Presenters will share best practices for integrating technology into all curriculum areas, emphasizing shared learning to meet the instructional needs of students and encourage professional growth among teachers. Hear how one middle school uses collaboration, interactive online tools, and applications to reinforce curriculum content, prepare students for mandated testing, and achieve computer skills proficiency simultaneously. Learn how developing instructional strategies that engage teachers in a deeper understanding of technology integration enhances instruction, increases motivation, and impacts academic success.

1. Time Well Spent Making a Connection between Curriculum & Technology Ashe County Middle School Penny Barker, Jody Holleman, Gordon Prince, Julie Taylor 36th Annual NCMSA Conference March 2011

2. Making the Connection

4. Engage all levels of learners

5. Enhance instruction

6. Increase motivation

7. Meet instructional needs of all students

8. Create teaming across content areas

9. Encourage self-directed learning

10. Provide ongoing professional growth among teachers

11. Levels the playing field when it comes to projects.

12. Johnny can spend $100 on projects as opposed to Susie who can spend $25 on projects

13. Higher level thinking – not just copy and paste. Why does something fit and why is it appropriate

15. Allow students the opportunity to take the lead

16. Eliminate fear of learning from others

17. In-depth understanding of content knowledge

18. Collaboration among students

20. Curriculum Technology

22. Photo Story 3

23. Blogs

24. Storybird

25. Wallwisher

26. Google Docs

27. STEM-ICT 3D

30. Presentation

31. Connect with others

32. Share information

33. Writing, reading, and pronunciation

34. Foreign language experience

35. Communicate with students outside the classroom

36. Teacher class introduction and messagingVoki for Education http://www.voki.com/ http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=3391300&height=267&width=200 http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=3380551&height=267&width=200 http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid =3538150&height=267&width=200 http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid =3538139&height=267&width=200

38. Shapes/polygons

39. Assignments

40. Prompts

41. Book reviews

42. Feedback

43. Honor wall

44. Off-site participation

45. Links for parent viewinghttp://www.wallwisher.com/

47. Create, store, share, instantly

48. Word Processing

49. Spreadsheets

50. Databases

51. Presentation

52. Stored securely online

54. Science

55. Prezi Web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Create non-linear presentations Zoom in and out of a visual map Text, images, video, and other objects placed on a canvas Defined path for representations http://prezi.com

56. 10 X 10 An interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to enclose that moment in time. Click picture to visit site.

57. Language Arts/Social Studies

60. Students express themselves more openly

61. You hear from all students, not just a few in class discussions

63. Allows you to quickly see classmate’s opinions and respond

64. Everyone gets to share ideas, not just a few

65. Typing is faster than writing; this allows you to share more information

67. Student Edublog Symbolism goes much deeper than I have previously mentioned. In “The Road Not Taken”, the author is deciding what decision he should make. It could be one that benefits him greatly, or it could be one that devastates him. Hence, there is two roads before him in his mind. This is symbolism, saying that the choices before him is two roads that he could take. In “O Captain, My Captain!”, the author is telling about Abraham Lincoln (the captain) leading the ship (the Civil War troops) back home. The story is a sweet and sour mix of triumph and tragedy. The joyous and grateful occasion of the troops returning back home is tainted and overshadowed by the fact that Abraham Lincoln, the “captain” that directed the “ship” through the Civil War has went to his reward in Heaven. This is symbolism by saying that Abraham Lincoln is the captain guiding the ship a.k.a the Civil War troops through the Civil War, and that the return trip home is a mix of joy and sorrow. Thus, symbolism is much more in depth than was originally thought. Symbolism is used in many ways in literature, and can support a lot of things from making decisions to telling about a joyous-turned-tragic homecoming.

69. NC History Digital Textbook

70. Primary Sources: Diaries, Newspaper Articles, Journal Entries, Editorial Cartoons, Interviews

71. Primary Resources Analysis Guides

72. Lesson Plans

74. The software allows adding narration, effects, transitions and background music to create a movie file with pan and zoom effects.

75. Book trailers/Poetry trailersHow we used it: Poetry Trailers

76. Student Poetry Trailers The HIghwayman Cremation of Sam McGee

77. Storybird A collaborative storytelling site Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. How we use the site: Poetry Theme Project Writing for tone and mood Content writing http://storybird.com/

79. Proficiency (electronic portfolio)

80. Testing

81. Academic achievement

82. Positive learning experiences