Summer+Tech+Camp

This course is designed to provide teachers with the opportunity to explore existing as well as new and emerging technologies; develop strategies for the effective integration of technology to support instruction; and design student-centered, technology-enhanced learning activities for use in the classroom.

Students will:
 * Course Objectives**
 * Explore how a variety of technology tools and resources can be integrated into the learning process
 * Evaluate how technology supports student learning and the development of 21st century skills
 * Identify tools and resources for use in their classroom
 * Design and facilitate learning activities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support content objectives and the development of 21st century skills.


 * Topics:**
 * Interactive Whiteboards - SMARTBoards, Mimios
 * Digital video with Flip camera
 * Great Resources - // Thinkfinity //, // Discovery Education, Google Earth //
 * Collaboration Tools such as Google Docs, Edmodo, Visual Ranking
 * Communication Tools such as Glogster, VoiceThread, Tarheel Reader
 * Mobile Learning with iPads and iPods
 * Formative Assessment with Technology - Clickers, Interactive Achievement
 * New and Emerging Technologies - Augmented Reality
 * Digital Ethics and Citizenship




 * Projects:**
 * Use postcard app for geography, locate pictures representing state
 * using iPad booklet with creating math problems; scavenger hunt with QR code
 * add video to web page; use as story starter; QR codes for science - locate information or observe pictures
 * scavenger hunt to locate information; answer on QR code; create presentation with Animoto for use on website
 * organizing files; color-coding folders
 * Glogster to create a poster for the state; QR code on website; user professional learning communities to connect with other teachers
 * SMART Exchange for templates; add science strands in templates; QR codes - video to support or review codes
 * smartboard activity for back to school;
 * locating games and activities for math focus; virtual manipulatives;
 * QR code for web page - English translation on web page; join Google docs and create form with questions about previous language studies
 * Responders, iPod touches - go to different parts of the library; take pictures; SMART Exchange
 * make learning more fun for students, SMART exchange; portaportal - lots of great resources, iPads, QR codes
 * iPad - review apps; mobile since she is itinerant; created portaportal; web page updated
 * iPad and iPod; use Popplett - all about me;
 * Notebook - venn diagrams; activities with Rome and Greece; responders - pre- and post-assessments;
 * introductory video presentation for the library - Animoto; QR codes; google survey about pre knowledge
 * Teacher Toolkit; created activities - citizenship; iPad; QR codes - add to pamphlet
 * locking feature on smartboard; sonic pics pictures and voice recording; QR codes
 * projector/smartboard; tools;