The Tech Based Science Classroom - Preparing Students for the Global Society Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Monday, June 25, 2007 A Three hour workshop

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: Director of Technology Former Chemistry Teacher Technology Staff Development Trainer Keystone Technology Integrator Masters Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator BlendedSchools Consultant

Ready or Not... The World is Different Work is different... Tools are different... Communication is different... Information is different... Kids are different... And Learning Is Different!

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Workshop Info Breaks… Sorry Bathrooms Laptops Open / Closed Follow Up

Objectives Participants will be able to create and use templates for student use in Word, Inspiration and PowerPoint Participants will be able to use and understand the effectiveness of science probes for collecting data Participants will be able to take digital photos and incorporate them into different applications for science laboratory write-ups Participants will be able to create a short narrated movie of a science lab activity Participants will be able to create a podcast describing a science activity

Schedule Theory and Foundation Hardware / Software Overview Designing an Experiment (Inspiration) Collecting Data - Motion Lab Using Excel and Word to Report Collecting Data - Boyle’s Law Using Photos in PowerPoint Using Templates Collecting Data - Fruit Batteries Video Reporting Collecting Data - Temperature Changes Podcasting Results Q & A

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

Our Reality Labs within our rooms students per computer Students do not have the skills to use the technology - We need to teach the skills first or in conjunction Students may or may not have access to the internet and other software at home

What is Digitizing the Classroom? Taking the things that take place in the classroom and making them available digitally Worksheets / Handouts - Teacher Output Lectures / Discussions / Anything Audible Demonstrations Lab Reports / Papers - Student Input Homework Boardnotes Data Collection Concurrent Session - Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30 PM WGCC, B207

Pedagogical Foundations Curriculum must drive the need for technology integration Technology is simply the tool used to facilitate student-centered learning Technology makes it easier to accomplish Taxonomy of Technology Use 1 Experiencing Informing Reinforcing Integrating Utilizing 1 Thomas and Boysen, Iowa State University, 1984

Equipment Needs Hardware Digital Camera Camera Cards Batteries Card Reader Optional Digital Camcorder Firewire / USB Cable Microphone Probes / Interface Software Office Suite (Zoho) Word, PPT, Excel Inspiration (Cmap) iMovie / Moviemaker (JumpCut) Audacity Logger Pro / DataStudio

Using Templates - Easier Writeups PowerPoint Poster Session Kiosk (set up transitions) Lab write-up Word Notebook / Tabbed View Inspiration

Working with Students Provide written or video instructions Quick demonstrations Facilitate class

Designing Experiments Inspiration - Mind Mapping Cmap is a free alternative Give students template Task: Design an experiment examining how air resistance affects falling coffee filters.

Collecting Motion Data GoMotion! Sensors - Vernier Set up motion sensor Collect data for a falling coffee filter Nest several filters and repeat Report findings using Word and Excel

Teacher Notes Have students work collaboratively outside of class using Web 2.0 tools such as Zoho ( Students can paste Excel data into Word Watch formatting of tables and document

Using Digital Images in Labs Set up Boyle’s Law Lab Pressure Sensor Adjust Volume, Measure Pressure Take digital photos Report results in PowerPoint Use template provided

Teacher Notes Downsize images before inserting into PowerPoint Set digital cameras to low resolution Use Graphic Converter Copy graphs and tables from Excel

Collecting Data - Including Video Fruit Battery Build battery by putting zinc and copper electrodes into fruit Measure voltage with sensor Vary something and monitor voltage Depth of electrodes Separation of electrodes Type of fruit Report results in a video What you did, what you found, how you know

Teacher Notes Record video on the fly - no tapes Have students script their words Use tripod or steady camera position Video first, narrate later

Collecting Data - Podcasting Temperature changes Monitor the temperature of the reaction Record observations Report work with Audacity

Teacher Notes Recording / Narrating can be done for video or PowerPoint projects

Conclusion / Questions Any files submitted will be placed on our website Zip files Post comments on our blog

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