Students, Learning, and Technology: Mindtools for the 21 st Century Powering Up With Technology Conference November 15, 2003 Educational Technology Research and Outreach College of Education University of Maryland Davina Pruitt-Mentle

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 2 Outline Introductions History and Overview Tools and Applications Activities and Projects Closure Contact Information and Other Opportunities

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 3 History University Young Scholars Program –Learning Environments for the 21 st Century: Students, Learning and TechnologyLearning Environments for the 21 st Century: Students, Learning and Technology –3 Week residential program –3 undergraduate credits EDUC 298 –Some full and partial scholarships

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 4 Young Scholars Program University Initiative –Tuition based –Help attract students to UMCP –Initiative to help increase the freshman/student retention rate –Initiative to help students understand the University environment and workload

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 5 Students, Learning and Technology –Learner centered-constructivist teaching AND learning experience Interdisciplinary-crossing boundaries Workforce/21 st Century skills College and higher education skills Along the way….increase the science/math/technology pipeline and teacher pipeline

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 6 Syllabus Objectives –Focus on inquiry and group based methods of learning; –Collaborate with peers to adapt/redesign problem materials; –Experience problem based learning through active engagement in an appropriate activity; Know the elements of problem solving, including key content identification, scientific literacy, habits of mind, and critical thinking and learning events involved in project development; –Provide and accept feedback gracefully (to and from other participants and instructors); –Actively participate in all class field trips;actively participate in class discussions; –Be a reflective learner.

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 7 Syllabus Goals –understand, utilize and experience skills needed for the 21st century workforce and/or higher education opportunities –explore and use a variety of technology/computer applications; use technology to explore and design multimedia presentations; design Logo environments (games, animated stories, and interactive multimedia presentations); –build and program cybernetic devices to perform a specific task; –keep a journal of reflections and experiences; –design and present an e-portfolio highlighting projects and experiences.

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 8 In Other Words –Mini activities and assignments/projects –WebCT engagement –Reflective Journaling –Team Projects –E-portfolio

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 9 WebCT Go to: Go through the sign in steps Find EDUC 289A Introduction and Tour Pre-Assessment Quiz Break

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 10 MicroWorlds Introduction –Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt Internet Activity See Handout

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 11 MicroWorlds Pro See Handout

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 12 MicroWorlds Pro Files are called Projects Objects and text are displayed on pages Can you find: –Menu bar –Toolbar –Page –Command Center –Status Bar –Procedures area –Tabs

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 13 To Get Started “Hatch” a turtle pd = pen down (so you can see where it moves

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 14 Some Basic Commands fd (forward) rt (right) bk (back) lt (left) pd (pen down) cc (clear command center) pu (pen up) repeat setc (set color) setpensize cg (clear graphics)

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 15 Some Basic Shapes Hatch a “turtle” Rotate the head in the direction you want it to move pd fd 50 rt 90 fd 50 rt 90 fd 50 rt 90 fd 50 Make a square

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 16 Can you draw and program these? Write commands to draw each of these shapes. For each shape, how much does the turtle turn to draw each angle?

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 17 Short Cuts In the command center fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 Is the same as: repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90]

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 18 Converting to a Procedure Once you know the commands you want- convert the command to a procedure (On the Procedures Tab) to square repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90] end Test it: 1.Hatch a new turtle 2.Pen down (so you can see) 3.Create a button 4.Type the above procedure in command center 5.2 nd way: On the turtle (object)  edit  command

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 19 You can draw the shapes in any size, thickness, or color. to colorsquare setpensize 5 setc 15 repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90] end

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 20 Class Needs More Practice? For beginning work with animation, try make a face, animate me, race cars, bouncing off walls, or growing spider. For beginning work with a game, try obstacle course. For beginning work with textboxes, try animated story. make a faceanimate merace cars bouncing off wallsgrowing spider obstacle course animated story

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 21 MicroWorlds Exercise Turtle Geometry and Teaching Turtles Words

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 22 MicroWorld Examples Visit some of the following to see what is possible: (go to the bottom icon and click List Sites) MathCats Interactive Math games and activitieshttp:// Tic-Tac-Toe Open World Learning-go to Project Foldershttp://mia.openworldlearning.org/

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 23 Activities Team Tasks Individual Stories Group Animated Stories Games or Mazes Science/Math Experiements

Students, Learning, and Technology: Mindtools for the 21 st Century Contact Information Davina Pruitt-Mentle

November 15, 2003Powering Up, 2003: Mindtools 25 Sites NCREL-North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, constructivist teaching and learning models – Constructivist Learning Theory, Institute for Inquiry – htmlhttp:// html (For Powering up, also see constructionism ml and ml