A well-chosen image has always been an important tool for instruction. While rooted in the most basic and ancient of human needs and behaviors, art is as relevant today in the information age as it was in the print and pre-print eras, perhaps even more so. NETS*S Curriculum Series: Visual Arts Units for All Levels presents 20 classroom projects that use technology in support of visual art in the curriculum. Some of the skills covered in these units are working with graphics files (such as selecting, saving as, converting, importing), creating slide shows, hyper linking multimedia, digital animation, and virtual reality, among others. The projects described in this book are designed to be flexible and can be modified to fit a wide variety of grade levels and individual classroom needs.
These structured activities involve classic visual arts concerns and content, and each project points to one or more important facets of digital technology use. The projects cover a full gamut of art-making approaches including: drawing, painting, design, drafting, and printmaking, as well as sculpture and three dimensional design, and are contextualized in general and art-specific historical and cultural studies. Most involve ancillary reading, learning, and research. NETS*S: Visual Arts Units for All Levels is more than just a compilation of art projects--these projects will engage and challenge your students through reflection, analysis, and criticism. 
Topics include:
-NETS for Students -project-based learning (PBL) -digital art 
Also available:
 English Language Arts Units for Grades 9-12 - ISBN 1564842401 Tablet PCs in K-12 Education - ISBN 156484241X
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education. 
 Some of the areas in which we publish are: -Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more -National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) -Professional development for educators and administrators -Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum -Safe practices for the Internet and technology -Educational technology for parents

Visual Arts Units for All Levels (National Educational Technology Standards for Students Curriculum Series)

Education & Teaching

Gura, Mark

Schools & Teaching

Intl Society for Technology in educ

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a golden ticket to STEM education? Something that incorporated science, technology, math, and the most elusive of all, engineering? What if it could be applied as part of a lesson, as a class on its own, or as an after-school club? Sound too good to be true? It’s not. The golden ticket is robotics. It’s hard to find a better way to teach STEM education. And the best part is it’s hands on, multidisciplinary, collaborative, an authentic learning experience, and engaging! LEGO Robotics has exploded in popularity, but despite the obvious benefits, many educators are hesitant to begin a program in their school because it seems challenging. Mark Gura has written this book to encourage you to give robotics a try. Although starting a robotics program may seem like a daunting task, Gura brings together the information you need and presents it in a manageable, organized way so that you learn what LEGO Robotics is, what student activities look like, how to begin, how to manage a class, how robotics relate to standards, and much more. Gura concludes with more than a dozen interviews with educators, trainers, and even a student, so you can receive first-hand advice and recommendations. After reading this book you will be on your way to introducing your students to LEGO Robotics activities and competitions!

Getting Started with LEGO Robotics: A Guide for K-12 Educators

International Society for Technology in Education

Each activity in this book is tagged with a recommended level, main technologies used, and literacy covered, and all are aligned to ISTE's Technology Standards, as well as Common Core State Standards. Teachers can easily adapt the majority of the activities for any level with minor modifications, including for student with special needs and English language learners.
 Audience and content appropriate for: K 12 teachers, administrators, technology specialists, and education leadership.
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is the premier nonprofit organization serving educators and education leaders committed to empowering connected learners in a connected world. ISTE serves more than 100,000 educators globally; our practitioner-authored publications improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in kindergarten through high-school classrooms, in schools, as well as teacher professional development.

Teaching Literacy in the Digital Age: Inspiration for All Levels and Literacies

To adequately prepare students for success, our schools must encourage students to evolve and develop as creative individuals. Today's educators are challenged to establish an instructional practice that will support the development of student creativity, as well as meet curricular goals and assessments. In this book, author Mark Gura shows that creativity can be developed and that, thanks to the variety of technology resources available, doing so is not only possible, but practical and effective. Offering rich examples and ready-to-implement activities, the book describes how to develop creativity by: establishing a creativity-friendly learning environment; weaving maker, STEAM, robotics and gaming into instruction; encouraging motivation, entrepreneurship, curiosity and play; and using technology tools and resources to support student creativity.

