A Look Into What Other International Classrooms Are Doing
This summer I learned about many interesting technology integration practices that some of the best schools like ours have adapted . This idea may be something that BISS might want to look at .
Integration is when classroom teachers use technology to introduce, reinforce, extend, enrich, assess, and remediate student mastery of curricular targets.
Integration is an instructional choice that generally includes collaboration and deliberate planning and always requires a classroom teacher’s participation. It cannot be legislated through curriculum guides nor will it happen spontaneously.
Someone with vision - an administrator, a teacher, or a specialist—needs to model, encourage, and enable integration, but only a classroom teacher can integrate technology with content-area teaching. -Stratford Board of Education
Integration is an instructional choice that generally includes collaboration and deliberate planning and always requires a classroom teacher’s participation. It cannot be legislated through curriculum guides nor will it happen spontaneously.
Someone with vision - an administrator, a teacher, or a specialist—needs to model, encourage, and enable integration, but only a classroom teacher can integrate technology with content-area teaching. -Stratford Board of Education
Technology Integrationist / Specialist / Coordinator
An integrationist is someone who promotes the use of technologies to support student achievement in the preK-12 classroom. The Technology Integration Specialist provides leadership, staff development, and instructional support to all instructional and administrative staff. The specialist will assist teachers in elementary, middle and high schools enhance learning through improved integration of technology. The primary focus of the Technology Integration Specialist is to enrich and support teaching and learning while strengthening the technology skills of students, teachers and staff.
Common Responsibilities :
Common Responsibilities :
- Works closely with classroom teachers in the development of lesson plans that encompass the use of technology.
- Coordinates all activities surrounding the professional technological development of administrative staff members and faculty.
- Provides direct support to teachers through personal campus visitation, observation, coaching and mentoring.
Technology Integration Practices Around the Globe
Catholic Memorial School , Boston USA
Source: Leo Peltier, Computer Science - Health and Wellness Educator
Flip teaching (or flipped classroom) is a form of blended learning in which students watch lectures online and work on problem sets with other students in class. This approach allows teachers to spend more time interacting with students instead of lecturing. This is also known as backwards classroom, reverse instruction, flipping the classroom and reverse teaching -Wikipedia
Beanstalk International Bilingual School , Beijing
Source : Nate Ruhter
Student Wiki Collaboration (Edmodo) , Digital Citizenship Integration
At BIBS , students collaborate through Wikis (a website that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own web browser) . Aside from this , students have worked together to create the school's AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) to address the issue of cyber bullying and integrate digital citizenship in the
program.
At BIBS , students collaborate through Wikis (a website that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own web browser) . Aside from this , students have worked together to create the school's AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) to address the issue of cyber bullying and integrate digital citizenship in the
program.
Int'l. School of Dusseldorf , Germany
Source: Muna Kashkari, ES Technology Integrationist
IPAD Program
The school has just recently implemented the use of iPADS in the elementary classrooms . They have done a lot of amazing integration across the curriculum . You will find a documented blog on the whole set up and investigation process in this blog.
The school has just recently implemented the use of iPADS in the elementary classrooms . They have done a lot of amazing integration across the curriculum . You will find a documented blog on the whole set up and investigation process in this blog.
Source: Adriaan van der Bergh , Senior School Integrationist
Project Based Learning Workshops
In ISD Senior school, the focus now is to encourage teachers to do more collaboration - "less talk, more work" . They use google docs for collaboration and edmodo for communication. Science teachers have produced good results with project based tasks. Students share collective data that they work with and publish to a real world audience through blogs online .
In ISD Senior school, the focus now is to encourage teachers to do more collaboration - "less talk, more work" . They use google docs for collaboration and edmodo for communication. Science teachers have produced good results with project based tasks. Students share collective data that they work with and publish to a real world audience through blogs online .
