Technology Integration
Grade 1 - 5
Ms. Biljana Spireva
Technology integration teacher/ specialist
Grade: 1 - 5
Meeting room: EMS 301
Available upon meeting request
email: biljana.spireva@nova.edu.mk
Course description
In Technology integration classes at NOVA the available technology resources (computers, social media platforms and networks, software applications, the Internet, etc.) are used in daily classroom practices within the IPC classes. The use of technology is a routine, supporting the curricular goals, and helping the students to effectively reach their goals, access to a variety of tools that match the task at hand and provide them the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of content.
The lessons and activities cover:
- digital citizenship (media balance & well-being, privacy & security, digital footprint & identity),
- research and analysis of data from different sources,
- problem solving and computational thinking,
- introduction and use of different digital tools to present their knowledge and express their creativity
- technology related topics such as the internet communication, typing, digital animation, etc.
The students have a Technology integration class once a week and eventually additional classes depending on the needs for in-class tech support held together with their subject teacher.
Frequently used digital resources:
- BrainPOP - grade 2 - 5 students have their own BrainPOP accounts
- ABCya - grade 1 - 5
- Google apps - grade 1 - 5 students have their own Nova Google accounts
- Code.org - gr. 1 - 3
- Scratch - gr. 4 and 5 students (will) have their own accounts to join a studio created by the tech integration teacher
- Typing: TypingClub, Typing, BBC Bitesize - Dance Mat Typing
BrainPOP invites students to discover, play and create, enriching and deepening their understanding of topics across the curriculum while expanding students capacity to explore, understand, learn and perform. It engages students through animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, concept mapping, and more. They cover topics within Science, Math, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Music, Health, Reading, and Writing.
Nova has a combo school access 24/7 including:
Nova families are encouraged to use the NOVA school account to log into BrainPOP/ BrainPOP Jr.:
Username: novainter
Password: nova2019-20
Grade 2 - 5 students have their own BrainPOP accounts that enable students to track their own work on BrainPOP. Students are also able to view and maintain a history of the movies they’ve watched, the quizzes and activities they’ve completed, and the snapshots they’ve taken on certain GameUp games.