Make, Learn, Succeed: Building a Culture of Creativity in Your School

What the education field is facing now is nothing less than the complete digital transformation of classrooms and schools. Thus, the focus of edtech coaches and other tech leaders in schools must shift from simply bringing technology into schools and tracking resources to identifying how the elements of this changing landscape fit together to form a profoundly altered, improved version of education. With this change affecting entire school communities, informed individuals who can guide members of the community through the transition are essential. The problem is that there are not nearly enough certified tech coaches in schools, and those who are in place are not always adequately prepared to handle this new mission. This is true for both trained edtech coaches and those who are coming to this role through other avenues. This book includes: background on the changing education landscape and how to manage it; activities to help edtech coaches and other change agents put what they learn into action; practical tools, including to-do lists, action plans and checklists, to help you guide digital school change; and tips to help new and emerging tech coaches understand the process of change, resistance to change and how to move past it.

The EdTech Advocate's Guide to Leading Change in Schools

This collection of creative lessons offers ideas for integrating design thinking, literacy and STEAM to drive SEL skills including self-awareness, self-management, mindfulness, responsible decision-making and social awareness. Research shows that creativity can be beneficial for mental health and can help build critical skills such as empathy and introspection, while social-emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. This book bridges these two ideas with a series of creative projects that foster SEL learning by promoting growth mindset, supporting mindfulness, offering ways to cope with anxiety and stress, and encouraging and guiding positive social activism. Opening with an overview of research behind the integration of SEL and creativity, the book then features a variety of lessons based on the above themes, illustrating how to deepen SEL by integrating the arts and STEAM learning in creative and authentic ways. The activities are drawn from the work of the authors and a diverse group of educator contributors to provide engaging, insightful and culturally responsive learning opportunities appropriate for traditional or online/blended learning environments. The book: <ul> <li>Highlights a diverse array of educators, innovators and design-thinkers who share their insights on SEL, STEAM and creativity.</li> <li>Offers an accessible and fun approach to teaching SEL, which is critical to education and human development.</li> <li>Guides teachers in implementing the following ISTE Standards for Students: Creative Communicator, Innovative Designer and Knowledge Constructor.</li> </ul> This book invites teachers to consider a variety of formats -- print and digital, audio, video games and more -- and shows how helping students become creators and design-thinkers can foster SEL. Audience: K-12 educators

Creative SEL: Using Hands-On Projects to Boost Social-Emotional Learning

Haiken, Michele

Illustrates how technology can be used to enrich and enhance traditional approaches to instruction and re-establishes the legitimacy and urgency of tapping technology to make our schools relevant and effective once again. All who are interested in understanding instructional technology and its potential to positively impact education will want to read this book.

Recapturing Technology for Education: Keeping Tomorrow in Today's Classrooms

Percy, Bernard

R&L Education

This book introduces and explains this important new technology from the perspective of educators. It also provides new insights into the ways that technology can provide solutions to instructional needs that have not been sufficiently addressed until now. Not only does it provide concrete explanations, examples, models, and details about methods and resources that are not currently illustrated in other publications, but it also reveals a new rationale for the use of technology in education. This book helps readers apprehend critical issues essential to understanding and taking advantage of podcasting and related technologies as an educational resource: What podcasting is How "to do"podcasting How to plan podcasting-based activities for students How to create podcasts as teaching resources How to use podcasting for professional development Models developed specifically by the authors regarding: Podcast development Educators' learning curve in podcasting Costbenefit decision making regarding podcasting projects K 12 school district directors of curriculum and instruction and directors of professional development, as well as classroom teachers, principals, and instructional supervisors across the core curriculum and in the area of Instructional Technology; and teacher educators and other college faculty will find this book a valuable resource. Readers may use the book as part of their own efforts to expand their teaching or staff development practice. It can also be an important resource for Education courses in content instruction and Instructional Technology and serve as a valuable reference for educators interested in educational applications of technology. bWhat you will find in this revised and updated edition?b New for this edition are valuable additional insights and updates related to our additional years of experience in podcasting and new media. Critical updated URLs, screenshots, software comparisons, data, some fresh new curricular examples, and included references to our new series, The Teachers' Podcast and Transformation Education LIVE! We have also upgraded statistical information, advancements from the podcasting world, references, and biographical information. In short, the book is better than ever, in part because of suggestions form our many readers who are, teachers learners, and podcast listeners of course! The 16 chapters of the book are divided into the following major sections: PART I. A REVOLUTION IN OUR POCKETS PART II. PODCASTING "HOW TO"BASICS PART III. BECOMING A PODCASTING EDUCATOR

