The Tech Based Science Classroom - Preparing Students for the Global Society

1. The Tech Based Science Classroom - Preparing Students for the Global Society A Three Hour Workshop Ben Smith and Jared Mader www.edtechinnovators.com Red Lion Area School District Monday, June 9, 2014

2. Ben Smith: Physics Teacher K-12 Science Coordinator Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Board of Directors Jared Mader: Director of Technology Former Chemistry Teacher Technology Staff Development Trainer Keystone TechnologyIntegrator Masters Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Consultant About Us

3. Workshop Info • Breaks… Sorry • Bathrooms • Laptops Open / Closed • iMacs On • Follow Up • Check our business cards

4. Objectives • Participants will be able to create and use templates for student use in Word, Inspiration and PowerPoint • Participants will be able to use and understand the effectiveness of science probes for collecting data • Participants will be able to take digital photos and incorporate them into different applications for science laboratory write-ups • Participants will be able to create a short movie of a science lab activity • Participants will be able to create a podcast describing a science activity

5. Schedule • Theory and Foundation • Hardware / Software Overview • Designing an Experiment (Inspiration) • Collecting Data - Taking Pictures • Collecting Data - Video Capture • Collecting Data - Using Probes • Collecting Data - Recording Podcasts • Recording Data - Use Web 2.0 Tools • “Writing” it Up - Using Templates • Q & A

6. Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

7. Our Vision • All students, teachers, and administrators will be able to be creative, communicate, collaborate, and problem solve in a productive and ethical manner.

8. What is Digitizing the Classroom? • Taking the things that take place in the classroom and making them available digitally • Worksheets / Handouts - Teacher Output • Lectures / Discussions / Anything Audible • Demonstrations • Lab Reports / Papers - Student Input • Homework • Boardnotes • Data Collection

9. Pedagogical Foundations • Curriculum must drive the need for technology integration • Technology is the tool used to facilitate student-centered learning • Scaffolding technology skills has to occur prior to the expectation that students can make thoughtful choices about its appropriate use • Degree to which students can utilize technology is also dependent upon their level of cognitive ability.

10. Recommended Reading • Wikinomics, Tapscott and Williams • www.wikinomics.com • The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman • MIT Lecture, http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266/ • How People Learn, Bransford, Brown and Cocking • Available online: http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/

11. Core Science Teaching Philosophies • Science should be Hands-On (Wheatley) • Conceptual Change (Posner, Strike, Hewitt, & Herzog) • Peer Instruction (Mazur)

12. Hardware WebCam Otherwise Digital Camera Camera Cards Batteries Card Reader Optional Digital Camcorder Firewire / USB Cable Microphone Probes / Interface Software Office Suite (Google Docs) Word, PPT, Excel Inspiration (Mindomo) Photobooth (Mac only) iMovie / Moviemaker (JumpCut) Audacity Logger Pro / DataStudio Equipment Needs

13. Working with Students • Provide written or video instructions • Quick demonstrations • Facilitate class • Using Templates • Poster Session • Lab Reports

14. Designing Experiments • Inspiration - Mind Mapping • Cmap / Mindomo - free alternative • Web 2.0: MyWebspiration, Mindomo, Mindmeister • Give students template • Task: Design an experiment examining how air resistance affects falling coffee filters.

15. Photo Booth • Open Photo Booth • Set up the shot • Click the camera and count to 3 • Flip photo if needed • Screen Capture - Apple - Shift - 4 • Hold the Control key, Click and drag

16. Collecting Data - Taking Pictures • Use Photobooth to take pictures • Drag to Desktop for later use • Task: Take pictures of your equipment and experimental setup

17. Teacher Notes • Downsize images before inserting into PowerPoint • Set digital cameras to low resolution

18. Collecting Data - Video Capture • Task: Use PhotoBooth to take video of the experimental runs. The video should show the differences in the runs.

19. Teacher Notes • Record video on the fly - no tapes • Have students script their words • Use tripod or steady camera position • Video first, narrate later

20. Collecting Data - Using Probes • Probes measure more quickly • Digitize the data • Task: Measure the acceleration of the filters falling; vary the number of filters

21. Collecting Data - Podcasting • Use Audacity to record observations of this lab • Task: Create a podcast of observations

22. Recording Data • Google Docs • Word Processing, Data Tables, Graphs • Wikis - Warehouse of Information • http://edtechinnovators.wikispaces.com/NECC • Task: Report your data to the Wiki above. Measurement should include number of filters and acceleration measured.

23. Teacher Notes • Have students work collaboratively outside of class using Web 2.0 tools such as Google Docs • Students can paste Excel data into Word • Watch formatting of tables and document

24. Using Templates - Easier Writeups • PowerPoint • Poster Session • Kiosk (set up transitions) • Lab write-up • Word • Notebook / Tabbed View • Inspiration

25. Conclusion / Questions • Any files submitted will be placed on our website / wiki • Zip files Task: Finish your write-up of the experiment and submit

26. Evaluation • http://www.iste.org/wrkeval2009 • Workshop - TE463

27. Questions • Email: info@edtechinnovators.com • Website: www.edtechinnovators.com