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Technology Integration Form STUDENT PORTFOLIOS

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Selected Technology/Resource Name: Weebly

Age/Grade Level:
10

Technology/Resource Type:

Application

Software
Website

Device

Source: (Web address, company name, etc.)

www.weebly.com

Associated Learning Standard(s): The resource may be generally applicable, if so, simply state that. List any ISTE-S
standards that seem to naturally align with the selected resource.
This site is generally applicable to virtually any content area. There are many ISTE standards that it meets:

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ISTE Student #1: Empowered Learner (1. a, b, c, d)

ISTE Student #2 Digital Citizen (2. a, b, c, d)
ISTE Student #6 Creative Communicator (6. a, b, c, d)
ISTE Student #7 Global Collaborator (7. d)
ISTE Teacher #1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity (1. a, d)
ISTE Teacher #2 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments (2. a, b,
c)
ISTE Teacher #3 Model Digital age Work and Learning (3. a, b)
ISTE Teacher #4 Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility (4. a, b, c)
ISTE Teacher #5 Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership (5. b, c, d)

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION
Give a brief description of the technology/resource.
Weebly is a website that allows the user to create a personal website/portfolio. Choosing from a variety of templates
and designs, the user can build a site by adding text, images, headlines, pages, and links; all the while customizing
where each page is located on the toolbar. Pages can easily be moved and edited and the site can be published for
free; upgrades and other features can be added to ones account through a purchase.

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INTEGRATION IDEA - PORTFOLIOS

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How might you use this resource in a lesson plan to promote student-centered learning?
This site would be perfect for students to create their own personal portfolios. Using Weebly allows students to
become familiar with building a website, composing and organizing content, and sharing their site with others. By
giving them the option to customize their site and take charge of everything in regards to its construction and
maintenance, the students would have to take responsibility of their work, show some creativity and cohesiveness,
and comply with online etiquette.

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Value-Added Rating Scale

The integration idea described:

The integration idea described:

The integration idea described:

aligns to content standards

aligns to content standards

aligns to content standards

transforms a lesson in a way that

would be impossible or very difficult
without it; very likely to increase
student engagement and contribute to
mastery of the concept(s)

enhances a lesson; likely to

increase student engagement
and support mastery of the
concept(s)

serves as a nice supplement to a

lesson but wouldnt necessarily play
a critical role within the lesson

optimal in a student-centered
environment where students are active
and engaged in learning content

will most likely be used by the

students directly

will most likely be used by the

teacher during a lesson (e.g., a
demonstration)

VALUE-ADDED EXPLANATION

Based on the value-added rating scale above, how would you rate the technology integration you
described, using the selected resource?

Explain your rating based on the rubric indicators.

Weebly would enhance a lesson because the students themselves would be the ones initiating much of their own
learning. Students could always still create their own portfolios physically (the old-fashioned way!), so the lesson
might not be completed transformed per say; however, it still would be a great learning opportunity in terms of
website construction and technology integration. This site would obviously be used directly by the students though,
and it does meet many different standards for technology integration and use.

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This template has been adapted from the following resources:

Christie, A., (2007). Dr. Alice Christies 6C Model for Evaluating Apps. Retrieved from http://www.kathyschrock.net/
uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalipad_content.pdf
ISTE, (2012). iste.netss Advancing Digital Age Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
LearnZillion, Inc. (July 2014). TeachFest Guide | Mathematics. Retrieved from http://ctcorestandards.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/08/Math_TeachFest_SA_Guidebook.pdf.
Schrock, K., (2011-14). Critical Evaluation of a Content-Based IPAD/IPOD APP. Retrieved from

http://alicechristie.org/6C/6C.pdf.

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