INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
ELED 518 Science in the Elementary School
Dr. Greg Kniseley, Professor
April 2, 2008
GOALS:
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To be able to understand some challenges of integrating technology in teaching and
learning
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To be able to recognize different strategies for integrating technology in science
teaching and learning
THE CHALLENGE
Shift Happens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U
What If
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2855786550703993653&hl=en
Discussion: What do you think? What should we do? Can we do it?
RESOURCES
Using Technology in 21st Century Schools
Teachers Corner - University of Georgia - College of Education
http://www.coe.uga.edu/k12/
Standards to Guide Us Towards Excellence
National Educational Technology Standards
http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS
INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
SOME EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
I. Using Digital Microscopy to Enhance Observation
First graders tell how they use the Proscope digital microscope to observe and record
images of small objects.
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=11003
Vendor demonstration of Proscope
http://www.pasco.com/resources/videos/home.cfm?videoName=ProScopeHR&videoTitl
e=ProScope%20HR&videoPlay=true&div=misc
II. Using Probeware for Digital Data Collection
Teaching graphical interpretation and phase changes
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=13876
Using Technology to Solve Problems: Microclimate Studies
Sample activity from “Improving the Participation and Achievement of Students in Diverse Schools by
Enhancing Teacher Professional Development in Science and Learning Technologies”
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/i2techscie/microclimate.htm
III. Using Online Video Streaming to Extend Hands-On Learning
RI PBS Video Streaming
Cost is $650 per K-12 school
http://www.ripbs.org/Education/VideoStreaming/intro.html
PBS Teacher Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/
BrainPop
Animated videos
$975 per K-12 school
http://www.brainpop.com
IV. Using Interactive Simulations to Enhance Inquiry Learning
Explor e-learning
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm
Phases of Water “Gizmo:”
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=6
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INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
RI PBS- WEB STREAMING CURRICULUM
Gateway is through RI PBS. Here is a video clip about web video streaming curriculum
http://www.ripbs.org/Education/VideoStreaming/vs.mov
The curriculum provides teachers and students:
* access to more than 5,000 length and 50,000 clips of indexed main core-curriculum,
standard-based video programs at any time from any Internet-capable location.
*curriculum-based videos and clips in Spanish
* lesson plans and teacher guides
*student activities
*state correlations
*clip art and graphics
*online student pre-tests, post-tests, and home assignments.
Video Streaming application is used to enhance lesson plans in a variety of subjects for
students K-12. These subjects in curriculum areas include: Life Science & Biology,
Chemistry, Language Arts & Reading, Early Childhood, Earth & Space Science, Social
Studies, Health & Prevention, Physical Science, Mathematics, General Science
GETTING STARTED
Go to this url:
http://wsbe.unitedstreaming.com//
Enter Username: mkniseley Enter Password: wonder
Here are some things to try:
I. See what exists in folders at Washington Oak):
Click on "My Content" (right of "Welcome Greg")
Click on School Content
Click on 4th Grade Folder
Click on Science-4th Grade
Browse any of the existing videos.
II. Try a search for video segments about Sound for Grades 3-5.
Click on Advanced Search
Insert these "values:"
Keyword: Sound
Media type: Video Segments
Subject: Science
Grade: 3-5
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