One step at a time.
First, be ready to show what's out there that's worth having. Gather bunches of good samples of educational wikis and blogs that include student content, just to show how rich the content can be "out there"…
Make connections with veteran teachers and newbies as well. Lean on their experience while you form your own style. Twitter is a good place to start. Here are some twittering educators: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/ Also, focus on…
I haven't used this site yet to let you know how well it works, but I saw it and bookmarked it. If you have any success with it, please share! http://www.funnelbrain.com/
Hi, Amy,
Your emphasis on the "why behind the what" is essential. In my philosophy, integrating technology should take a backseat to delivering content. If the technology itself becomes the reason for a lesson rather than the content, the…
I want to see both! Seeing the transition from original text to paraphrased text is the only way I can assess whether the student is effectively able to put the text in his or her own words. It makes them take the effort and time to think about what…
With your work in Instructional Technology Integration, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording conducted by Nellie Deutsch on Technology Integration.