Integrating Technology TEKS Using EasyTech 1-5

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Integrating Technology TEKS Using EasyTech 1-5

• Carol Karna
• Computer Teacher
• Hunters Creek Elementary
• Maria Cigala
• ESOL/Tech/21st
• Century Coordinator
• Treasure Forest Elementary

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What is SBISD doing?

• Technology in the Elementary Classroom SBISD
  Presentation

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What is EasyTech?

• By Learning.com
• An online technology curriculum
• Helps K-8 teachers and students develop and apply
  technology skills to enhance learning across core
  subject areas

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How Can EasyTech Help ME?

• Since teaching technology (TA) TEKS is no longer
  an option but mandatory,
• You will be able to easily integrate the TA TEKS
  into your curriculum!

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Where Can I Find What I Need to Teach?

• Spring Branch Website
• Staff
• Select Educational Technology from Intranet
  Departments
• Curriculum Technology
• EasyTech
• EasyTech Scope and Sequence

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Examples of TA TEKS

• Computer and Mouse Basics
• Introduction to Keyboards Keyboarding
• Beginning Graphics
• Word Processing Basics
• Presentation Basics
• Visual Mapping Basics
• Database Basics
• Computer Navigation
• Web Browsing Basics

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Example of a Lesson

• Say you want to teach your 2nd graders Visual
  Mapping.
• First, assign the Visual Mapping lessons in
  EasyTech.
• Next, have students create a web using
  Kidspiration of whatever you are teaching (ex.
  Clouds)

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Example of a Lesson

• Say you want to teach your 3rd Graders Word
  Processing.
• First, assign the Word Processing lessons in
  EasyTech.
• Next, have them create a Word Processing document
  in MS Word on whatever youre teaching!

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my lap Full at dinner Uncle Johns funny
jokes Loving family
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Example of a Lesson

• Say you want to teach your students Presentation
  Basics.
• First, assign the Presentation lessons in
  EasyTech.
• Next, have them create a presentation slide show
  using MS PowerPoint on whatever youre teaching.

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What Animal of the Rainforest Am I?
By Jordan Kreindler Ms. Martin 2/27/2006
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What animal am I?
I am a herbivore.
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What animal am I?
I eat tender young shoots, fruit, and leaves.
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What animal am I?
I am completely dumb.
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What animal am I?
I live in Northern Argentina and Northern South
America.
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What animal am I?
I live in the canopy layer.
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What animal am I?
I am usually covered in algae.
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What animal am I?
I am a Three-Toed Sloth!
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Additional Pics!
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Where Can I Find the Time to Do All of This?

• Easy!
• Bring your students to your lab
• Have Centers in Your Classroom
• Use your COW
• Assign the EasyTech lessons as homework

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How Do I Know if My Students Complete the
EasyTech Lessons?

• Easily accessible Reports

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OKHow Do I Use EasyTech?

• Login at www.learning.com
• You will then be on your Homepage where you can
  do all of your setup
• Classes
• Curriculum
• Students
• Reports
• Help/Resources

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Your Turn to Try It!

• Questions?