Teaching+with+Digital+Primary+Sources

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 * Presenter: || Cheryl Torrez ||
 * Presenter: || Jonathan Brinkerhoff ||
 * Company: || The University of New Mexico ||
 * Email: || catorrez@unm.edu ||
 * Title: || Teaching with Digital Primary Sources ||
 * Audience: ||
 * || Elementary School ||
 * || Middle School ||
 * || High School ||
 * Strand: || Modeling best practices with educational technology ||
 * Description: || The goal of this presentation is to familiarize participants with the digital primary sources and teacher support materials available through the Library of Congress and how to use these sources in K-12 classrooms. Locating digital image, audio and video resources; locating teacher curricular and instructional resources; developing methods for supporting student historical inquiry. This presentation will be an interactive demonstration and will be supported with a website with links to teacher materials. ||
 * NETS: ||
 * || NETS for Teachers ||
 * || Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers: a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress ||
 * Permissions: || Allow Audio Recording ||
 * || Allow Video Taping ||
 * || Posting resources on conference website ||