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 * __Technology In the 21st Century Classroom __**

Use of technology in the classroom is a necessity for students of today. Technology is a broad term used to represent everything from the use of "old" technology like overheads to the "new" technologies like kindles and lap top computers. Today teachers are using technology to enhance their lessons and to engage students in the subject areas. Below are some wonderful ideas and places to start using technology in the classroom.
 * ‍ ****What is it and how do I use it? **
 * ‍ ****Technology is a resource to collaborate with other educators. [|online communities] **

[|ASCD 21st centruy skills.pdf] : Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. (2011, December, 10.) Retrieved from []

Teacher Web pages: [|Anderson-Cain Teacher page]
 * ‍ ****21st Centruy Technology: Knowledge and Basic Steps/Replacement Ideas **

One piece of technology that is priceless to many teachers is a website. Teacher web pages are a wonderful resource for parents and students. I have attached a link to my teacher web page. This web page is set up to help those students who are absent, need addition help, practice questions, review, and most important for parent to use to be familiar with our classroom and what is happening. When parents email or ask what they can do I send them to the web site to look up information and help their child review notes, questions, and reviews to be successful in the classroom.

==[|Integrating Technology into the classroom] == Integrating Technology into the classroom is a great place to start if you have no idea where to begin. They have a list of different ways to integrate the internet, webQuest, digital cameras, pictures, and free downloads. One of my favorite links so far is the how to teach technology when technology fails. Great resource for a start to integrating technology into the classroom.

 [|Animoto: video presentation web stie]

Animoto brings a kick to the "old" power point presentations your students use. Here they can create a presentation using images, words, and music to create a fun video style presentation. You have to pay for the advance "pro" materials, however, the basic presentation are free and can be used for educational purposes. A fellow colleague uses Animoto and has a step by step instruction sheet on how to use the website and presentation creation. Also, talk with you department or media specialist they may have money in the budget to pay for the advance stuff.

<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Tips on how to use Animoto: [|Animoto tips.docx]

<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|Article about Animoto] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">This article discusses Animoto and the easy steps to create video presentations. Animoto allows students to create short videos discussing many topics. Several teachers have suggested Animoto to me to create" trailers" for student information, books, and narrative stories. Students today need to be engaged in the classroom and are familiar with information being provided in short burst. Animoto allows for this type of presentation. What's more fun then creating your own video? Teachers a thought is to use the videos as a great way to review information at the end of the semester when preparing for final exams. As you review the students can view their own words on topics. Students can be evaluated on their knowledge of the information and their creativity in the video. I recommend keeping the information simple and easy (i.e. qualifications for the President, Senators, or House of representatives) to keep the videos short.

__**<span style="color: #ff002a; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">Video Streaming: **__ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">You tube is a great place to find videos for the classroom. You can stream videos live but if your school is like mine it slows down the network. So our Technology Support Instructors gave us instructions on how to download videos from you tube called Kick You Tube. <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|KickYou Tube.doc] <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|You Tube]

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you know the difference between the Democrats and Republicans?? Check this video out! [|Political Party Rap!!]

[|Positive ideas for You tube] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Below I have posted a video on how to intorduce you tube into the classroom. If you have never used You tube it is fun! I use You Tube videos to help expalin complicated ideas or just for fun. Above I attached a link to a political party rap. It is silly but the kids learned. Students can also produce videos intructional or movie like and add them to You Tube. Teachers can create a rubric and evauate students knowledge of the topic. I must admit I have viewed many videos posted by students over the last two years and they are great. Give the students a little creative freedom and watch what happens. Students become engaged and they get a kick out of seeing their friends on Facebook. Make sure to set "appropriate" standards on the students as these could count as a project.

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<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|Discovery Education Streaming]

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">Discovery Education Streaming is a great source for educational based videos. Here you can stream video or download them to a file. The great aspect of Discovery Education Streaming is you can easily incorporate these videos into power point presentations. The videos can be downloaded in small segments or full movies. At discovery Education a new member must register. Please check with your department head as your county may already be a member and you will have access to the site