Digital+Content

Technology has tremendous potential to transform teaching and learning, although our nation's classrooms will not change for the better simply by infusing technology into them. Teacher buy-in, effective professional development, and a vision for the ways in which curriculum and instruction need to evolve in order to educate students for a rapidly changing world are all essential to such a transformation. Some guidelines for incorporating technology into the curriculum: Digital content packages can: With effective professional development, teachers should feel well prepared and equipped to inspire such learning activities as:
 * DIGITAL CONTENT**
 * TRANSFORMING CLASSROOMS WITH HELP FROM TECHNOLOGY**
 * Technology should support student activities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible;
 * Technology should be equitable and address all learning styles;
 * Curriculum should be developed with the vast new set of digital content in mind.
 * Address individual learning styles;
 * Be flexible;
 * Be quickly adjusted to fit ability levels;
 * Be translated into different languages;
 * Be reformatted for presentation and dissemination in various ways;
 * Include graphic, video, virtual reality, animations, simulations, audio, music, interactive and gaming elements;
 * Engage students through a rich and varied array of intelligences.
 * Planned and spontaneous research;
 * Evaluating the reliability of various online sources;
 * Taking notes quickly and efficiently;
 * Peer mentoring using multimedia presentations;
 * Publishing for a genuine audience;
 * Writing and editing using a variety of tools;
 * Collaborating locally and globally.

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