Preservice Technology Infusion part of the Education Reform Network

Preservice Technology Infusion

The Preservice Technology Infusion Network is a catalog of resources addressing education reform through technology infusion in teacher training. These resources have been developed by GCU, the Great Cities Universities working with ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education.

1. Access
   Educators have access to current technologies, software, and telecommunications networks.
2. Assessment
   There is continuous assessment of the effectiveness of technology for learning.
3. Community Support
   The community and school partners provide expertise, support, and resources.
4. Content Standards and Curriculum Resources
   Educators are knowledgeable in their subject matter and current in the content standards and teaching methodologies in their discipline.
5. Digital Equity
   Equitable access to learning technology resources for all learners.
6. Professional Development
   Educators have consistent access to professional development in support of technology use in teaching and learning.
7. Shared Vision
   There is proactive leadership and administrative support from the entire system.
8. Skilled Educators
   Educators are skilled in the use of technology for learning.
9. Student-Centered Teaching
   Teaching in all settings encompasses student-centered approaches to learning.
10. Support Policies
    School and university policies, financing, and rewards structures are in place to support technology in learning.
11. Technical Assistance
    Educators have technical assistance for maintaining and using the technology.

• Activity Overview Video: "Hyperlinking Partnership"
  In this video case study, teacher David Pratt's high school CADD students are brought together with two other teams: the new staff of the "Hometown Perry, Iowa" museum; the employees of Wetherell, Ericsson, and Leusink Architects. This meeting was critical to involve students in the professional world of architects and museum specialists in order for them to appreciate and understand the demands and potential of technology.
• Community of Learners Toolkit
  The Individualized Technology Plan is a form designed to assist higher education faculty members in planning their technology learning goals. The form helps faculty outline their technology goals, activities, timelines and evaluation standards.
• David Gibson, Ed.D.
  Dr. David Gibson is the Director of Research and Development at the National Institute for Community Innovations as well as the Vermont Institutes.
• Gina Amenta-Shin Ed. D.
  Gina is a member of ISTE's NETS for Teachers Writing Team and NSCD's Staff Development Standards for Online Learning Team . Through her past experiences as both a doctoral student and professor, Gina has developed multiple perspectives of distance learning - using interactive technology and virtual communities to facilitate online professional development.
• Knowledge Innovation for Technology in Eduation (KITE)
  The Knowledge Innovation for Technology in Education Project involves a consortium of 8 partners collaborating to address issues in creating and diffusing technology integration knowledge. (This is a PT3 funded initiative.).
• Meridian: A Middle School Technologies Journal
  Meridian is an electronic journal dedicated to research and practice of computer technology in middle school classrooms.
• Middle Education Global Activities (MEGA)
  MEGA provides K-12 teachers greater opportunities to improve their technology skills and focus on specific content areas in addition to interdisciplinary projects specific to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
• Project Vism: Visualization in Science and Mathematics
  The Integrated Science and Technology program at James Madison University, with the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation is designed to get more teachers and students interested and enthused about using data visualization to learn more about math and science.
• RubiStar
  RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
• San Antonio Technology in Education Coalition
  The San Antonio Technology in Education Coalition (SATEC) seeks to connect student learning to concrete experiences through the seamless integration of technology into curriculum and instruction, by developing a training and application model.
• Teacher Knowledge Video: "Using Technology for Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, and Word Identification"
  In this video case study, teachers Craig Saddler and Kim Miller have students define unknown vocabulary words and decode unknown words in their reading using a Quicktionary Reading Pen and Franklin Spell Checker. Students also create reading comprehension questions that will be incorporated into a classroom Web site game.
• Teaching History in Inclusive Classrooms: Technology-Based Practices and Tools
  An 8-page document describing ways to use technology when teaching history.
• Technology & Learning Continuum
  A model for technology integration into learner-centered classrooms. The model is a guide for the redevelopment of complete learning units.
• Technology Helping Educators (THE) Consortium
  In early 2002, the Technology Helping Educators (THE) Consortium and one of its partners, RISE Learning Solutions, Inc., a Consortium partner, produced a video about the THE Consortium and the Head Start Communities of Learners (COLs) with whom it works. The 20-minute video details some of the innovative practices THE Consortiums COLs developed in order to raise their teachers technology levels.
• Technology Matrices
  For each of our teacher education programs, we developed a matrix to store the data regarding the points at which technology standards are evaluated. These matrices are an example of a program review to determine gaps and weaknesses in the program as related to technology.
• Technology Prerequisite Tutorials
  Short, animated tutorials on technology-related knolwedge and skills that are considered prerequisite to successful classroom use. Over 150 currently available, and more added each week.
• Technology Utilization Survey
  This survey was developed as a means of gathering more specific information about the use of technology in the teacher education program. Data gathered from this survey are assisting us in program review of technology integration.
• Think.com
  Think.com is a free service from Oracle designed for teachers. After registering, services include a place to build a school website; tools for conducting on-line discussions; integrated e-mail designed for a school; and administrative tools.
• TrackStar
  TrackStar helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) for use in lessons. The resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay on track (This is a PT3 funded initiative.).
• Virtual Reality Training for Teachers
  Teachers can efffectively use virtual reality in their classroom. See how teachers used VR, developed learning activities, and found a large number of teaching resources.
• Vision through Video
  The Vision Through Video Project captures teachers authentic classroom practices and streams them from the web with no download. Faculty and preservice students use the materials.