Science and Technology Integration

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Science and Technology Integration

• Richard Frederic
• KPBSD Staff In-service
• August 17, 2009

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Today's goals

• Share ideas about technology use in science
  education.
• Share specific web sites that are helpful.
• Share information of use of the Smart Board in
  the classroom.

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Norms

• Feel free to ask questions.
• Equity of voice!
• Cell phones on vibrate.
• Attend to personal needs as needed.
• Restrooms out door to right.
• This PowerPoint will be available online so no
  need to write down web links.

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Introductions (Put on Name Card)

• Your Name
• School
• Classes you teach
• Years in AK
• One question or thing you would like to get from
  todays session.
• Favorite thing you did this summer!

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Essential Questions to Consider

• Does technology integration increase student
  engagement?
• Does technology integration increase student
  learning?
• Does technology integration increase student
  retention of knowledge?

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If the answer is yes

• What technology do we use?
• How do we get the training we need?
• How can we share successes and help others with
  this processes?
• What other resources do we have?

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How do I best use technology in the science
classroom here at KCHS?

• Use of good applications for sharing of
  information to others.
• Use of web sites that have a great deal to offer
  students.
• Use of practices and expectations for students
  that increase exposure to science content.

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Now Some Technology Cartoons!

• What question comes to mind for each of the
  cartoons you will see regarding the use of
  technology in this ever changing world, our
  homes, and schools?

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Group Technology Share Activity

• Write down 5 of your current uses of technology
  in your classroom. Also consider 3-5 new
  technologies you do want to use in class.
• Get in groups and share with each other.
• Find the groups top similar uses of technology in
  school and make note of them. Identify all the
  new ones indicated.
• Present to large group and put all work on smart
  board to be saved and converted to PDFs

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School Network Resources

• Shared Folders
• Teacher Folder
• Drop Folder
• Resources Folder
• New Google Applications

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Smart Board Options

• Black Board you can save by period/day
• Show films online/VHS/DVD
• Lesson Software
• Issues! Technology will always fail you!
• My Examples are

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PowerPoint's For My Students

• Research Projects for Class Presentations
• Time in computer lab to work on them
• Design for 4-5 minute presentation on topic.
• Graphics and Minimum Text requirements

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Computer Lab Days

• At least one day every two weeks outside projects
  time is set aside for use in computer lab if I
  can get it.
• We work on technology links and activities
  connecting to classroom content.
• Most work is due at end of period and just
  printed out.

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Online Science News

• www.sciencedaily.com
• http//feeds.sciencedaily.com/sciencedaily
  High School
• www.sciencenewsforkids.com
  Elementary/Middle School
• News/Net Assignment
  Weekly assignment for of my
  science students
  Share with class every 2-3 weeks
• 1-2 items from research

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Google Applications

• Word program
• Web Site Builder
• E-mail integration
• All new part of District Site for both Educators
  and Students

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Teacher Web Site Builder

• Teacher web site builder
• www.mhln.com
• http//pages.mhlearningnetwork.com/RLF/
• http//myclassupdates.web.com/ to transfer
  existing web site account for a fee of 3 per
  month. By August 31st 2009
• www.rfrederic.com/kchs/

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NOVA Online- Free Films

• Examples I have used in class. Need good high
  speed connections. Works great at KCHS.
• http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ Program
  listings
• http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/program.html
  Is There Life on Mars?
• http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/ Cracking
  the Code of Life

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World and U.S. Maps

• Google maps www.google.com/maps
• TerraServer
• http//terraserver-usa.com/

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Newspapers Worldwide

•  Newspapers U.S.and World.. Today's
  editions..WOW!!!  Great research possibilities.
  http//www.onlinenewspapers.com/   

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Virtual Dissections (FREE)

• Human Body Systems and More.
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonesjointsandm
  uscles.html
• OWL Pellets
• http//www.kidwings.com/index.htm
• Cows Eye http//www.exploratorium.edu/learning_s
  tudio/cow_eye/
• Grasshopper http//www.biologyjunction.com/grassho
  pper_dissection.htm
• Frog
• http//frog.edschool.virginia.edu/

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NASA Site

• www.nasa.gov

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NASA Sites - Moon

• LRO Mission to Moon
• http//www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.h
  tml
• http//lroc.sese.asu.edu/
• http//wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc_browse Gallery

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NASA Sites- Mars

• Mars Rovers
• http//mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.down
  load.akamai.com/18355//wm.nasa-global/M2K4/marsvid
  384K_Stream.asx
• http//marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spiri
  t/
• http//marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/oppor
  tunity/

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Digital Cameras

• Good ones now under 100! Consider
  using some of your 200 supply money from
  District.
• Get ones with SD cards for easy transfer or many
  connect direct with no software needed.
• Can use cameras for pictures and movies in class,
  labs, great to add to presentations to show to
  class later.

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Thanks for Attending!

• Questions
• Comments
• Goals for future work with technology?
• Colab time in future to work on ideas from today?
• I have a penny for your thoughts.