Technology Integration

Teachers cannot do everything on their own, sometimes they need help. Below is a list of things that technology can help them with and a tool for each subject.

Word Fluency and Vocabulary Development 

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Brainpop is a site that allows students (and educators) to interact with it. They can choose the subject and then the subset of each subject that applies to what they are learning. Each section allows the student to see the words as images to better learn and understand them. This is best used with middle and high school students,while Brainpop Jr is much better suited for elementary users.


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Comprehension and Literacy Development
StoryCenter connects students to others around the world while also teaching them about literacy. Not only does this fit into the English section of common core, it also encompases the global aspect of learning. While this site may be difficult for younger students, those in seventh grade or above would benefit from its use.

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Writing Instruction
Having students brainstorm ideas prior to writing can be very helpful to the process. By using concept map (or building one in a site such as Popplet) helps students to decide what they'll be writing about and where in their writing it will go. This tool is useful for all ages. In elementary school, having the students draw out their own would be easier for the students, while an interactive online tool could be more useful for middle and high school age students.

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Literature Learning
FamousPeople can help students learn about authors that the teacher may not know much about. Not every teacher is going to know everything about every author that their students are reading books by. Through using this site, students (primarily at the middle to high school level) are able to gain information through a reliable source without their teacher having to worry about the reliability of the websites they are using.