Digitizing the Science Classroom Preparing Students for a Global Society Ben Smith Red Lion Area School District Thursday, October 29, 2008

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 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

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NSTA Charlotte Presentations Digitizing the Science Classroom - Prepare Students for the Global Society Thursday, October 30, 8:00-9:00 AM, Westin Charlotte, Grand Ballroom C Communication and Collaboration in Science Friday, October 31, 12:30 - 1:30 PM Westin Charlotte, Grand Ballroom A Problem Solving and Decision Making in Science Friday, October 31, 2:00-3:00 PM Westin Charlotte, Grand Ballroom A

2009 NSTA Presentations New Orleans, Convention Center, Room 242 Integrating Technology into the Classroom Thursday, March 19, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Room 242 Digitizing the Science Classroom - Prepare Students for the Global Society Thursday, March 19, 9: :30 AM, Room 242 Wikis for Students and Teachers in Science Thursday, March 19, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Room 242 Podcasting for Students and Teachers in Science Thursday, March 19, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Room 242 Student Voices on Technology in Science Thursday, March 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Room 242 Emerging Technologies in the Science Classroom Friday, March 20, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Room 242 Using Technology to Break the Traditional Mold of a Lab Report Friday, March 20, 9: :30 AM, Room 242

Working Digitally All notes available online: Take all classroom activities and put them in a digital format Storage Access Sharing Linking Together

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

Ready or Not... The World is Different Then … Now Now … telecommunications audio tapes video tapes simulations web projects problem-solvingmultimedia mobile access laptops (1:1 access) GIS/GPS systems instant messaging wikis / blogs MUVEs cell phones virtual reality Taken from ISTE NETS-S Refresh, February 2008

How we work

National Educational Technology Standards for Students 1.Creativity and Innovation 2.Communication & Collaboration 3.Research & Information Fluency 4.Critical Thinking, Problem- Solving, & Decision-Making 5.Digital Citizenship 6.Technology Operations and Concepts

Digitizing the Science Classroom Integrating Tools What you need Student Response System Homework Our Websites Print to PDF Snapz Pro / Camtasia Audacity / Podcasting Notebook Software Interactive Whiteboard iMovie / Videocasting iPods Microsoft Office Web 2.0 Apps Science Probes Cameras 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

Student Response Systems eInstruction (our brand) Check for understanding Pre-assessment All students, all the time Teacher Reports

WebAssign Unique problems for each student Immediate feedback Faster grading

Our Websites Purpose Provide students with access to: Grades Labs/Activities Online Resources Class Notes and Answer Keys Sites Ben’s Site Wikispace

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

Screen / Video Capture Snapz Pro X (OS X)/Camtasia (XP) Tutorials for Programs Instructions for Handouts Applications Videocast using iTunes Reference Material Apple-Shift-4 and hold Control

Podcasting Homework Help Lectures Explanation of Solutions Hints on Labs / Activities Student Advice Software - Audacity Record onto iPod

Notebook Record class notes Digital Lab Book Easily include photos, voice, drawings, and text Mark up PDF files

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

iMovie / VideoCasting Teacher Use Using digital video to capture lessons, demonstrations, etc. Student Use Digital Video Projects

Video iPods Distribute Media PowerPoint Movies United Streaming Videos Tutorials (Snapz Pro) Mega VCR Photos PDF Files

Microsoft Office How to Interact with Student Files Comments Tracking Changes Forms Tabbed View (Mac only)

Web 2.0 Applications Google Forms to quickly collect feedback from students Google Docs to work collaboratively Wikis to post course content Blogs to record daily content Concept Maps Voice Discussions Multimedia Presentations Sharing Photos - Flickr

Science Probes Vernier and Pasco probeware used to collect and plot data Digitizes the Lab Content

Cameras Appeals to Visual Learner (Differentiated Instruction) Easy to Share Flickr Field Trips Cell phones work

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