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Emerging Technologies in the Science Classroom. Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District www.edtechinnovators.com Friday, March 19, 2010. Ben Smith: Physics Teacher Science Chair Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator
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Emerging Technologies in the Science Classroom Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District www.edtechinnovators.com Friday, March 19, 2010
Ben Smith: Physics Teacher Science Chair 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 Keystone TechnologyIntegrator Masters Degree in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator BlendedSchools Consultant About Us
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) • Nonprofit international membership association. • Focuses on improving teaching and student learning using technology as a tool. • Connects educators to learn from each other. • Promotes best practices from the field.
2010 Presentations • Integrating Technology into the Classroom • Thursday, March 18, 8:00- 9:00 AM, Hall D, Room 1 • Eliciting Student Creativity Using Technology • Thursday, March 18, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL Workshop - Wikis for Students and Teachers in Science • Thursday, March 18, 12:30 - 2:30 PM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL - Using Google Apps in the Science Classroom • Thursday, March 18, 3:30 - 4:30 PM, Hall D, Room 1 • The Tech-Based Science Classroom • Friday, March 19, 8:00 - 10:00 AM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL - Podcasting for Students and Teachers in Science • Friday, March 19, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Hall D, Room 1 • BYOL Workshop - Emerging Technologies in Science • Friday, March 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Hall D, Room 1
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Presents:National Conference - ISTE 2010 Denver, Co www.iste.org/necc Booth #1156
What is Web 2.0 • Online applications fostering creativity and collaboration - Web Based Tools • Anyone can be a contributor • Turns passive observers into active creators • Social / Interactive Component • Tagging
How Does Web 2.0 Change Instruction? • Collaboration • Enhancing Observation • Dynamic Reporting Capabilities • Streamlines Data Sharing
Tagging and Embedding Set up categories so others can find your stuff • Makes items shareable by using common tags • Example: NSTA2010 • Embedding into another site allows students to reach the higher stages of the taxonomy.
Web 2.0 Personal Examples • Skype - Video phone calls for free • Twitter - What are you doing now? • FaceBook / MySpace - Connect with People • LinkedIn - Professional FaceBook • To Do Lists - Ta Da, Zenbe • Start Pages / Feeders - NetVibes, iGoogle, ProtoPage, Pageflakes
Web 2.0 Classroom Examples • Bookmarking/Mark-up - Delicious, Diigo • Web Design - Wikis , pbworks, wikispaces • Office Suite - Google Docs, Zoho, Etherpad • Concept Mapping - MyWebspiration MindMeister, Bubbl.us • Multimedia - Animoto, OneTrueMedia, Blabberize, Zamzar, Wordle • Slideshows - SlideRocket, SlideRoll, SlideShare • Journaling - EduBlogs, Blogger, ClassChatter • Timelines - TimeGlider, • Photos - Flickr, Snapfish, Scrapblog • Videos - TeacherTube, YouTube • Online Whiteboards - DabbleBoard, Skrbl, Scriblink • Stickies - Wallwisher • Back Channels - CoveritLive, Twitter • LinkedIn - Professional FaceBook
Delicious • Social Bookmarking • Online anywhere • Learn what others are bookmarking
Blogging • Journal in reverse chronological order
How to Web 2.0 • Sign up • Use email • Make Password • Start using the site • Keep a record of passwords
Ways to Start • Create student collaborative groups • Assign a group writing assignment (zoho writer) • Respond to a prompt • Summarize a reading • Outline a chapter (mindomo) • Analyze data from a lab (zoho sheets) • Create a list of useful links (del.icio.us) • Create a storyboard / slideshow (animoto) • Share your photos (flickr)
Decisions / Considerations • How many computers do you have? • Will students access at home? • Plug-ins and Operating Systems • Browser
Questions • Email: info@edtechinnovators.com • Website: www.edtechinnovators.com