
Mathematics
 To be ready for…life in a technological society,
students need the ability to gather, comprehend,
evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and
ideas
 Conduct research and to produce and consume
media is embedded into every aspect of today’s
curriculum. In like fashion, research and media skills
and understandings are embedded throughout the
Standards rather than treated in a separate section
(emphasis added).
English Language Arts
 Use technology and digital media strategically and
capably.
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Students employ technology to enhance their reading, writing,
speaking, listening, and language use.
They tailor their searches online to acquire useful information
efficiently, and they integrate what they learn using technology
with what they learn offline.
They are familiar with the strengths and limitations of various
technological tools and mediums and can select and use those
best suited to their communication goals.
English Language Arts
 Reading: 7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in
diverse media and formats, including visually and
quantitatively, as well as in words.
 Writing: 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to
produce and publish writing and to interact and
collaborate with others.
 Writing: 8. Gather relevant information from multiple
print and digital sources, assess the credibility and
accuracy of each source, and integrate the information
while avoiding plagiarism.
English Language Arts
 Speaking & Listening:
 2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse
media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and
orally.
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5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of
data to express information and enhance understanding of
presentations.
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New technologies have broadened and expanded the role that
speaking and listening play in… content and changing
combinations of words, graphics, images, hyperlinks, and
embedded video and audio.
English Language Arts
 Story Bee http://www.storybee.org
 Listen to professional storytellers - Podcasts for all grade levels
 International Children's Digital Library
http://en.childrenslibrary.org
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Collection of books that represents outstanding historical and
contemporary books
 Storyline http://www.storylineonline.net
 Collection of videos of people reading stories. Each book
includes activities and lesson ideas
English Language Arts
 TeenTribune, TweenTribune and TTEspañol
http://tweentribune.com
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Daily news sites for teens and "tweens". News articles are
posted and students can blog on their chosen story. For
students aged 8-18
 Little Bird Tales http://littlebirdtales.com
 Free site that allows teachers and students to create and
publish their own digital tales
Content/Assignment Creation
 WikiSpaces
http://www.wikispaces.com/content/teacher
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Space on the Web where you can share work and ideas,
pictures and links, videos and media- Educational Accounts
 SAS Curriculum Pathways
http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com
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Audio, visual, and interactive components to reinforce the
educational objectives set by teachers in content areas
Content/Assignment Creation
 Wordle http://www.wordle.net
 Generate “word clouds” from text that you provide
 Animoto http://animoto.com/education
 Turn photos, video clips, and music into video
 Flash Card Machine
http://www.flashcardmachine.com
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Create web-based study flashcards that can be shared with
others
Mathematics
 General Purpose Tools
http://www.nctm.org/standards/content.aspx?id=32706
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Tools to solve algebra, geometry, and trigonometry problems,
simulations, and data analysis
 Custom Apps
http://www.nctm.org/standards/content.aspx?id=32704
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Apps for algebra, stats, and geometry suggested to use by NCTM
 Sample Lessons using Math Tools
http://www.nctm.org/standards/content.aspx?id=32708
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Problem-based lessons that employ Core Math Tools
Mathematics
 Math Common Core Coalition
http://www.nctm.org/standards/mathcommoncore
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Provides expertise and advice on issues related to the effective
implementation of the Common Core State Standards for
School Mathematics (CCSSM)
 OER and Common Core
http://www.oercommons.org
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Free, aligned resources for meeting Common Core
 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org
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Community of mathematics educators
Mathematics
 Illustrative Mathematics
http://illustrativemathematics.org
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Provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing
companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the
range and types of mathematical work that students
experience in implementation of the Common Core State
Standards, and by publishing other tools that support
implementation of the standards.
Career Skills, Mathematics and ELA
 Technology Integration Matrix
http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php
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The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how
teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12
students.