Riffaviews International School , Bahrain
Source : Windy Preyma , 3rd Grade Homeroom Teacher
Established Infrastructure , 1:1 Laptop Program
The technological infrastructure available to RVIS students is truly exceptional. The entire school has been wired with fiber-optic cable as well as a wireless network throughout the campus. This technological infrastructure allows them to seamlessly integrate high-speed internet, intranet, videoconferencing and provide state-of-the-art home/school communication anywhere on campus. Interactive Smart Boards and LCD projectors are standard equipment in all RVIS classrooms. Thin client laptops are available for every student in every academic classroom. -www.rvis.edu.bh
The technological infrastructure available to RVIS students is truly exceptional. The entire school has been wired with fiber-optic cable as well as a wireless network throughout the campus. This technological infrastructure allows them to seamlessly integrate high-speed internet, intranet, videoconferencing and provide state-of-the-art home/school communication anywhere on campus. Interactive Smart Boards and LCD projectors are standard equipment in all RVIS classrooms. Thin client laptops are available for every student in every academic classroom. -www.rvis.edu.bh
Chosun University Korea
Source: Julien Mc Nulty,
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. -http://www.socrative.com/
Watch the video | Learn more
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. -http://www.socrative.com/
Watch the video | Learn more
Leysin American School , Switzerland
Source: Jason Murphy, Math Department Head
IPADs in Math Class
A few months ago Jason was asked to explore the capabilities of the iPad in his Math classroom. Here's what he was given:
A few months ago Jason was asked to explore the capabilities of the iPad in his Math classroom. Here's what he was given:
- One iPad per student (8) and one for himself
- One JotPro stylus for each laptop
- A simple protective case for each laptop
- A lockable syncing & charging station that allows USB updating
- Apple bluetooth keyboards
- An Apple TV
The American School of Switzerland
Source: Danny Chiff , HS Math
Blogs and Multimedia
Check out : schiffmath.blogspot.ch
A class Blog used as a Learning Management System for students.
Danny also uses technology (Garage Band, iMovie) to create music videos to
entice students to join his Student Weekend Activites Group (SWAG) .
Check out : schiffmath.blogspot.ch
A class Blog used as a Learning Management System for students.
Danny also uses technology (Garage Band, iMovie) to create music videos to
entice students to join his Student Weekend Activites Group (SWAG) .
Toddler's Workshop , NY USA
Source: Cari Scoppa , former Nursery Teacher
Using Facebook to Increase Web Presence
This day care center is looking at increasing their web presence through social media such as facebook. They are also working on making their website more interactive.
This day care center is looking at increasing their web presence through social media such as facebook. They are also working on making their website more interactive.
Al Jabbar Islamic School , Jakarta
Source: Jarred , PYP Language B English
Improving Infrastructure and Hardware
The school is working towards improving its technology infrastructure and hardware devices. Currently, each classroom has 2 computers that students use for collaboration . The library has a smart board that is shared across grade levels.
The school is working towards improving its technology infrastructure and hardware devices. Currently, each classroom has 2 computers that students use for collaboration . The library has a smart board that is shared across grade levels.
School#19, Kazan, Russia
Source: Ilsur Salimgaraev and Flews Garipov , ESL
Film making , Skype collaboration around the Globe
Technology plays a crucial role in the school's ESL class. With their access to the internet, they are able to download different films, lectures, mooks, etc. Students shoot thier own films in English and present them to an audience. Most of the kids
have i-pads, so they use various apps. In addition to this, they organize skype
conferences with students from English-speaking countires.
Technology plays a crucial role in the school's ESL class. With their access to the internet, they are able to download different films, lectures, mooks, etc. Students shoot thier own films in English and present them to an audience. Most of the kids
have i-pads, so they use various apps. In addition to this, they organize skype
conferences with students from English-speaking countires.
International School of Ouagadougou
Source: Ruby Bayasan , Middle School Math
Moodle - Learning Management System
With the increased political unrest surrounding West Africa, the school has decided to use Moodle , a learning management system . With this , they are confident that in case of a close down , students will still be able to do online learning .
With the increased political unrest surrounding West Africa, the school has decided to use Moodle , a learning management system . With this , they are confident that in case of a close down , students will still be able to do online learning .
British International School Shanghai Puxi
Source: Tom Hitchings, Head of School Communities Programme and Aquatics Director
IT SUITES
IT suites throughout the school- Mac studios in media centre and music centre- each teacher has a computer desk top HOF's have lap top, digital learning environment and a digital land scape wall which allows the students to travel the world within a classroom.
IT suites throughout the school- Mac studios in media centre and music centre- each teacher has a computer desk top HOF's have lap top, digital learning environment and a digital land scape wall which allows the students to travel the world within a classroom.
Accadis International School , Germany
Source : Sonya Scholz, Literacy Specialist
Smartboard
The school uses the smart board and smart board software. They have a mobile lab, an intranet, and each teacher has their own laptop.
The school uses the smart board and smart board software. They have a mobile lab, an intranet, and each teacher has their own laptop.