Fitting It All In: Technology, Curriculum, and Fun!

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Fitting It All In Technology, Curriculum, and
Fun!

• Presented by
• Jill Esquivel
• 5th Grade Teacher
• Forked Island E. Broussard Elementary

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A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUNDINFORMATION
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A TRIVIA GAME

• 4 of these items are TRUE and 1 is FALSE.
• I love to cook and I am addicted to the Food
  Network.
• One of my many greats grandfather was a
  merchant from the coast of France who was
  captured by pirates and escaped when they
  ship-wrecked near one of the many barrier islands
  along the coast of Louisiana.
• I can read a novel in one day.
• I love to learn and am currently taking culinary
  classes.
• I truly believe that educators are the most
  important people in the world because we make the
  biggest difference in the lives of our future
  leaders.

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KNOW THE CURRICULUM

• Before you begin you need to know
• What skills do your students know and which
  skills are your students expected to master?
• Are there specific sample activities you must
  cover, or are there recommended activities for
  you to follow.
• Follow the Louisiana Educational Technology
  Standards.

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USE THE CURRICULUM

• The Comprehensive Curriculum includes some
  excellent activities.
• Use Activities that can be easily integrated with
  Technology.
• Integrating Technology into activities provided
  by the curriculum can help you cover many GLEs
  that may not have been covered otherwise.

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BRAINBREAK

1. Center of a flower
2. Butterfly Egg
3. Honeycomb

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Region IV / Vermilion Parish Comprehensive
Curriculum Database

• This database is a collection of sites that are
  correlated to the LA Comprehensive Curriculum.
• You can search by keyword, grade, type of
  resource, unit, or GLE.
• If you have a site that is not listed please
  submit it.

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START SLOW!

• Begin by using technology as a teacher tool.
• Progress to using technology as a teaching tool.
• Ultimate goal use technology as a STUDENT TOOL
  to achieve the goals of the curriculum.

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Teacher Tool

• Use the computer to make some of your tasks as
  the teacher easier.
• Type tests, create activities and worksheets,
  complete lesson plans, input grades.

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Teaching Tool

• Use the computer for whole group instruction.
• Inspiration Brainstorming, organizing main
  ideas of a lesson, creating visual
  representations of material covered.
• United Streaming Show videos that support the
  content being covered in class.
• Use of a projection system works best for this.

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Student Tool

• Students use the computer to complete tasks
  assigned by the teacher.
• Students use software available for their own
  needs typing essays or reports, creating
  presentations, conducting research, creating
  study materials, etc.

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BRAINBREAK

• A. Pen Tip
• Buzzer Button
• Top of a Space Shuttle

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TIPS

• TRAIN YOUR STUDENTS!
• They must know the rules and know when it is
  acceptable and appropriate to be working on the
  computers.
• Find an organization system that works for you.
• Arrange your computers so that you can see all
  screens at all times.
• Label your computers number, center, activity.
  Adding FEATHERS to your labels can be very
  helpful.

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT CHARTS

• POCKET CHART
• Number pockets so that they can be used year
  after year.
• Use index cards with READY printed on one end and
  DONE printed on the other.
• CENTER CHART
• Keeps students organized in groups -- very
  visual.
• Easy to change groups.
• Shows rotation order.
• Is helpful for substitutes.
• T CHART
• Use clothespins (labeled with names or numbers)
  to manipulate from one side to the other.
• example ready/done

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOLDERS

• DIGITAL FOLDERS
• Create a folder for the students to save their
  projects in.
• Create folders on your computer or school server
  to organize your work think of a filing
  cabinet.
• BACK UP YOUR WORK DAILY!!!!
• MANILA or POCKET FOLDERS
• Make a folder to turn in hardcopies of all
  projects.
• Have a folder to hold copies of checklists, based
  on rubrics, easily accessible dont make your
  grading criteria a secret.
• Keep a folder of related extension activities for
  those students who finish early.

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MORE TIPS

• Make sure students know that you are grading
  their content first, they can add all the bells
  and whistles after the main content is included
  in the project.
• If it is a new activity, give a whole-group
  demonstration. Typed instruction may also be
  given.
• Grouping follow what works best for you.

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DIGITAL CAMERAS

• First Day Pictures
• Seating Chart
• Parental Involvement
• Class Newspapers
• Art Projects
• Thank You Cards
• Documenting Class Activities
• Enhancing Articles for Newspapers

• Scavenger Hunts
• Class Reporter
• End of Year Pictures
• Documenting Field Study
• Documenting processes
• Attendance
• Daily Graphing
• Illustrate Student Writing / Class Books
• Compare / Contrast

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BRAINBREAK

1. Microscopic Sea Creatures
2. Algae
3. Velcro

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POWER POINT

• Make PowerPoint Interactive (pens)
• Biographies
• Electronic Books
• Virtual Field Trips
• Student Reports
• Daily Schedule / Daily News
• Teacher Presentations
• Illustrate Concepts (example division)
• Picture Stories
• Vocabulary (illustrate or compose meaningful
• sentences)

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OTHER FAVORITES

• INSPIRATION
• First Day of School activities All about Me, My
  Favorites, A Guessing Game
• Math Least Common Multiple, Greatest Common
  Factor, Prime Factorization
• TIME LINER
• historical timelines, school year timeline,
  biographies, autobiographies
• COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION KIT
• Recreate historic communities Native American,
  Medieval, Colonial, and Present-day
• Create 3-D maps

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• CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
• http//www.vrml.k12.la.us/jille

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BRAINBREAK

1. Sea Sponge
2. White Blood Cell
3. Pollen Grain

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• Please Remember
• It is not technology integration unless the
  STUDENTS hands are manipulating the computer.