Technology & Learning - November 2008 - (Page 25) W W W.T E C H L E A R N I N G . C O M Give Back With Tech DISTRICT: Highlander Way Middle School, MI HOW TECH MAKES A DIFFERENCE: As a technology literacy teacher, Carole Colburn wants her students to learn—and to be empowered to help others—by working on projects that immerse them in their community. One project, developed by Colburn and district colleague Chris Eldred, marshaled students from various classes to raise awareness about Habitat for Humanity. Colburn’s Technology Literacy students analyzed the Livingston County Habitat for Humanity Web site and created PowerPoint slide shows designed to compel viewers to volunteer or to donate money. Communications Arts students wrote and produced skits about what it might be like to need a Habitat home. Applied Technology and Art students from nearby Three Fires Middle School designed dollhouses and miniature furniture to reflect the look and feel of a typical Habitat home. At the end of the project, students raffled off the dollhouses and donated $800 in proceeds to the Livingston County Habitat for Humanity. Assess with iTunes DISTRICT: Escondido School District, CA HOW TECH MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Instead of stashing their iPods or Nanos with a groan at the start of each class, students in the Escondido Union School District K-8 use them as part of the IRead program. Kathy Shirley, director of technology and media services for Escondido, created a unique program using the iPod classic and nano, along with a third-party Belkin voice recorder, to record student reading fluency and comprehension practice. The student simply reads the passage into the recorder. The captured voice memo files are transferred to iTunes to create a digital record, or eportfolio, of their progress. Escondido data studies indicate the IRead program is a success, showing 2-4 times higher student fluency and accuracy gains in classrooms using the iPod. Second language learners also benefit as students can practice correct pronunciation of troublesome words. http://WWW.TECHLEARNING.COM http://www.qwizdom.com http://www.qwizdom.com
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