Engagement in Science with Interactives
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The document discusses the integration of technology in science education, emphasizing student-centered learning and engagement. It provides various web tools and resources for teachers to enhance classroom interactivity and facilitate collaborative learning among students. Additionally, it suggests alternative assessment methods to gauge student understanding and encourages sharing insights from tech resource exploration.
Engagement in Science with Interactives
- 1. Engaging Learners with Web Tools for Science Cherie Stafford, Technology Integration Specialist, Maricopa County Education Service Agency
- 2. Curriculum must drive the need for technology integration » Technology is the tool used to facilitate student centered learning
- 5. Engagement Participating in the same task the teacher has designed.
- 6. Successful, engaged learners are responsible for their own learning. energized by their learning collaborative able to define their own learning goals able to transfer knowledge to solve problems creatively r
- 7. Roles Teacher Student
- 8. Classroom is a knowledge-building learning community where students have work- related conversatio lead ns with ask hard define conversa- set goals family questions problems tions members and other adults in and out of school
- 9. The most powerful models of instruction are interactive. What are some ways your classroom is interactive?
- 10. Technology Students are acquiring information, practicing skills or responding to questions.
- 11. My instructional model is above this. What should I do? Work at your own pace with this presentation: 1. Listen to the webinar recording: http://iste.acrobat.com/p85543335/ 2. Come back to this webinar and share 3 things you learned.
- 12. Considerations for using Web Tools ● How many computers do you have? ● Will students access at home? ● Plug-ins and Operating Systems ● Browser
- 13. Concept Mapping - Bubbl.us https://bubbl.us/
- 14. General Science EcoKids http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/index.cfm
- 15. General Science Exploratorium www.exploratorium.edu Google Earth http://earth.google.com Kinetic City (3-8) http://www.kineticcity.com
- 16. General Science Science NetLinks (K-12) http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.php?BenchmarkID=9&DocID=111
- 17. General Science Skoool http://kent.skoool.co.uk/index.aspx The Yuckiest Site on the Internet. (K-8) http://yucky.kids.discovery.com
- 18. Anantomy FreezeRay (4-12) http://freezeray.com/index.html Virtual Body (K-12) http://medtropolis.com/Vbody.asp
- 19. Astronomy and Space 1. Mars Quest Online (3-8) www.marsquestonline.org 2. HubbleSite (4/5-12) http://hubblesite.org 3. Virtual Solar System. (4/5-12) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/ax/high.html 4. Space Place (1-6) http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov
- 21. Earth Science Seasons Interactive. (4-8) INTERACTIVE http://highered.mcgraw-hill. com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop. cgi?it=swf::800::600:: /sites/dl/free/0072482621/787 78/Seasons_Nav.swf:: Seasons%20Interactive All Interactives http://highered.mcgraw-hill. com/sites/0072482621/studen t_view0/interactives.html#
- 22. Physics Fear of Physics (K-12) http://www.fearofphysics.com My Physics Lab http://www.myphysicslab. com/
- 23. Your Turn Choose 3 of the sites to explore. You may work in groups of 2 or 3. You will share: 1. If you will use one or more of them. 2. Explain why or why not. 3. Any tips for other teachers about the sites.
- 25. Wikis: to collaborate and publish PB Works pbworks.com/
- 26. Formative Assessment Ideas that Engage 1. Help Wanted Ad Write an ad to find a “professor” who can help to explain the subject at hand. 2. Diary Pen a diary entry from a famous scientist. 3. Trivia Game Students create the questions (and answers) that will be used in a review game. 4. T-shirt Design a t-shirt that matches the current science concepts.
- 27. 22. Calendar Mark on a calendar (paper or electronic copy) the time frame for how long it takes to see changes in a scientific event (such as erosion or plants growing).
- 28. 23. Advice Column Students write advice to an “anonymous friend” who has a scientific problem that needs solved. Dear Mr./Ms Dear Stuck in the Mud, Science Advisor, you are studk in the mud! Frogs do not lay their eggs in I am trying to figure the mud, they lay their eggs out why frogs lay in water! their eggs in the You can find out more about mud. Can you help frogs at me? http://www.learner. org/jnorth/search/FrogNotes2 Signed, .html Stuck in the Mud Here's to seeing you clearly, Ms. Science Advisor
- 29. Comic Strip Draw a comic strip that shows examples of figurative language. Using a spreadsheet. Using Read Write Think's Interactive Comic Creator http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/student-interactives/comic- creator-30021.html
- 30. This presentation shared with you TEACH 4 Today web site moourl.com/teachcourse or sites.google. com/site/teach4todayaz/courses/teach
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