1. Digitizing the Science Classroom Ben Smith and Jared Mader www.edtechinnovators.com Red Lion Area School District Thursday, March 19, 2009

2. 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 ISTE Board of Directors Nominee 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

3. 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)

4. 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 - 10:30 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 - 10:30 AM, Room 242

5. Presents: The National Educational Computing Conference Washington DC www.iste.org/necc International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

6. 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

7. Ready or Not... The World is Different Then … Now Now … telecommunications audio tapes video tapes simulationsemail web projects problem-solvingmultimedia mobile access laptops (1:1 access) GIS/GPS systems instant messaging wikis / blogs MUVEs cell phones virtual reality

8. How we work

9. Why Go Digital? The World is Flat Google: Did You Know Video Change the way students work Create a Paperless Environment Move students from Digital Intuitives to Digital Natives Skills to Survive

10. Working Digitally All notes available online: www.edtechinnovators.com Take all classroom activities and put them in a digital format Storage Access Sharing Linking Together Paperless Classroom Movement http://nomorepaper.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

11. How to Make it Happen Turn the printer off File Exchange Hand In / Distribute Drop Box Provide Templates Move through our Taxonomy Make requirements of students Working with students without access Example: Fill out survey www.moourl.com/nsta09

12. Digitizing the Science Classroom Integrating Tools What you need Student Response System Homework / Submitting Assignments Our Websites Print to PDF Snapz Pro / Camtasia Audacity / Podcasting Interactive Whiteboard iMovie / MovieMaker iPods Microsoft Office Web 2.0 Apps Science Probes Peripheral Devices End Classroom Activities What Teachers and Students Do Lectures / Demonstrations Discussions Question and Answers Solve Problems Demonstrate Software Write on the Board Meet in Groups with Teacher Meet 1 on 1 with students Students Work in Groups Complete Worksheets Grade Papers Assign Homework Work with Students returning from absence

13. Student Response Systems eInstruction Check for understanding Pre-assessment All students, all the time Teacher Reports Let students know where they are

14. WebAssign / Submitting Work Unique problems for each student Immediate feedback Faster grading Hand In Electronically Robot Jump Drives - 1 for class Email

15. Our Websites Purpose Provide students with access to: Labs/Activities Online Resources Class Notes and Answer Keys Podcasts Sites Jared’s Site Ben’s Site Make a wiki

16. Print to PDF Mac OS X: Print…Save as PDF Win XP: PrimoPDF (www.primopdf.com)www.primopdf.com Create Read-Only documents from Word, PowerPoint, etc.

17. Screen / Video Capture Snapz Pro X (OS X)/Camtasia (XP) Tutorials for Programs Instructions for Handouts Applications Videocast using iTunes Reference Material Web 2.0 Option Jing - saves in Flash / view in browser

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

19. Interactive Whiteboard Demonstrate programs prior to allowing student use Create and archive all board notes and lessons Alternatives Wacom Tablet mimio and regular whiteboard

20. iMovie / MovieMaker Teacher Use Using digital video to capture lessons, demonstrations, etc. Student Use Digital Video Projects Observations in Lab

21. Video iPods Collect and Distribute Media Powerpoint Movies United Streaming Videos Tutorials (Snapz Pro) Mega VCR Lectures Student Advice

22. Microsoft Office Comments Tracking Changes Forms Paste Special Insert and move pictures Use text wrap Tabbed View

23. Web 2.0 Applications Allow students and teachers to collaborate Google Forms to quickly collect feedback from students Wikis to post course content Blogs to record daily content Attend our session on Emerging Media Friday at 8:00 AM

24. Science Probes Vernier and Pasco probeware used to collect and plot data Think about the next step Graphs and data are already digitized

25. Peripheral Devices Digital Camera Scanner Digital Camcorder Wireless / Wired Slate

26. Questions Email: info@edtechinnovators.cominfo@edtechinnovators.com Website: www.edtechinnovators.comwww.edtechinnovators.com