Digital Lesson Plans aligned with TEKS (Cut & Paste)  

• Neat, Spell Checked 
• Student & Parent Handouts,  
• Fast Document Retrieval
• More time for Planning Efficiency 
• Quickly Update Older Teaching Files
• Accessible to all stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, administrators)

Electronic Syllabi -- communication to Parent & Student,  

• Keeps Student Self-paced,  
• Keeps Teacher Accountable, Expectations Clear, 
• Precise, 
• ASSESSABLE,  
• Ties Instruction to Assessment,  
• Distributed on the Web to share with other Educators

Online Classroom Resources -- Available on demand -- from another classroom, after an illness, from Home, on Vacation, in Russia

• INTRANET -- Online Up-To-Date Resources, research, quizzes, projects
• Access Means Fair
•  Effective Distribution of Knowledge
• Grading Tied to Public Document
• No Surprises
• No Unfair Advantages

Presentations & Multimedia -- Address Multiple Intelligences & Multimodal learners

• Visual, Auditory, Graphic, Kinesthetic Learners
• Available for other Facilitators to Utilize
• Self-Administration Possible
• Utilize Simulation, Problem-Solving, Real-World Experiences in a Safe Environment

Digitized Curriculum Units or Lessons (on the WWW)

• Extended Learning Time
• Distance Learning -- Electronic Field Trips and Online Courses
• Available to ALL Learners
• Remediate as Often as Needed
• Accelerate as Often as Desired
• Online Testing at Student's Convenience
• Retesting Automated for Mastery Levels 1-3

Assessment -- Test Generation, Student Tracking, Prescriptive Lessons, Student Management

• Multiple Versions Easily Generated for Reteach & Retest Purposes
• Electronic Reporting
• Electronic Tracking
• Electronic Portfolio Collections --Assignments, Online Research, Word Processing, Graphics, Video, Global Projects, Presentations, HyperStudio, Electronic Books, HTML, Flash

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Technology Integration Principles

copyright (c) Dr Joy Rousseau 10/1998. Use with permission.