While searching for articles for my thesis last year, I found that I relied on a few good sources. Those sources include (but are not limited to) Edutopia, PBS, and Scholastic. Specifically within Scholastic, the magazine which I have a subscription to: Teacher. I was fortunate enough to be able to rely on those sources again for some articles dealing with Technology Integration and Professional Development.
The first article I found was actually hanging up in a local Educational Store. The article entitled, Smart boards: Not your parents' blackboard (Lang, 2010), is a great piece that serves as an introduction to the interactive whiteboard world. A high school teacher presents different view points and activities to a town meeting. There were some obviously skeptical people that attended the meeting whom might not see the benefit out weighing the cost of the products. It is a very nice overview of some of the great things you can do with an interactive whiteboard that you can not do with a chalk or whiteboard.
Lang, K., (2010, February 10). Smart boards: Not your parents' blackboard. Retrieved from http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/Smart-boards-Not-your-parents-blackboard-358555.php
The second article I found from Scholastic entitled, SMART professional development: Tech training benefits school leaders (2010). This article is from the Scholastic website and had graet information about SMART Professional Development. What I loved about the article was that it encouraged all administration, teachers, etc to become proficient with technology. That is absolutely true and would be phenomenal if everyone could get on board. Since the technology is new in our school systems, we need to find interactive ways to get teachers and administrators trained. SMART Professional Development is looking to do just that.
Retrieved from: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751977
The third article, which was also from Scholastic, was titled Tech Favorites: Professional Development. The article reviewed four technology sites that can be utilized for professional development. With teachers needing to earn professional development hours, a lot are looking to online resources. How do you know which sites to go to and which to stay away from? Scholastic is a reputable resource so I would almost automatically trust the reviews from this article. The sites that were reviewed are: Discovery Education, PBS TeacherLine, PD 360, Smart Exchange. I have heard of and visited all of the sites except for PD 360. That is one site that I will be visiting.
Retrieved from: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751931
The fourth article, which I found from Smart Technologies, was actually more of a newsletter. This was a very comprehensive newsletter that discussed all the ins and outs of training, resources to use with interactive whiteboards, and websites for learning. What I really liked about the information was that they gave you snapshots of what schools around the United States were doing with their technology. There is nothing better then learning from others and sharing ideas. It creates new ideas and items for you to expand on in your own classroom.
Retrieved from: http://www.education.smarttech.com/common/education/pdf/edcompassnovember2008.pdf
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