Using Technology to Break the Traditional Mold of a Lab Report Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Thursday, March 29, 2007

About Us Ben Smith: Physics Teacher K-12 Science Coordinator Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Consultant BlendedSchools Consultant Jared Mader: Chemistry Teacher Technology Staff Development Trainer Keystone Technology Integrator Masters Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator BlendedSchools Consultant

Nonprofit international membership association. Focuses on improving teaching and student learning using technology as a tool. Connects educators to learn from each other. Promotes best practices from the field. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

2009 Presentations NSTA Integrating Technology into the Classroom Thursday, March 19, 8:00- 9:00 AM, Room 242 Digitizing the Science Classroom Thursday, March 19, 9: :30 AM, Room 242 Wikis for Students and Teachers in Science Thursday, March 19, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Room 242 Student Voices on Technology - Panel Discussion Thursday, March 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Room 242 Podcasting for Students and Teachers in Science Thursday, March 19, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Room 242 Emerging Technologies in Science Friday, March 20, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Room 242 Using Technology to Break the Mold of the Traditional Lab Report Saturday, March 29, 9: :30 AM, Room 242

Presents: The National Educational Computing Conference Washington DC International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

NECC 2009 Presentations Washington DC Creating an Environment for Students to Succeed in Using Technology 3 hour workshop Student Creativity and Innovation in Schools 1 hour concurrent session The Tech Based Science Classroom 3 hour workshop

Learning Activities Focused on Content Area Linked to National Content Standards Linked to NETS Standards

Our Vision Students will use technology seamlessly as a regular part of their education Each student will come to class with their own computing device All of the computing devices will be interconnected Teachers and Students will have the skills necessary to use the Hardware and Software

Technology Tools to Enhance Labs Lab Tools What you need WebsitesWebsites to provide labs PowerPoint Inspiration Logger Pro / DataStudio iMovie / MovieMaker Word Excel Internet Access - Web 2.0 Lab Projects What our students do Current Projects Chemical Reactions Web Video Inspiring Projects Portfolios PowerPoint iWeb A week in the life… Digital Storytelling Virtual Labs Powerpoint Lab Reports Poster Sessions End

Pre-Lab Activities WebSites Lab Handouts, Directions Jared’s Site Ben’s Site Inspiration Templates Experimental Design Word Files Tabbed View

Inspiration Mind-mapping/Brainstorming software Student Use Report findings as they relate to the scientific method Map out lab preparation steps cmap is free alternative

Lab Activities and Tools Screen Capture Cameras Camcorders Scanners Digital Slate Microphone - Podcasting Virtual Labs Virtual Labs - Confirming Work and Extending Probes Vernier - Logger Pro Pasco - DataStudio

Virtual Labs Gas Law Gas Law Labs Explore Learning Example Virtual ChemLab Supplement to Chemistry Text

Science Probes Vernier and Pasco probeware used to collect and plot data

Lab Reporting Software to Use Word Excel / Graphical Analysis Free Online Graphing PowerPoint Templates Inspiration iMovie Collaboration Discussions Web 2.0 Tools

Word Tabbed View Comments Use of Formatting Inserting Graphics Paste Special Inserting Tables / Working with Excel

Graphing / Excel Avoid Line Graphs XY Scatter Best Fits Other Graph Types Add-Ins Online Graphing

PowerPoint - Results Lab Reports Students create a page for every required laboratory section Template can be provided Students Integrate digital media into lab report Student Example Poster Session Template

Inspiration Scientific Method Template

Digital Lab Reports iMovie / MovieMaker Slideshows / JumpCut

Collaboration Discussion Boards Chats File Transfer My Content

Web 2.0 Applications Collaborative Documentation Students work collaboratively on a common lab report that is shared between their accounts.

Post Lab Activities Portfolios and Showing Off Blogging - Telling everyone about it

PowerPoint - Portfolios Students create digital media Portfolio Portfolio allows them to reflect upon their work and demonstrate exemplary projects Student Example

Portfolio - iWeb Students create websites using easy web authoring software Websites demonstrate exemplary work and post to district website

Blogging Record of class on a daily basis Updates on class happenings Digital newsletter

Current Projects Chemical Reactions Project Students create a video and photo presentation of a type of chemical reaction, analyze the stoichiometry of the reaction, and create a presentation to communicate their results. presentation Web Video Project Students create a video of an example of motion, analyze the motion, and create a website to communicate their findings.

Sessions at NSTA Digitizing the Science Classroom -- Preparing Students for the Global Society Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 PM Integrating Technology into the Science Curriculum Friday 8:00 - 9:00 AM Podcasting for Students and Teachers in Science Friday 9: :30 AM and Saturday 11: :00 PM Making Movies in a Class Period Friday 11: :00 AM and Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 PM Using Technology to Break the Traditional Mold of a Laboratory Report Saturday 8:00 - 9:00 AM Using Online Resources to Enhance the Science Classroom Saturday 9: :30 AM

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