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

Join us for a dynamic three-hour workshop designed for educators eager to integrate technology in the science classroom. Led by experts Ben Smith and Jared Mader, this session will empower participants to create engaging templates, use science probes for data collection, incorporate digital media into lab reports, and produce podcasts. Gain practical insights into the role of technology in facilitating student-centered learning, enhancing collaboration, and ethical communication. Equip your students for success in our digital age!

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

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  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

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