Podcasting for Teachers Revised 2nd Edition: Using a New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning (Emerging Technologies for Evolving Learners)

Computers & Technology

King, Kathleen P.

Computer Science

Information Age Publishing

A volume in Emerging Technologies for Evolving Learners Series Editors Kathleen P. King and Mark Gura, Fordham University This book introduces and explains this important new technology from the perspective of educators. It also provides new insights into the ways that technology can provide solutions to instructional needs that have not been sufficiently addressed until now. Not only does it provide concrete explanations, examples, models, and details about methods and resources that are not currently illustrated in other publications, but it also reveals a new rationale for the use of technology in education. This book helps readers apprehend critical issues essential to understanding and taking advantage of podcasting and related technologies as an educational resource: What podcasting is How “to do” podcasting How to plan podcasting-based activities for students How to create podcasts as teaching resources How to use podcasting for professional development Models developed specifically by the authors regarding: Podcast development Educators’ learning curve in podcasting Cost/benefit decision making regarding podcasting projects K – 12 school district directors of curriculum and instruction and directors of professional development, as well as classroom teachers, principals, and instructional supervisors across the core curriculum and in the area of Instructional Technology; and teacher educators and other college faculty will find this book a valuable resource. Readers may use the book as part of their own efforts to expand their teaching or staff development practice. It can also be an important resource for Education courses in content instruction and Instructional Technology and serve as a valuable reference for educators interested in educational applications of technology. What you will find in this revised and updated edition? New for this edition are valuable additional insights and updates related to our additional years of experience in podcasting and new media. Critical updated URLs, screenshots, software comparisons, data, some fresh new curricular examples, and included references to our new series, The Teachers’ Podcast and Transformation Education LIVE! We have also upgraded statistical information, advancements from the podcasting world, references, and biographical information. In short, the book is better than ever, in part because of suggestions form our many readers who are, teachers learners, and podcast listeners of course! The 16 chapters of the book are divided into the following major sections: PART I. A REVOLUTION IN OUR POCKETS PART II. PODCASTING “HOW TO” BASICS PART III. BECOMING A PODCASTING EDUCATOR

Podcasting for Teachers Using a New Technology to Revolutionize Teaching and Learning (Revised Second Edition) (Hc) (Emerging Technologies for Evolving Learners)

Software

ProjectBased Learning; it's a term that most educators have heard and probably have heard good things about, Often, though, they aren't quite sure precisely what its defining characteristics are other than involving students in projects that are supposed to somehow result in their learning things of value. A great many teachers are reluctant to make it part of what they do with their students due to unfounded fears of unrealistic workloads and classroom management issues associated with it. This book should help change that, making the nature of PBL (ProjectBased Learning) clear and illustrating how it can be a manageable, effective, and very enjoyable aspect of instruction. The book will present an exciting, alternative approach to literacy instruction that its authors call Project Based Literacy. This will principally be done through the presentation of 20 appealing projects, all of them carefully designed to engage and inspire students (grades 3 8) in literacy activities that are both core to the required curriculum and deeply insynch with the Common Core Standards in English Language Arts. The book will also present support material for this, providing sufficient theory, instructional and classroom management tips, and technology and other 'How To' information to ensure that rank and file classroom teachers can adopt, adapt, and enjoyably and successfully implement the projects and maximize learning in relation to the Common Core Standards for ELA.

Project Based Literacy: Fun Literacy Projects for Powerful Common Core Learning (NA)

Reissman, Rose

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