1. The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS  S) and Performance Indicators for Students

2. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes Create original works as a means of personal or group expression Use models & simulations to explore complex systems and issues Identify trends and forecast possibilities

3. To help secondary school students build a sophisticated understanding of scienctific conceptions, & the science inquiry process Develop critical learning skills through model-based collaborative inquiry approach Web-based Science Learning Environment for Model-based Collaborative Inquiry

6. CREATIVITY & INNOVATION : Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes

7. Use models & simulations to explore complex systems and issues CREATIVITY & INNOVATION : Use models & simulations to explore complex systems and issues Example of ICT Adoption in Expository Teaching LessonTopicICT used and its function ChemistryCommon ion effects on the dissociation of weak acids Power point slides containing notes, equation, and diagrams were shown. The teacher used them as a visual aid to supplement his explanation A simulation program that could output resulting ionic concentration dynamically based on the input from the used was used. Students worked in groups to calculate resulting ionic concentrations and to check their answers using the program.

8. Use models & simulations to explore complex systems and issues CREATIVITY & INNOVATION : Use models & simulations to explore complex systems and issues Example of ICT Adoption in Inductive Teaching LessonTopicICT used and its function MathematicsExplore the geometric relationship and properties of tangents to a circle Geometer SketchPad, a software that allowed users to consteuct 2D geometric figure, take measurements & compute various geometric quantities was used Through manipulating the different parameters of a circle learners were able to explore various geometric properties and their relationships

9. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, & Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Identify & define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation Plan & manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions Use multiple processes & diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions

10. Situated learning environment Provide authentic contexts Provide authentic activities Provide access to expert performances Provide multiple roles & perspectives Support collaborative construction of knowledge Promote reflection Promote articulation Provide coaching and scaffolding Provide for authentic assessment

11. Multimedia program : authentic learning environment

13. Video clips of teachers using various assessment techniques within their classroom (authentic example) Video clips of teachers’ comments on the strategies Video clips of children’s comment Interview with expert in the field Reflection by third year preservice teachers Text description of each assessment category Work samples from teachers and children An electronic notebook Investigation Multimedia program : authentic learning environment

14. Identify & define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation Plan & manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions Use multiple processes & diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions

15. CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, & DECISION MAKING: Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions LessonTopicICT used and its function GeographInverstigating the relationship between pollution level & geographical location in Hong Kong AreView a geographic information system provided a multi-lavered representation of geographical information was used Student could make use of the huge amount of real data in the database to analyze and explore pollution levels at different locations in Hong Kong.

16. Changing classrooms & changing schools: a study of good practices in using ICT in Hong Kong Schools Law, Nancy 2000 http://hdl.handle.net/10722 /54848 http://hdl.handle.net/10722 /54848