Technology Connections to Project Learning Tree Materials

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Technology Connections to Project Learning Tree
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Technology Connections

• Throughout the PreK-8 Environmental Education
  Activity Guide
• Earth Sky radio show correlations
• Searchable resource list online
• Urban Community Forestry web project

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In the PreK-8 guide

• Tech piece included in the Introduction of the
  Guide informs educator where and how
• Sidebar of Activity lists what technology is in
  the activity
• Icon and short description in the appropriate
  locations to let teachers know where and how to
  use
• Appendix and Cross-Reference Index

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In the guide- 8 connections

• Word Processing Software
• Spreadsheet/Database Software
• Presentation Software
• Graphics Software
• Graphic Organizer Software
• Digital/Video Cameras
• Peripherals
• Internet Resources

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1 The Shape of Things

• Overview As humans we depend on all of our
  senses-touching, tasting, hearing, smelling, and
  seeing to gather impressions of our environment
• Objective Students will identify common shapes
  appearing in the natural and built environment.
• SIDEBAR
• LEVELS Part A PreK-K Part B K
• SUBJECT Visual Arts, Language Arts, Math,
  Science 
• CONCEPT Biological diversity results from the
  interaction of living and nonliving environmental
  components such as air,
• SKILLS Identifying Attributes and Components,
  Observing, Organizing Information, Comparing and
  Contrasting
• TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIONS Digital/Video Cameras,
  Spreadsheet/Database Software, Graphics Software,
  Graphic Organizer Software, Internet Resources
• TIME CONSIDERATION Preparation 30 minutes
  Activity 50 minutes

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Part A I spy

• Doing the Activity
• 1. Hold up each shape in turn and ask the
  students to identify it. Also ask if they can
  name something that has that particular shape.
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• 2. Go for a walk with the students, making sure
  that each person wears his or her shape necklace.
  Also bring along the shapes you cut out earlier.
• Tech Icon Bring a digital camera along with
  you and take pictures of the shapes the children
  find in nature. Then, use the pictures later to
  make a mural of Shapes in Nature or print out
  copies of the digital pictures and let the
  children trace the actual shapes found in the
  photographs. If you do not have a digital
  camera, you might want to use websites such as
  The National Image Library to find pictures from
  nature to use for this activity. See www.plt.org
  for an example.  
• 3. When you see an object obviously shaped like a
  circle, square, oval or triangle, hold up the
  appropriate cutout shape and say, "I spy
  something shaped like a XXXXX "(fill in with the
  correct shape). 

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Earth sky for teachers

• Integrated multimedia educational experience
• Access to accurate, reliable, and understandable
  scientific research and data
• Correlated to EarthCare series
• Includes a list of additional resources

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Searchable resources list

• Search by activity within the PreK-8 Guide
• All Student Pages in a downloadable pdf format 
• Technology connections
• Assessment opportunities
• Earth Sky radio show correlations
• Urban Community Forestry website connections
• Additional resources

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Urban community forestry web project

• Enhances the teaching of PLT activities related
  to urban and community forestry
• Includes an annotated bibliography and links to
  websites of urban and community forestry
  organizations
• http//www.plt.org/cms/urbanforestry

Funding provided by National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council
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Questions?