Putting It All Together: Integrating Applications, Academics, and 21st Century Skills

Erik Amerikaner, editor

A student's success depends on his or her ability to integrate multiple skills. The computer education classroom is a great place for students to see how they can integrate their technical, academic, and 21st Century skills to produce great results! Fully integrated application suites provide realistic examples of how skills can be used together to produce a wide variety of projects. This issue of Technology Turning Points discusses innovative ideas and strategies for taking an integrated approach to teaching computer applications, improving productivity, and helping your students achieve academic and real-world success.

TTP Spotlight:

The Suite Life: Getting the Most out of Your Application Suites

When it comes to application suites, it pays to have your students look under the surface. Today's application suites contain programs that are designed to work together with ease. The increased flexibility allows students to produce fully realized, professional documents quickly. From mail merges to complex multimedia reports, an application suite can provide all the tools your students need to produce great work in less time.

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Professional Development

New Tools Help Teachers Integrate Academics

Perkins IV has placed more emphasis than ever on providing a quality professional development for Computer Education teachers. The legislation mandates that professional development must focus on the integration and reinforcement of academic competencies in order to improve student achievement. Specifically, Perkins requires measurements of students' academic success. Glencoe Online Professional Development for Integrating Academics suite of products can help.
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Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships

Integrating Academics into the Computer Education Classroom

You probably already incorporate academic content into your classroom every day. Explore some tips to help ensure that students pick up on the academic and 21st Century connections in your classroom.
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Technology Solutions

Integrating Real-World Skills into the Computer Education Classroom

Show your students how they can get better, faster results by taking full advantage of their application suites. Portfolio projects can help students see how they can use the Microsoft Office suite to complete real-world tasks.
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Perkins & Funding

Supplement Your Computer Technology Education Classroom with Perkins Grants

Need fresh teaching materials but can't get local funds? Use Perkins grants to buy videos, simulations, workbooks, and more for your computer technology courses.
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