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Science EDUCATION and the INTERNET RESEARCH and RESOURCES in the MODERN CLASSROOM DR. CHRIS GREER GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY.

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1 Science EDUCATION and the INTERNET RESEARCH and RESOURCES in the MODERN CLASSROOM DR. CHRIS GREER GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY

2 The Internet Excellent Supplement to traditional classroom instruction Very little Equipment is necessary to take advantage of the myriad resources Allows for inquiry - oriented activities that can be an engaging experience for students

3 Nova http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ Wonderful Resource for SCience and other Subject areas Professional simulations and learning activities Updated quite often

4 National Geographic Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.comhttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ Excellent resource for younger students Interactive Games Videos

5 Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.comhttp://www.teachertube.com/ Wonderful visual elements to aid with learning Free for all to use Can upload student research projects to share with classrooms around the world

6 Visible Earth http://visibleearth.nasa.govhttp://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ Excellent Repository of NASA images High-resolution and current

7 The Field Museum http://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/online_exhib.htm Variety of online exhibits

8 Interactive Periodic Table http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/a2.html Allows for in-Depth exploration of many elements

9 Webquest.org http://www.webquest.orghttp://www.webquest.org/ Excellent inquiry-oriented projects to use in class Promotes collaboration and critical thinking within a role-playing context

10 Chem4KIDS http://www.chem4kids.comhttp://www.chem4kids.com/ Simple yet thorough look into chemistry Quizzes for review

11 Google SCholar http://scholar.google.comhttp://scholar.google.com/ Access to Journals and magazines around the world Provides Abstracts as well as Some full text Google Images is also quite helpful

12 Galileo http://galileo.usg.eduhttp://galileo.usg.edu/ Accessible by Teachers in the state of Georgia Includes multiple Databases and indexes Provides a wonderful mechanism for internet research

13 The Jason Project http://www.jason.org/Public/Curriculum/ Wonderful site for learning about storms and natural disasters

14 EXPLORESCIENCE.com http://www.explorescience.comhttp://www.explorescience.com/ Excellent interactive games and simulations Free Access is Time-Limited

15 NASA.GOV http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html Excellent curriculum for teachers and students Covers a variety of difference science fields

16 USGS.GOV http://education.usgs.govhttp://education.usgs.gov/ U.S. Geological Survey is great for exploring natural resources Provides Podcasts

17 ITunes Use your itunes software Contains a vast array of science-related podcasts can provide auditory as well as visual learning

18 MERLOT http://www.merlot.org Massive resource for multimedia-based learning Geared towards higher education, but can be adapted for 11-12 grades

19 Ikeepbookmarks.com http://www.ikeepbookmarks.comhttp://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/ Excellent resource for your classroom Allows all of your students to access a list of sites you have bookmarked

20 THank you! This Presentation will be available for download: http://hercules.gcsu.edu/~cgreer/


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