Techie Teaching
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
Dutton Christian School Teachers
CEA
October 22, 2004
Dutton Christian School
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Elementary
 Large lab of 26
computers
 Media center with 4
computers
 40 to 60 minutes of lab
use per week taught by
classroom teacher
 Grades 3-5, additional
time for keyboarding
and Math facts
Dutton Christian School
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Middle School
 Lab of 20 computers
 Media lab of 15
computers
 2 class periods of
technology per week
taught by technology
instructor
 Additional time as
needed for projects
Dutton Christian School
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Integration Considerations
 Technology skillsTechWorks
 Higher order thinking
 Cooperative skills
 Interest
 Cross-discipline
 Differentiation
Kindergarten
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Logging in
Typing
password
Kindergarten
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Alphabet book
KidPix
Studio/AppleWorks
First Grade- Fifth Grade
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Math Facts in a Flash
 Individualized
testing
 Great for evaluation
 Does not teach facts
well
 Allows for
differentiation
First- Eighth Grade
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Accelerated
Reading Program
 Checks
comprehension
 Motivates
reading for some
First/Second Grade
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Spelling list
 AppleWorks
 Spell Check
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Classroom Map
 AppleWorks
First/Second Grade
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Internet
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www.dositey.com
Internetforclassrooms.c
om
Christmas Around the
World
 Research a country
online
 Add info to booklet
First/Second Grade
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Animal report
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Visit the zoo
Research online using
Yahooligans
Type report
AppleWorks Draw
Second Grade
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Money WorkKidspiration,
Zoozillions
First/Second Grade
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Ocean Creatures
 Online researchenchantedlearning.c
om
 Reports with
pictures
People magazine
 Interview classmate
 Take digital picture
Second Grade
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Story map
 Title
 Characters
 Setting
 Problem
 Solution
 AppleWorks
Presentation
Third Grade- Eighth Grade
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Type to Learn
 Individualized
keyboarding
 Hands covered
 Allows for
differentiation
Third Grade
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Planet Booklets
 Find three facts
 Copy planet picture
 Kidspiration
Third Grade
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Simple Machines
 Kidspiration
 Add definitions
 Find examples
Fourth Grade
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Animal
Kingdom
Hyperstudio
Animals
 Hyperstudio
Fourth Grade
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Electricity
 Hyperstudio
Fourth Grade
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Africa
 Hyperstudio
Continents
 Hyperstudio
Fifth Grade
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States Web Games
 http://www.sheppardso
ftware.com/web_game
s.htm
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The Great Plant Escape
 http://www.urbanext.ui
uc.edu/gpe/
 Create a table with
plant parts and foods
we eat
Fifth Grade
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Plate Tectonics
 http://www.pbs.org/wg
bh/aso/tryit/tectonics/s
hockwave.html
National Inspirer Road
Trip
 Tom Snyder
Decisions, Decisions
 Tom Snyder
Sixth Grade
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Egyptian Art
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http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/f
il/pages/samegyptianmr.html
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Exploring Egyptian
art using the
Internet
Sixth Grade
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Personal History
 Hyperstudio
Sixth Grade
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Math Graphing
 Surveys
 Record results
in spreadsheet
 Graph results
 Interpret results
 AppleWorks or
Excel
Sixth Grade
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Holocaust Slide Show
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Part of Holocaust unit
Research online
AppleWorks or PowerPoint
Sixth Grade
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Books Read Database
 AppleWorks database
 Grades 6-8
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Geography Slide Show
 Five themes of geography
 Examples, pictures of each
continent studied
 Grades 6-7
 AppleWorks Presentation
Sixth Grade
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Greek Claymations
 Research myth or legend
 Write script
 Make sets and characters
 Take Pictures
 Download to computer
 Edit pictures
 Record sound
 iMovie
QuickTime™ and a
H.263 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Seventh Grade
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Native Americans map
 Paint the cultural
areas
 Record information
about each group
 Hyperstudio
Seventh Grade
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Explorer Interview
 Research online,
CD and print
materials
 Write a script
 AppleWorks
presentation
Seventh Grade
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Revolutionary War News
 AppleWorks
Seventh Grade
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Constitution
 Inspiration
Eighth Grade
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60 Minutes- Civil War
iMovie
Eighth Grade
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Civil War Timeline
 AppleWorks Draw
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Civil War Timeline
Eighth Grade
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Chocolate Recipe Spreadsheet
Eighth Grade
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Chocolate Business Spreadsheet
Eighth Grade
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Chocolate Business Stockholder Database
Eighth Grade
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Chocolate Business
Stockholder letter
Eighth Grade
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Cold War Project
 Research using books,
encyclopedias, online
 Gather digital pictures, maps
and movies on the topic
 Write a news report on one
topic
 Read a fiction or nonfiction
book on a Cold War topic
 Film news report
 Edit news report, adding
pictures, maps, and movies
 Summarize topic on a web
page
 Embed movie in web page
AppleWorks or Word, iMovie,
Netscape Composer, QuickTime Pro
Sixth Grade
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Waves
 Hyperstudio
Sixth Grade
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Science Cells
 AppleWorks
Draw
 Draw and label
parts of cell
 Plant Cell
 Animal Cell
Sixth Grade
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Cell Cycle
 Hyperstudio
Seventh Grade
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Fish Cutaway
Appleworks Paint/Draw
Seventh Grade
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The Great Solar System
Rescue
 Tom Snyder
Eighth Grade
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The Water Cycle
 PowerPoint
 Draw and
animate
By: Hannah Vander Lugt
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Surface Rundown
Evaporation
Eighth Grade
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Dynamic Earth
 Hyperstudio
 Internet
Pictures or
Drawing