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Changing Attitudes

• Brain Research
• Paradigm Shift
• Role of Teacher
• Education  Theory
• Learning Styles
• Philosophy of  Differentiation

Learning Strategies

• Inquiry
• Constructivism
• Collaborative  Learning
• Engaged  Learning
• Motivating
• Differentiating  Strategies
• Study Guides

Teacher Resources

• Raw  Data
• Legal  &  Ethical
• Librarians
• PD
• TLC  Links
• District Resources

Integrating Technology

• Digital Classroom Articles
  • The  Adventure  Ahead
  • The  Adventure  Begins
  • Be E-mail  Wise!
  • Safe  Searching 
  • Thinking is  Critical!
  • About  Projects
  • Technology Inservices
  • Web Awareness
  • Initiating Change
• Technology  Articles
• Computer Viruses

Integrating Outcomes        

• Scope  &  Sequence
• Division 1
• Division 2
• Division 3
• Division 4

Exploring Projects

Sample Lesson Plans

Planning Projects

Thinking skills

• Media Awareness
• Questioning
• Graphic Organizers
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Thinking

Developing Web Pages

Assessing

Tutorials

• Internet Tutorials
• Classroom Tutorials
• Application Tutorials
• Graphic Tutorials
• Office 2000 

Questions

• Student Email
• Managing E-mail
• Internet Speed
• K-1
• Scheduling Labs
• Starting point
• Shared Folders
• Lab or Classroom
  • How to use 3 or 4
  • What are the other students doing?

   

Welcome to the  Enhance Learning with Technology Web Site.  

The links on this site were collected for three purposes. To help teachers

1. discover what a useful tool technology can be in the classroom.
2. develop the processes of integrating computers into the learning environment.
3. locate resources for professional development.

Ways to navigate through this site:

1. Navigate from the detailed outline on this page. 
2. Use the navigation bar on the left. 
3. Or use the "Site Map" button at the bottom right corner of any page.

1.  Exploring how Philosophical Attitudes are Changing

• What we Have Learned from Brain Research?
• The Shift In Paradigm from Teaching to Learning
• The Changing Role of the Teacher: "Sage" or "Guide"
• Educational Theory
• Learning Styles
• Differentiating Instruction
• Changing Times

2.  Comparing Learning Strategies

• Inquiry Process 
• Constructivism 
• Collaborative Learning 
• Engaged Learning 
• Developing Intrinsic Motivation
• Strategies for Differentiating Instruction
• Instructional Design Links
• Thinking Skills

3.   Teacher Resources

• Curriculum Resource Links
• Alberta Learning Practice Tests 3-12
• Getting Started
• Interesting Raw Data Sources
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Links for Librarians
• The Telus Learning Connection

• Search Engines

• Staff Development

• TLC  Links

• District Resources

4.  Integrating Technology

• Integrating Technology Articles

• The Digital Classroom Articles

  • The Adventure Ahead
  • The Adventure Begins
  • Be E-mail Wise!
  • Safe Searching on the Internet
  • Thinking is Critical!
  • About Telecollaborative Projects
  • Enhancing Learning with Technology Inservices
• Technology Articles
• Integrating Technology Links
• Mind Tools
• Scope and Sequence

5.   Integrating Technology Outcomes

• Correlate The Technology Learner Outcomes With The Inquiry Process
  • Division One
  • Division Two
  • Division Three
  • Division Four
• Introduce the Telus Learning Connection 2Learn Site
• Download The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Program of Studies PDF file
• Learner Outcomes In Information & Communication Technology

6.  Exploring Online Classroom Projects

• Examples of Schools/ Online Projects
• Judi Harris' Project Types

7.  Sample Lesson Plans

• Constructing Lesson Plans
• Lesson Plan Banks

8.  Planning Classroom Projects

• Internet projects classified by purpose
• Locating Internet Project Registries
• Developing a Project Through www.2learn.ca 
• Strategies for Developing Thinking Skills 
• Publishing Ideas
• References

9.  Developing Thinking Skills

• Media Awareness
• Developing Good Questions
• Organizing/Analyzing Information
• Graphic Organizers
• Synthesizing
• Ethical Use and Responsible Behaviors
• Evaluating Sites and Resources
• Developing Critical Thinking Skills
• Developing Creative Thinking Skills
• Communication and Problem Solving Skills
• Not Just For Parents
• Information processing

10.  Developing Web Pages

• Teleresearch Purposes
• General Introduction to the Internet
• Web Authoring Tool Tutorials
• Web Style
• Web Design Tools, Tips, and Tricks
• How to Use HTML Editors
• Publishing Ideas and Opportunities
• Introductory HTML
• Advanced HTML

11.  Assessing Projects

• Evaluating the Project (The Process and The Product)
• Evaluating Sites and Resources 
• Rubrics

12. Useful Online Tutorials

• Internet Tutorials
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Classroom Tutorials
• Application Tutorials
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
• Graphic Tutorials
• For Office 2000

13.  Questions & Answers Arising From These Pages

• How can we get an email account for students?

• How can students send and receive email if there is only one student email account per project?

• If the Internet is running very slowly is it necessarily a network problem?  Are there things we can do to speed it up?

• How can we use computers for all subjects when we only get into the computer lab twice a week, always in the same time slot? 

• How can we address the productivity skills in the K-1 class?

• Questions about telecollaborative projects.

• How can we use shared folders?

• Where should a teacher begin?

• Which is the best place to put the computers in the computer lab or in the classroom?
  • How can we use 3 or 4 computers in a classroom
  • What is the rest of the class doing while 6-8  students are working on the 3-4 computers?

   

P Theroux, Teacher,
 Alberta, Canada
Updated 22 May, 2004 
ptheoux@shaw.ca 

These web pages were assembled for teachers.  There are well over 100 pages on this site and all have a similar format. All pages that vary in appearance from  this page are linking off site to the work of others.

Every effort is made to validate the educational substance of these sites.  Please remember that the dynamic nature of the Internet requires each of us to use caution when presenting web sites to students.