This course is designed specifically for the classroom teacher. It will explain how to integrate technology into your lesson plans. In addition, you will learn methods for planning student research based projects.

There are 3 major parts to practical applications of technology in the classroom. The first is to use any program as an electronic blackboard. Both teachers and students can use this approach during presentations of material.

The second is to use the computer program in the manner that it was designed to enhance teacher and student made teaching materials.

The third is to use technology in its fullest for project-centered, research based, collaborative approach to learning. Students will use many types of technology to create a project/presentation on a classroom topic. All these approaches necessitate a computer hooked to a large screen monitor of some sort for classroom display.

                    MS Word:

1. type what you want students to take notes on
2. cut and paste segments from any literary work and display, students read and take notes
3. vocabulary quiz

1. vocabulary quiz with pictures
2. any time you want to show pictures
3. analogy lesson with animated words
4. making business cards

                   MS Word:

1. first and all other drafts of essays, lab reports etc
2. teaching keyboarding
3. making stationary
4. writing a letter

1. any time you want a formal slide presentation of a logical thought process
2. teaching analogies in English class
3. lab practical quiz with pictures and words
4. introduction slide show of pictures for a novel
5. excerpts from a movie for English class
6. review for exams with a picture and words blanked out
7. make your won screen saver
8. advertise houses for real estate

1. any time you want the world to have access to your information
2. teacher homework page, grade page, research page
3. library page
4. advertising a business
5. advertising something for sale
6. web site for school or business
7. student made sites with quizzes, lesson plans, lab experiments

                    Steps:

1. define the project, set limits
2. seek information, probably using the internet, books, magazines
3. gather information and tools needed to present and teach the information you have gathered, check reliability of sources and check machines you intend to use
4. sort what you have gathered
5. organize sorted material into teachable units that make sense to your audience
6. plan method of delivery that will result in audience active learning
7. deliver your information in useful, meaningful and interesting format
8. interact with your audience in a way they will enjoy and get others to actively participate
9. evaluate your degree of success by testing your audience after your presentation
10. materials to use: