Book Review: Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching

Annotated Bibliography

Roblyer, M.D. & Doering, A. (2013). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. Pearson, 454 pp.

M.D. Roblyer has been focusing on teaching with technology for almost 40 years. Roblyer has written numerous books, articles and essays on the topic of technology's benefits for teaching. She first began exploring these benefits in 1971 as a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University. 

Roblyer is currently a Adjunct Professor of Instructional Technology and Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University. 

A. Doering is an associate professor in the Learning Technologies program at the University of Minnesota. Doering has served on many different editorial books and actively speaks on topics of adventure learning, engagement and motivation. His main focus is on how to design and develop adventure learning environments. 

Doering has always appreciated a healthy learning environment and the importance of it. He has worked inside middle and high school classrooms, as well as with the National Geographic Society.

Integrating Education Technology into Teaching gives teachers ideas on how we can better prepare ourselves for using technology in the classroom, focusing primarily on the proper use of computer technology. Various websites are given as examples, allowing the reader to explore and have more of a "hands on", learning experience. Different ideas on how to incorporate technology into curriculum is also discussed and explored. 

Book Review

I have to give this book a 2 thumbs up. The book was easy to navigate through when searching for specific definitions and/or topics and proved to include beneficial and up to date information in regards to relevant technology in the classroom. I can see however, that this book can quickly become outdated, given the constant innovative technology that is being incorporated in the classroom. This book would need to be revised and reviewed, regularly. 

I believe that teachers would find this book helpful, one to keep on their shelves in the classroom. The book does a good job in providing specific websites and software applications to use, which gives teachers a clear idea on what were reading and learning about. The book covers how to integrate technology across the curriculum as well as how to use and understand technology tools for 21st century teaching. These two topics, in my mind are huge, as it is our job to keep students innovative, up to date, and in tune with our ever changing world and standards. 

Reference

Roblyer, M.D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching. (6th ed.). Uppersaddle, NJ: Pearson.

Teaching Resources Webpage

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My name is Lauren and I am currently in the midst of receiving my Masters in Education as well as my teaching credential. My focus is multiple subjects, in hopes of teaching the 3rd grade. I have a beautiful two year old daughter, named, Parker Genevieve, and a handsome 12 year old labordoodle named, Joey.
I am eager and excited to venture out into the teaching world, coming from a background with the DoD, I know I love to help people, and there is nothing more fulfilling than teaching the future of our nation! The purpose of my web page is to provide various sites and resources that help teachers and teachers-to-be to easily access information in regards to curriculum (3rd grade), differentiated instruction and technology in the classroom. I hope my site helps some of my fellow teachers and teachers-to-be, and I wish you the best of luck!

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                       Curriculum Resources:

                                                

    http://askatechteacher.com/         

This site provides free lesson plans, training videos, website reviews as well as online training for tech ed. in the classroom. The site allows you to communicate with other teachers and review various “how to”, articles.

                                                              
              

                      http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/                          

This site is easy to navigate through and provides a clear idea on the Common Core Standards and Expectations in the state of California. It’s a great way to make sure you are creating appropriate lesson plans within proper criteria.

     

                                                         https://www.khanacademy.org/

This is a great tool to help incorporate differentiated instruction, evaluate student’s current skill sets and comfortably teach math skills at a pace that works for each individual student. 

http://www.timeforkids.com/

 This resource is great because it keeps students up to date on current events, it also provides easy to navigate resources for students who need to research various world, national, or even, sports topics!

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
This site allows you to create quizzes, even in multiple languages, for free. The quizzes can be completed online or printed out. 

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION:

http://www.education.com/worksheets/third-grade/grammar/
Education.com, helps students at a 3^rd grade level, prep for writing projects. This site also helps 3^rd graders better understand grammar, using colorful worksheets. This site also provides games, work books and lesson plans.

 http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/science/games/elementary/
Various, fun and interactive games allowing students to explore and learn.

https://www.mackiev.com/kidpix/index.html
This site is a presentation software tool but for the students. The kid-friendly features include: 3D backgrounds, animations, path animations and video narration. Drawing and painting creativity allows children to tell stories.

 https://www.teachingchannel.org/

This site provides resources on how to incorporate differentiated instruction into the classroom.

http://www.bie.org/project_search

A site that shows teachers how to use Project Based Learning in the classroom. The site provides different tips and resources on using differentiated instruction in the classroom. 

TECHNOLOGY:

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/help-teachers-struggling-with-technology-josh-work

Five tips that help teachers who may struggle with using technology in the classroom. These steps are easy to read, to the point and apply to every classroom. 

http://edtechteacher.org/philosophy/

This site provides free tools for teachers, including tutorials and links that teach teachers how to incorporate technology in the classroom. The site is easy to navigate through and provides various resources that applies to all subjects and lesson plans/ideas.

http://www.wordle.net/

This easy to use site generates "word clouds" and can be used in any language. It's a great tool that makes learning new words fun and easy, through different colors, schemes, themes and fonts. It's perfect for the 3rd grade English learning, level.

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/experience/third.html

A site that provides technology-rich learning resources for 3rd graders. The site includes resources covering; science, math, social studies and English. 

https://getkahoot.com/

This fantastic site allows you to create your own learning game in any subject. It's a great way to keep students excited and engaged in learning.