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Using Technology to Ignite Student Interest in Junior High Science. Dave Dale and Rhonda Jessen. About us . Dave Dale - SPED, Science and Math teacher ddale@chinooksedge.ab.ca Twitter: @car120c MrDale.edublogs.org Rhonda Jessen – Computer, Media, Science and French teacher
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Using Technology to Ignite Student Interest in Junior High Science Dave Dale and Rhonda Jessen
About us • Dave Dale - SPED, Science and Math teacher • ddale@chinooksedge.ab.ca • Twitter: @car120c • MrDale.edublogs.org • Rhonda Jessen – Computer, Media, Science and French teacher • rjessen@chinooksedge.ab.ca • Twitter: @rljessen • MsJsScience8.wikisspaces.com • rjessen.edublogs.org • jessenscience.edublogs.org • You can get a copy of this presentation, the Smart NoteBook examples and the list of links at http://rjessen.edublogs.org/?p=163
SmartBoards • Presentations to introduce/teach concepts • Links to movies, documents, websites • Activities: label parts, make a working heart, make a circuit • Demonstrations: glasses, body systems • Assessment: Question sets (can be used with Senteos or without) • Student generated presentations
Games • Review Jeopardy (PowerPoint) • Hollywood Squares
Communication • Blogs • www.mrkeenan.com and mrkeenan.wordpress.com • Connect with experts • Skype in the Classroom • Video Conferences – NASA etc. • Networking with experts or other classes • fcp11-3.flatclassroomproject.org • Twitter nyti.ms/nxiiML • #SciChat • #EdChat • #EdTech • Social Media • Edmodo.com • Moodle • Google docs
Personal Media Devices • Note taking • Research, answering questions that come up in class • Back channeling • Myth Busting (using cell phones to pop corn or cook an egg)
Low Tech Camera Obscura Digital Pinhole Camera
Hands-on Activities and Projects • Science in a Crate www.sciencealberta.org/educators • Central Alberta Science Network activity boxes casciencenet.ca
Hands-on Activity • Variables in Science and shelleywright.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/inquiry-learning-this-isnt-scary-at-all
Dave Dale • ddale@chinooksedge.ab.ca • Twitter: @car120c • MrDale.edublogs.org • Rhonda Jessen • rjessen@chinooksedge.ab.ca • Twitter: @rljessen • MsJsScience8.wikisspaces.com • rjessen.edublogs.org • jessenscience.edublogs.org • You can get a copy of this presentation, the Smart NoteBook examples and the list of links at http://rjessen.edublogs.org/?p=163