EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:
Curriculum integration

Much of the material presented here is adapted from a very successfull online course developed by Drs. J.T. Abbitt, M.D. Klett and S.M. Graves from the University of Idaho's Idaho Virtual Campus. All materials used by permission.

One of the most important concepts regarding the purposeful use of Educational Technology is curriculum integration. The following link will consider issues, ways, and means to incorporate technology into your classroom.

Technology Infusion Strategies

• Strategies & Models, a review of Technology Integration

Lesson Planning with and for educational technologies

• ISTE National Educational Technology Stardards for Students
• Click on "Student Profiles" from the menu at the left

Also from ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)

• http://www.iste.org/resources/curriculum/lesson-plans.html
• http://www.iste.org/resources/curriculum/k-12/index.html

WebQuests
NOTE: "WebQuests" don't necessarily fall into the traditional form of a lesson plan, but for the purposes of the assignment, they can be considered as such.  Please peruse the first link to get more information on what a WebQuest is if you are not already familiar with them

• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html
• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html

Educational Technologies: An overview of basic computer applications in use for teaching and learning:

• In the "Tutorials" Section you can review a number of the following applications.
  • Operating Systems
  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • Presentation Software
  • Digital Imaging
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Database
  • Web Page Development