New Teachers: Technology-Integration Basics

Tips and Strategies to Get Started

• Technology and Teaching: Finding a Balance: Look at three tools that can serve as technology-integration entry points, and discover advice on how to balance technology use with the teaching of critical, information literacy skills. (Edutopia, 2014)
• 3 Tips for Integrating Technology at the Start of School: Start slow and steady when introducing your students to all the wonderful tech tools you learned over the summer. (Edutopia, 2013)
• 10 Free Apps and Tools for Starting Out (and Staying Organized): Pick out a few tools from this list as you develop your system for staying organized this school year. (Edutopia, 2016)

Standards, Models, and Frameworks

• How to Integrate Tech When It Keeps Changing: Read about models and frameworks that can help guide technology integration in the classroom, including TPACK and SAMR. (Edutopia, 2014)
• Redefining Learning Through Screencasting: Consider a specific technology like screencasting through the lens of the SAMR model. (Edutopia, 2013)
• 5 Reasons Why the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students Matter: Check out the new ISTE Standards for Students, and reference a list of the skills and qualities that will enable students to be successful in a connected, digital world. (ISTE, 2016)
• Information, Media, and Technology Skills: Review functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media, and technology within the Framework for 21st Century Learning. (Partnership for 21st Century Learning)

Finding, Evaluating, and Selecting Technology Tools

• Quality vs. Quantity: Choosing Your Back-to-School Apps: Focus on your learning goals, only pick a few, and don’t forget to have your students join the process! (Edutopia, 2016)
• Matching Edtech Products With Neurological Learning Goals: Ask some of these relevant, critical questions. (Edutopia, 2016)
• Neuromyths and Edu-Ca$h-In: Vetting the "Expert" Claims: Determine whether the research is factual and relevant, who conducted it, and who has actually used and benefitted from the product. (Edutopia, 2016)
• The Epic BYOD Toolchest (51 Tools You Can Use Now): Discover a wealth of apps and platforms that can facilitate teaching and maximize learning within a BYOD classroom. (Edutopia, 2014)

Using Technology for Feedback and Assessment

• 5 Fantastic, Fast, Formative Assessment Tools: Learn more about tools like Socrative, Kahoot, Zaption, Chatzy, and Plickers and how to use them for immediate feedback on student understanding. (Edutopia, 2015)
• Using Tech Tools to Provide Timely Feedback: Explore ideas and resources for using technology to facilitate assessment and provide meaningful feedback on student work. (Edutopia, 2012)

Using Technology to Empower Student-Creators

• 4 Technologies to Help Students Find Their Voice in Your Classroom: Help students find their voice by allowing them to explore different platforms and find the ones that suit them best. (Edutopia, 2014)
• Cardboard Box Tools: Find out how digital learning tools can fuel the free play of imagination, just like an empty cardboard box. (Edutopia, 2014)

Using Technology to Connect Students to the World

• A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom: Discover 12 positive ways to use social media in the classroom. (Edutopia, Updated 2015)
• Collaborative Learning Spaces: Classrooms That Connect to the World: Promote global collaborations among classrooms of the world by connecting physical and virtual learning spaces. (Edutopia, 2015)

Managing Technology in the Classroom

• Back-to-School Technology Checklist: Reference a back-to-school checklist to ensure that your classroom is technology ready. (Edutopia, 2012)
• Introducing Mobile Technology Into Your Classroom: Structures and Routines: Review a few simple structures and routines that can help launch a successful 1:1 classroom. (Edutopia, 2013)
• Striking a Balance: Digital Tools and Distraction in School: Teach self-management skills in order to address the problem of digital distraction in school. (Edutopia, 2014)
• Classroom Management Tips for the Technology Rich Classroom: To alleviate common technology challenges, consider some of these strategies from Edutopia’s community. (Edutopia, 2015)

Teaching Digital Literacy and Citizenship

• How to Teach Internet Safety to Younger Elementary Students: Explore tips for teaching young children how to protect themselves online. (Edutopia, Updated 2015)
• Modeling Constructive Online Behavior: Model thoughtful use of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogging to help teens create a positive digital footprint. (Edutopia, 2015)
• What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship: Unlock the "9 Key Ps" of digital citizenship with this helpful planning framework. (Edutopia, 2014)
• Social Media at School: Teaching Safety on the Virtual Playground: Find activities to teach students lessons about their digital footprint and the responsibilities that come with using social media. (Edutopia, 2015)

For more technology-integration resources, visit Edutopia's Technology Integration page. Looking for more resources for new teachers? Visit the "Resources Toolkit for New Teachers" page for other curated guides, check out all of Edutopia’s content on the New Teachers page, and participate in discussions for new teachers in Edutopia’s community.