As presented by Rebecca Mueller April 25, 2009

enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies

My students are keeping me in the learning mode. They will ask questions that I don’t know the answer to. I will ask them how we can find out and then follow through with the plan to find out the answer together. Students who use computers in the Science classroom have become deeper thinkers. The use of higher order thinking skills and questioning strategies has trained the students to think about what they are asking because they know they will get a question instead of the easy answer.

When a student needs help with a computer problem, others who have solved the same or similar problem will willingly help their classmate. Students act as though they are more knowledgeable about technology than the adults in the room. With this confidence, the students will try to help other students with technology issues when the same students may not help with content issues. So, just having the technology in the classroom has increased the collaboration among students. The students see that sometimes it is okay to work together on projects. Teaching has become more of a facilitation than direct instruction. We are learning together.

 Inspiration  Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007  Windows Movie Maker  Adobe Dreamweaver  Adobe Fireworks  Microsoft Office Excel 2007  SMART Notebook  Paint  Microsoft Office Word 2007

Inspiration can be used as scaffolding. This one is found at Planning Sheet

This document was used to plan a game about the water cycle. The Where did the Water Molecule Go? game can be found as a Project at:

This becomes virtual in the next slide! Click on the eyeball to view Bouncy!!! Click on Esc to stop the new show. Students viewed Practical Requirements, a PowerPoint Presentation, to turn their Science Fair Project into a virtual project.Practical Requirements

Bouncy!!! Science fair project.

Students used Movie Maker to teach others to balance chemical equations. Movie Maker allows students to narrate or have music as a background to their slides. To view a sample, click here.here

Dreamweaver is the program used to post Mrs. Mueller’s Class Website to the internet. Students use this for daily information, assignment requirements, assignment rubrics, required website addresses to be used in class, parent information, teacher resources, and other helpful information.Mrs. Mueller’s Class Website daily information assignment requirementsrubricsrequired website addresses to be used in classparent informationteacher resources

eMINTSeMINTS is a beneficial program to students, parents, teachers, administration, and the community. Learn more about how eMINTS affects test scores by visiting the following web address: (573) Clark Hall Columbia, MO