1. Exploring the Digital Classroom Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Monday, February 21, 2006

2. About Us Ben Smith: –Physics Teacher –K-12 Science Coordinator –Technology Resource Teacher –ACTS Mentor –Keystone Technology Integrator –Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology Jared Mader: –Chemistry Teacher –Technology Staff Development Trainer –ACTS Mentor –Discovery Educator Network

3. Our Vision of the Digital Classroom 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

4. Our Reality Labs within our rooms - 2-3 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

5. 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

6. The “Normal” Class Hardware –Probes with DataStudio or Logger Pro –Graphing Calculators Software –Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint –Graphical Analysis

7. The Present and Future BlackBoard Tapped In Podcasting Digital Storytelling Electronic Field Trips Virtual Lab Experiences Portable Probes / Calculators Easy Web Design Student Response Systems (eInstruction) Blogging

8. 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. Web Video Project –Students create a video of an example of motion, analyze the motion, and create a website to communicate their findings.

9. BlackBoard Discussion Boards Chats Digital Dropbox Assignments

10. Tapped In Online Chats –Transcripts for each Chat File Storage

11. Podcasting / Movies Homework Help Explanation of Solutions Hints on Labs / Activities Student Advice

12. Digital Storytelling Field Trips Special Assignments Lab Reports

13. EFT - Electronic Field Trips Vomit Comet - NASA’s KC-9 eMission - Montserrat

14. Virtual Labs Gas Law Labs Molecular Modeling Explore Learning Virtual ChemLab

15. Portable Probes & Graphing Calculators Vernier or Pasco Direct Connect to Printers Save Notes for Students

16. Student Response Systems eInstruction Check for understanding Pre-assessment All students, all the time

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

18. Questions Email: jaredm@rlasd.k12.pa.us or bs@rlasd.k12.pa.usjaredm@rlasd.k12.pa.us bs@rlasd.k12.pa.us Website: www.edtechinnovators.comwww.edtechinnovators.com