Florida Center for Instructional Technology
College of Education, University of South Florida

Technology Integration Matrix  |  iTeach Professional Learning  |  Digital Content for the Classroom

JULY 2018

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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION MATRIX

Creating New Surveys and Cloning Existing Ones

Use this step by step guide to create and clone surveys in your TIM Tools account. Read more….

How often should we administer the TUPS?

We are sometimes asked how often the Technology Uses and Perceptions Survey (TUPS) should be administered. The answer, of course depends entirely upon your purposes, the implementation timeline, and the professional development opportunities available to your teachers. Read more….

You’re invited to our next TIM Research Roundtable July 6, 2018 at noon EDT. Use Chrome to join us online at https://www.freeconferencecall.com/#. Once you go to the link, click on the menu dropdown and select join meeting. Then, just enter the Online Meeting ID: fcit. Each month we discuss research related to the Technology Integration Matrix and TIM Tools. It’s a great opportunity to share an hour with your research peers in other districts.

ITEACH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Featured Course: Search Skills and Strategies for Research and Learning

Although today’s students have grown up with the internet, they still lack many of the necessary skills for searching and identifying valuable resources to use in research and learning. Read more….

Professional Development Designed Just for You

When it comes to professional development (PD), how many times have we as educators asked ourselves, “am I just wasting my time?” Even when the topic might be somewhat relevant to our classroom, we are still wanting PD that is designed specifically with us in mind. Read more….

View the complete iTeach Professional Learning catalog at http://iteach.usf.edu/browse-courses/.

FREE DIGITAL CONTENT FOR THE CLASSROOM

All Things Water

All Things Water is a free video series and photo collection about wetlands, watersheds, groundwater, the water cycle, water quality, and alternative water supply. Read more….

History in 3D: Using Stereoviews as Primary Sources in Your Classroom

In a fast-paced world of digital media, an old black-and-white photograph isn’t particularly engaging. One solution to this problem, surprisingly, is to employ a late-19th century technology and introduce your students to stereoscopic photography. Read more….

Each month we present a dozen thematic collections of content from across FCIT’s varied digital content sites. Here are our collections for July:

Do you have a question about TIM, iTeach, or our digital content collections that you’d like to see addressed in a future newsletter? Just email us at TIM@FCIT.US. We look forward to hearing from you!