3.+Technology

= ** Technology ~ Your must have ~ What you can’t live without ** =
 * IWBs (SmartBoards and other interactive whiteboards) allow teachers to teach large groups and allows students to participate on on the board. Links to the Internet immediately as you teach.
 * For SmartBoards: Notebook software to create lessons, see prepared SmartTech lessons online
 * Students are engaged and can interact with the material
 * Computers – any form of communication data device
 * WiFi
 * Cell phones
 * Any kind of computer/phone access to information from the Internet
 * Online Databases for scholarly information (like the ones Knowledge Ontario provide and others)
 * Shared systems like Del.icio.us, Twitter, Elluminate (for online conferencing)
 * Dropbox.com: online storage space so you don’t need a USB stick
 * Some sort of recording device, camera, video, sound
 * Google Apps, for any device
 * Pull between IT department decisions and what is going on in schools curricularly, need to make IT aware what internet sites are needed for curriculum delivery and to engage students ex: YouTube is a good educational tool
 * 2009 Horizon report - 2 most important tools:
 * portable computing net books, iTouch
 * Cloud storage sites
 * Technology Must....
 * - improve learning
 * - engage students
 * - it must be based on best practices and research
 * - it is free and sustainable
 * - be test successfully
 * - students can use the technology both at home and school
 * Document camera – (ex. SmartTech or ELMO)
 * projects anything you put in under the lens onto the screen i.e. book, drawings
 * can use a pointer to give large groups opportunity to read along
 * can add audio files
 * can save as file when reading
 * Ex. Diary from WW1 on Doc Cam inspired Secondary Students - easy to project small documents directly onto screen
 * Projectors
 * Knowledge Ontario – digital databases, archives
 * For researching Primary Resources
 * Campaign of postcard support to send to show uses
 * Campaign of postcard support to send to show uses