The Technology Integration Across the Curriculum course equips educators with practical strategies to meaningfully incorporate technology into math, science, literacy, and social studies instruction. Learners explore tools, approaches, and best practices that enhance engagement, deepen understanding, and empower students as active creators of knowledge. The course emphasizes purposeful integration, moving beyond tools to impact learning outcomes across disciplines.
Module 1: Technology Integration in the Math Classroom
Obstacles and successes of integration, importance of math technology, wikis for math instruction, and mathcasting.
Module 2: Technology Integration in Science Instruction
Traditional vs. cognitive tool approaches, learning science with technology, integration strategies, databases, probeware, and student empowerment.
Module 3: Technology Integration in the Literacy Classroom
Current technologies, digital media for literacy, expanding instructional possibilities, blogs, wikis, and video editing tools.
Module 4: Technology in Social Studies
Integration strategies, blending traditional and innovative methods, digital media sharing, virtual worlds, and future trends in classroom technology.
By completing this course, the learner will be able to:
Identify obstacles and best practices for integrating technology into classroom instruction
Apply technology tools to enhance learning in math, science, literacy, and social studies
Compare traditional instruction with cognitive tool approaches to deepen understanding
Use digital media, collaborative tools, and data resources to support content‑area learning
Design technology‑enhanced lessons that empower students and increase engagement
Certificate of completion
This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.