Technology Integration Project

Exploration of New York Grade 4

Rosana Pelosi

Phase l: Relative Advantage

Students will find out why people explore. Students will learn about the pros and cons of exploration. Students will find out why early Europeans came to New York State to explore and what they found.

Using technology students will be more engaged and have greater access to materials that will positively impact their learning.

Phase ll: Objectives & Assessments

Students will watch online videos, visit informational websites to gather information about European Explorers.

Students will create a glog on glogster.com to illustrate what they’ve learned about a particular Explorer.

Phase lll: Integration Strategies

Students will be focused through a Content and Language Objective before each lesson.

Instruction will be student centered and differentiated

Teacher will provide explicit instructions regarding technology

Technology support methods through videos, Smart Board, websites, images and glogster

Phase lV: Instructional Environment

Equipment needed – Smart Board, internet connection, computer lab

Glogster Planning – Teacher must set up student accounts and provide research websitesTeacher must review websites before

shown to students

Phase V: Evaluate Integration Strategies

Students were motivated and engaged through Smart Board visuals, websites, videos and glogster project

Glogster project was very time consuming

Read Aloud

Smart Board Visuals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGbfLP7TD8o

Explorer Websites Provided

Christopher ColumbusColumbus HistoryColumbus Scholastic

Samuel de ChamplainChamplain PBS

Henry HudsonHudson PBSkids