TechIntegration

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===**The links below are offered to help build common understanding of 21st Century Literacies and what might be considered " Quality Indicators." What are we really after when we plan to integrate technology into learning environments?**===

[|"The C's of Change": An Extended Interview with Members of the UCONN New Literacies Research Lab]
"Many groups from the private sector and national content organizations have tried to identify 21st Century skills. Some commonalities emerge when you view the following reports: [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework (2007);] [|enGauge 21st Century Skills](North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 2000); [|ISTE NET-S Standards](2007); [|AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner] (2007); the NCTE policy statement [|Towards a Definition of 21st Century Literacies](2008); [|Are They Really Ready to Work?](Casner-Lotto & Barrington, 2006)."

Telling the New Story: Kathy Cassidy (Video - Grade 1 in Moosejaw Saskatchewan)

Other videos you might wish to see: http://icsd-literacyacademy.wikispaces.com/Videos

===[|Critical Issue: Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use] an article from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory===

__Standards and More__

 * [|ICSD Technology Literacy Standards K-8]**

**[|NYS-ISTE Crosswalk:]**
Technology Standards in one column, NYS Standards in another. Match them for integration.

The [|Technology Competencies] are particularly interesting. Very specific expectations are defined. top

** [|Technology Literacy Definitions] **
Technology literacy definitions by NYSED, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), and SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association).

** [|Technology Literacy Assessment] **
Resources for different assessment approaches of knowledge-based, performance-based, and portfolio-based.

 [|Intel® Education Initiative]
See especially this [|examples] in this Subject Index

**[|Ohio Treasure Chest of Technology Resources]**
Online collection of **thousands of websites** which are **high-quality**, **teacher-reviewed**, **interactive**, and **free**. Each website is aligned directly to the Ohio Academic Content Standards in **math**, **science**, **language arts**, and **social studies**, and ready for use in your classroom. Also from Ohio, for plannning: []

**[|Literacy With ICT Across the Curriculum]**
The purpose of this website is to help teachers, school leaders, and curriculum developers to understand the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in classroom learning, teaching, and assessment. []