By Amy Salani and

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Endless Possibilities

• By Amy Salani and
• Heather Jennings

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How is technology impacting the world?
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• How is technology impacting student learning in
  Charles County, MD?

• How should technology be impacting student
  learning in Michigan schools?

How is technology impacting student learning in
Pine River?
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Well, theyre not really writing any articles
about us yet, butwe have a technology need. Is
this need Change without Difference?
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We believe this proposal is a technology-based ,
pedagogically grounded innovation because it will
allow students to learn and teachers to teach in
new way that will make a difference.
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What is this project need you ask?
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• Currently, we are not meeting HS LA multi-media
  benchmarks in our classrooms.

• We are in need of implementing technology in a
  useful and meaningful way that will impact
  student learning.

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We feel that a multi-media projector is one way
that would enable us to do this.
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Why do we want this?

• For student-led projects
• For teacher-led lessons
• For multi-media enhancements to existing lessons

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How will this affect students?

• All students are required to have 4 credits of
  Englishthis means every year, a student is in an
  English class. Therefore, if these multi-media
  projectors are being used, then every student
  will come into contact with them and be able to
  benefit from the technology.

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The following are examples of the implementation
of multi-media projectors within the classroom
setting.
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Student-led projects

• Allows students to display learning through the
  implementation of technological resources.
• For example, students created PowerPoint
  presentations displaying the aspects of their
  research projects by including visual images,
  facts, graphs, and diagrams.

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How is this different than creating a
poster-board presentation?

• It evens the playing field
• Less wastefuluses fewer material and space
• Allows for more creativity
• More resources available
• Students feel more confident with work quality

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Teacher-led lessons

• Allows for use of images, voice narration, and
  sound background to portray literature in a new
  and meaningful way.
• For example, clips and sound bites were put
  together to enhance Whitmans Walden.

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How is this different than lecture or overhead
usage?

• Allows teacher to enhance lessons with materials
  that are clearer rather than on an overhead
• Increases student interest because it is more
  appealing
• The simplicity of incorporating visuals along
  with concepts, touches on a variety of learning
  styles

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Multi-media enhancements

• Voice Recording
• Music Enhancement
• Video Enhancement
• PowerPoint
• Digital Enhancement

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How does this enhance the everyday lesson?

• Adds some pizzazz
• Gets students involved
• Increases creativity of the teacher/student
• Targets a variety of learning styles
• Better quality

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How will this benefit the students of Pine River?
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• Increases student learning
• Builds student public speaking skills
• Engages students in technology
• Promotes student cooperative learning
• It will meet Michigans HS LA technology
  benchmarks

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How are we going to implement this?
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Show me the
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Project T.E.A.M.

• The JORDAN FUNDAMENTALS GRANT PROGRAM
  This is a 2500 grant that will
  allow our teachers to implement technology by
  creating multi-media lessons and will allow our
  students to increase their learning through
  technology.

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This grant will allow for Change with
Difference!
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