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Managing Technology in the Classroom

Logistics • Student Sign out sheet / assign students


specific laptop to use every time cart is
brought into classroom
• Take cart for day or certain periods/ logistics
of disrupting another class?
• Student tech folder on network to store
project work or technology paperwork*
• Hand In and Hand Out folder
• Hand In : once dropped in students can see
but not write on any other students work
• Hand Out : teacher places project directions in
folder for students to access. Make directions
pdf files. Pdf files should be able to preserve
hyperlinks
• Type directions for frequently used computer
operations -- opening programs, inserting clip
art, printing documents, and so on -- on index
cards, laminate them, and connect them with
a circle ring. Keep a set next to each
computer.*
• Having a log is a good idea. Students can help
report tech problems (include the date, time,
program/URL, what was done just before the
problem occurred, and what the exact problem
was). This would easily allow you to look for
patterns to computer problems.*
*http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech116.
shtml
Teacher Preparation Tips • Always run through a technology lesson
before presenting it to the class -- and
always have a back-up lesson prepared in
case the technology fails.**

**http://www.janinelim.com/bc/4thur/management.htm
Student Preparation Tips • Have students plan their use of the computer
before they get on it. For example, have them
write their slideshow before putting it on the
computer.**
• Use storyboards as organizational tools. **
• Create templates for students to “drop in”
their work.**
• Brainstorm & plan on paper first. **
• Give kids rubrics so they know what to aim for.

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• Do as much offline as possible. Students
should be prepared to start work as soon as
they sit down at the computer. Their ideas
should be written on paper, revised and edited
before they are considered ready for the
computer. Computer time is valuable!**
**http://www.janinelim.com/bc/4thur/management.htm
Introducing technology / project • Small Assignments: Go slow! When using new
software in your classroom, teach students the
tools by assigning small activities that use just
a couple of the tools. Gradually increase their
knowledge.**
• Play Time: Another option for introducing new
software is to give the students a chance to
explore the software before giving them an
assignment to complete.**
• Show students the activity as a whole class
demonstration using the computer and TV
before sending them to work alone at the
computer. **
• The idea here is to get the image BIG! Change
your font size to a larger size so students in
the back can see. **
• Three before me rule: ask 3 other students
BEFORE you ask the Teacher!**

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Supervision while class is using • Have students turn close their lids when
technology you're giving directions.**
• Keep the monitor perpendicular to windows –
the sun can wipe out your monitor’s images,
or can make your students squint into the
light. **
• Make sure your students know that magnets
are not friends to your computer. **
• Obviously, if the busy buzz of kids on
computers suddenly gets loud with laughter or
very whispery quiet, it’s a good time to take a
peek at the screen.**

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Subject specific Tips
English Using Microsoft Word, teach your students how to use
the Text to Table feature. Have them copy a poem or

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song into a Word document, highlight the text, go to
Table, select Convert, select Text to Table, and hit OK.
They should now see a one-column table with each
line of the song or poem in a separate cell. Have them
highlight the column, then insert two more columns.
Go to Table, select Insert, then select Column to Right.
Use the first inserted column to explain each line of
the song or poem in their own words and the second
column to rewrite each line poetically. **

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Constructivist approach Webquest


Classroom Arrangement
• Having the desks already grouped in
“islands” for groups to work together makes
it easy to change from centre activity to
other types of teaching approaches.***

***http://www.cdli.ca/~jscaplen/integration/english/pre
p2.html
Strategies and implications • If students are left to chose groups
involved in creating groups: themselves, it often leads to single gender
groups or left-over social isolates or less
able students.***
• In a study entitled Group work with
Computers in British Primary Schools, the
researchers determined that there were four
key factors to be considered in group
composition:***
1. gender,
2. friendship (they did not have to be good
friends to work effectively together, just
not enemies);
3. ability
4. personality (the most important issue in
group dynamics, not ability).
• There should be at least one computer
proficient member in the group.***
• Each group should also have a low ability
member, which helps make people explain
and understand better.***
***http://www.cdli.ca/~jscaplen/integration/english/pre

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p2.html

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