Instructional Technology Integration

The difference between technology use and technology integration is simple. Technology use is when a teacher uses technology themselves, however they don't use it during classroom instruction. Technology integration is when the teacher uses technology in their classroom. Powerpoints, online exercises, and group projects using the internet are examples of technology integration. Integration allows the students to be involved with the class lecture. It also helps students learn. If they see a powerpoint or even an overhead usually students learn the material better.

Action Research Wonderings

The wondering I chose has to do with lit circles. My host teacher has not used lit circles specifically, however she uses creative lessons to teach the students what they should learn. This week the students presented characters from The Canterbury Tales. Teaching other students information from a book is a method also used in lit circles. Each student was assigned a character and had to give a presentation on that specific character. They told the class about their character's personalities, what they looked like and wore, and their character's profession. The students also had to have a visual. Some students spent time on this and were very pleased with the end result while others simply cut and paste pictures from the computer along with words on a poster board.