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Description
EasyTechDiscover how students can use technology to learn!
Today's students
must be able to analyze, interpret, and apply a wide variety of
information
in increasingly challenging learning settings. More and more,
technology plays
a critical role in the application of that information. EasyTech is an
award-winning
technology integration system proven to help K-8 students and teachers
to integrate
technology across the curriculum. With its engaging technology
curriculum and
powerful management system, EasyTech makes it possible for schools to
integrate
technology across the curriculum, boost student achievement, and
transform learning
environments to better meet the needs of 21st century learners.
EasyTech is
standards based and is correlated to ISTE's National Educational
Technology
Standards and national and state language arts, mathematics, science
and social
studies standards. Technology curriculum reinforces core subject
concepts. Dynamic
and interactive, EasyTech's technology curriculum helps K8
students acquire
foundational technology skills and then apply those skills for
enhanced learning
across core subject areas. EasyTech includes the following types of
curriculum
resources: Lessons teach students fundamental technology skills with
engaging,
interactive tutorials. Activities deepen the integration of technology
into
the classroom with core content lesson plans for teachers, activity
guides for
students, and rubrics for assessing student performance. Practices
challenge
students to refine important technology skills through quick, repeated
exercises.
Discussions spark teacher-led and student-inspiring conversations
about important
technology concepts. Quizzes provide educators with sound assessment
tools for
evaluating students' mastery of technology skills. The EasyTech
K5 curriculum
is also available in Spanish to support the needs of Spanish-speaking
English
language learners.
EasyTech's powerful management system provides
teachers
and administrators with tools for individualizing instruction,
assessing student
performance, and reporting student achievement. EasyTech saves
educators' time
and maximizes students' learning with tools to: Plan and deliver daily
instruction
for classroom or lab Integrate technology with core subjects Assess
student
proficiency with technology skills Report student achievement to
administrators
and parents.
The Coordinator interface provides school and
district
administrators with powerful, intuitive tools for managing their
EasyTech implementations.
For almost four years, 30,000 teachers and nearly 1 million students
worldwide
have used EasyTech to achieve true technology integration.
Review Summary
and Statement
of Alignment
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) completed
its initial
review of Learning.com's EasyTech P8 Curriculum on May 9,
2005,
and has determined that it clearly supports implementation of the ISTE
National
Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students in specific,
carefully
reviewed and documented ways and substantially prepares participants
in the
following manner:
| NETSS ALIGNMENT |
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Meets:
1.A., 1.B.,
2.A., 2.B., 2.C., 3.A., 3.B., 4.B., 5.A., 5.B., 5.C. |
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Supports:
6.A.,
6.B. |
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