Chapter 7 Evaluating Educational Technology

and Integration Strategies

By: Robin Rush Logan Meadors Michael Durham

Alyssa Hayes

Evaluating Educational Technology

By: Robin Rush

Evaluating Educational Technology Before

Instruction, During Instruction, and After

Instruction is Important

Sources of InformationEducators can find software to use; those are:

o Professional Educational Ordinationso Catalogso Colleague Recommendationso Conferenceso Web

Evaluating SoftwareDifferent ways to evaluate softwareo Software Rubrico Contento Ability Levelso Assessment Levelso Technical Qualityo How easy it is to useo Author Creditability o Purpose of site o Who is the intended audience?

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Technology Integration

By: Logan Meadors

Integrating technology into the curriculum

The first step in evaluating technology’s impact on student achievement is:

Assessment Tools For Evaluating Authentic Assessment

Checklists, Rating Scales, and Rubrics

Teacher Observation

Evaluating Content

Evaluating Planning

Evaluating Creativity

Integration Strategies

By: Michael Durham

TechnologyTo help meet the constant challenge of

motivating students to learn, teachers must change their traditional roles

and become facilitators of learning.

The most effective way to integrate technology is to place the technology at the point of instruction.

Curriculum Integration ActivitiesCurriculum Pages are teacher created

documents containing hyperlinks to teacher selected Web sites that assist in teaching content-specific curriculum objectives.

Create Lesson and Project Plans.Planning is one of the most important

variables for good instruction, and curriculum integration demands a great deal of planning.

Language Arts IntegrationIncludes instruction in reading, writing,

listening, viewing, speaking, and literature.Social Studies Integration encompasses

instruction in history, geography, civics, and economics.

Mathematics Integration includes instruction in basic number concepts, measurements, geometry, algebra, calculus, and data analysis.

Science Integration contains instruction in physical sciences, earth and space sciences, and life sciences.

Integration ContinuedPhysical Education and Health Integration

includes instruction in basic health and physical literacy.

Arts Integration incorporates instruction in the visual and performing arts, including drawing, painting, dance, music, and theater.

Exceptional Education Integration incorporates all curriculum areas with adaptions for special needs students.

Interdisciplinary Integration includes two or more academic disciplines or curriculum areas.

Cross-Discipline LessonThis includes a combination of curriculum specific areas, such as math or science, that are integrated with language arts.

Subject-Integrated LessonThis is a lesson that integrates multiple skills, such as speaking, reading, thinking, and writing with multiple subject areas such as math, science, and language arts to create a more holistic learning experience.

Finding Funds to Support Classroom Technology Integration

By: Alyssa Hayes

Fund-Raising Drives and Academic Contests

Car washes and Bake Sales

Corporations are frequently eager to become involved in active school technology programs.

Write letters to local school business partners.

Academic Contests

Making a Difference$100- Fund a new inkjet printer, numerous

educational CDs/DVDs, or a color scanner

$1000- High end multimedia computer with software or several digital cameras with software accessories.

What is a Grant?The majority of outside funding sources for

technology fall under a general category called grants.

Grantee- Teacher, School, or organization that the grant supports.School DistrictsDepartment of EducationFederal sourcesFoundations and coorperations

How do I get a grant?Request for Proposal (RFP)- Details

needed to write a successful grant proposal.

Grant Proposal- The document a potential grantee sends to the funding source.Teachers can locate grant opportunities on the

web.