technology

=Technology as a Tool to Support Student Learning= The answer depends on the purpose, the audience and your learning goal. While there might be variety of teacher resources you add to your account, take time to look for and critique sties intended for your students.
 * Internet Websites ~ What is a “good site”?**

Here is Marnie's former [| Technology Integration site]. On the left side there are many wonderful Internet resources for students in various subject areas.On the right side there are varied PD resources for teachers with lots of "how to" as well as student-created samples.

Check the readability level of a passage using the Flesch Reading Ease and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level built into the newest versions of Microsoft® Word. In Word 2007, to display readability statistics... [|Source]
 * Ask yourself:**
 * 1.) To what grade level is the content geared? What reading/writing/viewing level is reflected?**
 * Click the //Microsoft Office// button, click //Word Options//, and click //Proofing//.
 * Put a check in the box for //Check grammar with spelling//.
 * Under //When correcting grammar in Word//, select the //Show readability statistics// check box.
 * When Microsoft® Word finishes checking spelling and grammar, it displays information about the reading level of the document.
 * See #19 in [|this]article for an explanation of the Flesch-Kincaid statistics.
 * 2.) What do the students “do” at this site?**
 * 3.) How might learning take place?**
 * Does the technology provide a learning opportunity that is not otherwise possible?
 * Is the site simply an electronic version of a paper/pencil activity? If yes, it does not mean that this is not a worthwhile site for drill and practice. However, it is only one way students can interact with content and ideas.
 * What learning theory does the site reflect. Web sites that provide drill and practice activities have more of a Behaviourist orientation. sites where students explore, interact, experiment, and test ideas have more of a Constructivist orientation.

__**Jeopardy and Other Games Using PowerPoint**__ [|These templates] can be used to create fun and engaging activities with and for students as they review what they learn. Have students develop questions for the games too! Search for other activities like this using these search words: powerpoint games education