The principal goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not

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The principal goal of education is to create men
and women who are capable of doing new things,
not simply repeating what other generations have
done. Jean Piaget
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Educational Technology goes beyond physical walls
and impacts the entire community

• Faculty
• Parents
• Students
• Support Staff
• Board Members
• Community
• Administration?

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The Classroom Has Left the Building - Teaching
Beyond Physical Walls

• By giving students access to rich multimedia,
  primary resources, and the ability to learn
  outside of the walls of the building.

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How do you make sense of all the data and
information to make sound decisions?

• Technology is integrated into everyday classroom
  management, from taking attendance, to seating
  charts, to producing reports on student progress,
  to creating and maintaining homework assignments.

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Creating Lifelong Learners

• By giving students access to powerful learning
  tools, we teach them not only valuable life
  skills, but an appreciation for taking control of
  their own learning.

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Learning Applications

• Computer Applications support the curriculum and
  help students become better thinkers.
• Internet sites provide resources for classroom
  use.
• Outlook email - keep in touch with colleagues,
  parents, etc.

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Computer Applications in the Curriculum
The class will form small book groups and after
reading and testing using AR, they will meet to
discuss the finer points of the book. Keep
records of the books on an Excel spreadsheet and
record the Title, Author and the groups
summarized opinion.
The class will choose some favorites from the
list and publish a summarized version using
EZbook.
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Design a learning experience
Graphers The class will take a food survey and
create a graph comparing the classs favorites.
Millies Math House - Explore the concepts of
small, medium and large then collect and
categorize objects of different sizes.
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CONTACT

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• Email rdesalvo_at_lhric.org
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