Integrating+technology+into+the+Secondary+Classroom

Welcome to Integrating Technology into the Secondary Classroom! with Ben McCabe and Mark Howe, College Heights Secondary School



= Our Goal: =

Our goal is to show you how easy it can be to re-think what you're doing with pen and paper to integrate engaging technology into your lessons.
= About Our Station: = ===When you arrive at our station, check out the videos/images and captions on the screen. How could you have students respond to something like this in the past? Maybe they wrote a journal entry, discussed it in pairs, or held a debate on the topic. These are all great ways to respond to a given topic, but how could technology engage those learners for whom these activities don't demonstrate their true potential? How could students that struggle with writing demonstrate their learning and share their ideas?===

= Things to Bring: =

If you have one or more of the following, please bring...


= Some Programs/Apps we will be looking at: =

** Dragon Dictation App / Word Q & Speak Q **

 * === Write/Dictate a response to the image on the screen. ===
 * === **iPad Option:** //**Dragon Dictation**// is an easy-to-use app that works really well for students that struggle with written output. The app is available (for free) on Android devices, iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone. ===
 * === Computer Option: Word Q is a word prediction program that works with any program you use for typing, including UG Cloud. Students with SEA computers can use Speak Q as part of the Word Q package to dictate words and phrases into text.  ===

** Show Me App **

 * === Create an Show Me response to the image on the screen. ===
 * === Show Me is another easy-to-use app for the iPad that allows you to record yourself writing/drawing and speaking at the same time. ===

=** Mind Mapping Apps / Smart Ideas **=
 * === Create a mind map response to the image on the screen. ===
 * === iPad Options: ===
 * === Computer Option: Smart Ideas is a program that is licenced for use in all Ontario schools, and available on all Upper Grand DSB computers. Smart Ideas appeals to students that are visual learners, and to LD students who may not think in a linear way. This program gives them the ability to get ideas down fast, and organize them later. ===

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