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| The C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi Web site has established a virtual community that provides participants with the opportunity to share ideas, resources, and best practices in technology, and to offer support to others as they embark on their technology journey. |
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| One of the greatest resources for teachers is the over 200 technology-infused lessons designed by Core Teachers themselves. Emphasis was placed on aligning each lesson with the state of Mississippi curriculum frameworks, the TerraNova standards, and the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS). Full text of the appropriate standards are included so that teachers from other states can determine which of their state standards align with Mississippi standards listed in the lessons. C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi lessons represent the four curriculum areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies and have been posted to the C·R·E·A·T·E Web site. |
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| C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi’s staff members have strived to create an extensive library of how-to documents covering various aspects of technology used by the Core Schools affiliated with the program. Some categories that are covered include Microsoft Office and Wireless and Networking Technologies. C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi has also enlisted the aid of various Technology Facilitators and Core Teachers in the program in the authoring of these useful tutorials. |
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| Research has identified the lack of support as one of the major barriers to successful technology integration in the classroom. This lack of support includes both technical support and instructional technology support. To address this need C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi developed several components in their School Mentor Model. The first component was the creation of the position of the Technology Facilitator. The Technology Facilitator (TF) is a fulltime person who is housed onsite at the school level to provided ongoing "just-in-time" technical and instructional support on a daily basis to teachers as they integrate technology into their curriculum. In addition to the TF, C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi developed Student Tech Teams trained by the TF to extend the efforts of the TF by providing technical and instructional support in their classes to teachers and students. The Student Tech Team multiplies the efforts of the TF by reaching more students and teachers on a daily basis. The third component of the School Mentor Model designed to provide "just in time" support is the C·R·E·A·T·E for Mississippi Web site of classroom resources including professional development documents, technology-infused lesson plans, and "how to" documents. All of these components work together to supply teachers with the daily in-depth support necessary to enable them to be successful in their efforts to integrate technology. |
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