Our Portfolio

PageKeeper

Bookmarking for Teachers and Students

Overview: PageKeeper allows teachers to quickly and easily create a page of weblinks to manage student web use in their classrooms. The service is free and contains absolutely no advertising.

Visit: http://www.pagekeeper.org

Bronx Academy for the Future
East and West Campuses

School Residency Work and Technology Support

Overview: In 2003, Teaching Matters partnered with the Bronx Borough President, the Gates Foundation, and the New York City Department of Education to start two small schools in the Bronx that focus on technology. As the primary partner, Teaching Matters is responsible for providing ongoing training, support, and technology planning to the schools. In its second year, the Bronx Academies are implementing a 1:1 student to computer program and have successfully integrated technology across their curricula.

Visit: http://www.bronxacademy.org

iTeach/iLearn

Custom Training and Website Development

Client: The Office of Instructional Technology, NYC Department of Education

Overview: In July 2005, the New York City Department of Education approached Teaching Matters to provide turn-key training and a web portal for their recent 1:1 computing pilot in 22 schools.

Teaching Matters partnered with the Office of Instructional Technology and their curricular development teams and designed a week-long institute focused on instructional strategies and techniques for integrating technology in the classroom. In the summer of 2005, the training was held to 30 facilitators who then served as turn-key trainers to over 200 teachers in the 22 pilot schools.

Teaching Matters also designed a content-management portal to facilitate document and idea-sharing throughout the community, creating an online community of learning.

Visit: http://itil.nycoit.org

Voices and Choices: Democracy in Ancient Greece

Web-based Instructional Unit

Overview: Sixth graders learn about the fundamentals of democracy in their exploration of ancient civilizations by focusing on the “birthplace” of democratic government in Athens. Students become part of the Athenian Assembly while gaining the skills to research, write, and discuss some of ancient Athens’ most hotly debated issues–the building of the Parthenon and the Peloponnesian War against Sparta.

This web-based six-week unit comes with a series of interactive classroom activities, workshops and ongoing, in-classroom professional development. The comprehensive package includes: 

• Student website with step-by-step instructions
• Eighteen lessons housed in a content management system
• Background on state and city standards
• Assessment strategies
• Tips for classroom setup
• Animated programs as class conversation starters
• Classroom visuals
• Online glossary of terms
• Handouts
• Discussion boards
• Weblogs for ongoing dialogue and assessment

Print versions of the lesson plans are available.

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