CMS TEC GrantFinal Activities

April 16, 2012

Grant Goals

Increase teachers’ effective integration of digital resources into the curriculum

Professional development (Appy Hours, After-school workshops, PLCs)

Technology activities embedded into the curriculum (one required per marking period per content level per grade)

Grant Goals

Increase student technology literacy

Regular access to classroom technology systems

Foundation of key technology skills (NETS-S)

H.E.A.T. classroom activities in all areas and grades

Grant Goals

Increase administrative involvement and support for technology integration

Development and adoption of technology policies and procedures

Providing time and support for technology professional development activities

Foundations

LoTi (Reach Level 3 or higher)

Student use of technology for higher cognitive skills

Focus on both content and process

Student products require complex thinking strategies

Foundations

H.E.A.T.

Higher-order thinking

Engaged learning

Authentic connections

Technology use

Foundations

NETS-S

Creativity and Innovation

Communication and Collaboration

Research and Information Fluency

Digital Citizenship

Technology Operations and Concepts

Policies and Procedures

Sign-out and logs for COWS

Reporting technology issues

Printing

Sharing technology responsibilities

September SevenAll students will be able to:

1. Log on using their account name and password

2. Locate and evaluate web sites appropriate for a given task (search engines, bookmarks, teacher provided links)

3. Use productivity applications to create, edit, save, and print documents

4. Copy and paste text and graphics within and between sources

5. Use tables to organize ideas and resources

6. Use spelling and grammar tools and help buttons as needed

7. Understand and apply copyright and digital ethics principles

Research expectations

Seventh Grade students will:

Choose a topic

Develop a thesis statement

Locate appropriate online and print materials

Create a basic bibliography

Take notes

Organize ideas

Eighth Grade students will also:

Use in-text citations

Create an annotated bibliography

Create a title page

Add footnotes/endnotes as applicable

Use 5 for 5

5 paragraphs

5 sentences

5 descriptive words/phrases (adjectives, adverbs; use thesaurus)

5 prepositions

5 types of punctuation

+1 = At least one conjunction used properly

Important Dates

May 14 through 18 - Student Technology Post-test

May 21 through 25 - All teachers take the LoTi survey

Today’s Goals

Review MP chart for your grade and content area

In your group, come to consensus on a required technology activity for each marking period

Does NOT need to be an entire lesson

Remember to look for “learning” tools, not “teaching” tools to engage students and provide them with access to the technology

Must reach a LoTi Level 3

Exit Ticket

Please complete and leave the document on your table.