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Technology Tools for Teaching & Learning

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Used wisely, technology empowers students to take responsibility for their own learning. In Leonardo’s Laptop,

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Ben Shneiderman provides teachers with a powerful framework, Collect-Relate-Create-Donate (CRCD), for designing student-centered learning opportunities using computers. In particular, Shneiderman’s CRCD

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framework emphasizes the importance of the social aspects of learning in generating creative work. In CRCD projects, students research information, work collaboratively to create a meaningful product that demonstrates their learning, and contribute that project to a larger learning community. Shneiderman designed the Collect-

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Relate-Create-Donate framework as a vehicle for preparing young people for a 21st century world where innovation, creativity, and collaboration will be more highly prized than retention and repetition.

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In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. Unlike other lists that promote “cool tools,” yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. We hope you will find our list useful. What are your Learning Goals? 1. I want my students to be able to create web based timelines. 2. I want my students to create web based mind maps / graphic organizers. 3. I want my students to publish their writing online for others to read. 4. I want real-time, online discussion with my students. 5. I want my students to search and evaluate web sites. 6. I want to create guided research activities for my students. 7. I want to connect my students to other students around the world. 8. I want my students to create online portfolios.

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9. I want my students to create books, magazines, posters, or newsletters online. 10. I want my students to record or edit audio.

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11. I want to use an interactive whiteboard effectively with my students. 12. I want my students to create and edit maps. 13. I want my students to draw or create comics on the Internet.

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14. I want to create tests, quizzes, and games online. 15. I want my students to organize, bookmark and edit their research online.

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16. I want to find or create rubrics for multimedia projects. 17. I want to connect to other teachers to share ideas and resources.

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