Curriculum+Integration

=Curriculum Integration - 15 Points =

=Goal: = ===Students learn strategies for using educational software, apps and web 2.0 tools integrated into the curriculum as a way to differentiate instruction for all learners and ensure access to reading and writing. Students will explore models of technology integration. ===

= Important things to note about the integration of software, iPads and other tools into the literacy curriculum: =


 * Who is the learner? Examine activity characteristics that match learning styles, accommodate student diversity and satisfy curriculum demands.
 * What target learning areas did you identify that could be supported by “x”?
 * What tools did you find that might provide dynamic learning opportunities?
 * How might the features of the tool support specific learner needs?
 * Does the tool: Facilitate both teacher and learner control? Encourage flexible and risk-free learning? Allow for multi-sensory learning?
 * What strategies for technology integration did you notice?

=1. Explore models for technology integration: SAMR and TPACK = = = = SAMR model of technology integration (Substitute, Augment, Modify, Redefine) - Dr. Ruben Puentendura =

[] = = media type="custom" key="26561108" = = SAMR by Dr. Ruben Puentendura [] = =

Blog post by Carl Hooker about the SAMR Model: [] ** TPACK model of technology integration (Technology, Pedagogy, Content Knowledge): Mishra and Koehler ** = = [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FagVSQlZELY] = = media type="custom" key="26575108" = = [|http://www.tpack.org/]

= 2. Identify a learner or group/class =

=3. Explore Social bookmarking Resources and class resources for possible tools =

**"Social bookmarking** is a way for users to store, organize, share and search of web pages. In a social bookmarking system, users save links to that they want to remember and/or share. These bookmarks are usually public, but depending on the service's features, may be saved privately, shared only with specific people or groups, shared only inside certain, or another combination of public and private. The allowed people can usually view these bookmarks chronologically, by category or tags, via a search engine, or even randomly."

//Please select among the web sites posted for you// //at://

Delicious social bookmarking site:

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OR

Pinterest social bookmarking site:

[] focus on "Reading and Writing" link.

OR

http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com

(Why not bookmark these web sites for your future reference once the course is over? This is how our Astech Program updates and shares resource recommendations.)

OR - //**choose your own! What tool have you always wanted to try with your student(s)?**//

**(Choose from those provided in the resources above or find your own!)**
==5. Design/Use a lesson of your own(or a peer) - then infuse it with FREE technology using the **UDL Lesson Builder Template** as a guide. ==

====Download the lesson plan template. Check wherever downloads go on your computer to find the file. ====

6. Use the template to include the following details:

 * Learner or Class Profile [2 points]
 * Lesson Overview/Goals [2 points];
 * Methods [2 points];
 * Assessment [2 points];
 * Materials [2 points]; and
 * Consideration for Differentiated Instruction [2 points]
 * Consideration of UDL [2 points]
 * Project reflection discussion post [1 point]

**7. Submit your lesson plan via Edmodo**
Rubric:

=8. Post a Project Reflection Discussion=