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Integrating Technology
Integrating Technology
Integrating technology to enhance learning is particularly important in science education.
Science has always utilized technology, ranging from simple tools to measure time, speed, and mass to sophisticated instrumentation to capture data on the behavior of single cells or molecules within a living organism. Today’s technology – particularly computers, software, and the Internet – provides rich opportunities to develop student skills in both technology use and information management.
Models for integrating web-based resources into your lessons.
There are, of course, countless ways to use the amazing and ever-growing array of resources available on the Internet in our teaching. Among other things, it can:
- Speed up time-consuming tasks such as: finding and ordering classroom materials and books; sending a message to a colleague or parent; gathering info about a state or national teacher convention; and finding someone’s phone number or address;
- Put a wide variety of teaching resources at our fingertips, including materials developed by teacher professional development programs, professional scientific and teaching organizations, departments at colleges and universities, commercial vendors and organizations, federal agencies, and individual educators; and
- Enhance the lessons in our classrooms, engaging students in web searches,
WebQuests, information gathering, and even interactive online units such as those at
Project WISE.
We all have different computer and connectivity resources in our schools and classrooms. Therefore, it is important to have multiple types of models for integrating web-based resources into our teaching.
This page is designed to offer you several models we will be using in the APS Education Programs for developing web pages that can enhance your lessons or serve as a lesson in itself. As examples, we are including not only web pages that we have built to enhance APS and SRT lessons, but also links to other sites that offer additional models. Remember, this is only a sampler, not a comprehensive listing! Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often; we will be adding websites and corresponding models regularly.
Models for Classroom Use:
Models for Sharing Resources with Colleagues Models for Classroom Use:
- Teaching Resource Page ("Topic HotList")
Students are provided with a pre-set list of web sites. They are instructed to use those websites to gather information to answer questions provided by the teacher. This type of activity builds student skills in using the Internet as a source of information. It also can develop skills in judging the source and reliability of the information provided at the web site. In a learning cycle unit, this might fit well in the “engage” or “explain” components.
Example:
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Physiology of Fitness
This web site and associated student handout explores the affects of exercise on some of the human body systems. It also asks students to consider each source of information and to rate its accuracy.
- Filamentality
You can search by topic and grade level among more than 1,000 existing Treasure Hunts at this web site.
APS Templates:
Learning about and getting to know science role models are proven factors in generating student interest in future science careers. The Web offers dynamic new opportunities to help students learn about the diversity in science careers and among the people who “do” science everyday. Role model pages provide information on a scientist, his/her work, how they became interested in science and trained for their career, the advice that they offer students, and links to people and organizations in their specific field.
Example:
APS Templates:
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HTML Template
HTML Template
This template will allow you or your students to generate role model pages.
“A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The model was developed in early 1995 at San Diego State University by Bernie Dodge
with Tom March” (WebQuest)
Example:
- Neural Networks Unit
This WebQuest asks students to offer an informed opinion to another student about how the use of marijuana or alcohol may affect their future plans.
- WebQuest
Dozens of WebQuests in all subject areas can be found at the WebQuest site.
APS Templates:
“The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE)
is a free on-line science learning environment for students in grades 4-12, supported by the National Science Foundation. In WISE, students work on exciting inquiry projects on topics such as genetically modified foods, earthquake prediction, and the deformed frogs mystery. Students learn about and respond to contemporary scientific controversies through designing, debating, and critiquing solutions — all on the World Wide Web!” (Project WISE)
Example:
- Food Safety: Organically versus Traditionally Grown Foods
In this Project WISE unit, students explore a current controversy about E. coli levels in organically and traditionally grown fruits and vegetables. It incorporates both hands-on and online activities.
- Project WISE
Many other Project WISE units are available at the Project WISE site.
APS Templates:
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Project WISE
See the Project WISE site for information on building new and adapting existing Project WISE units.
Some lessons can benefit from a more extensive listing of resources for the teacher to use. In the APS models, we have tried to avoid making these a “laundry list” of every resource one can find on the web. Instead, we focus on developing a group of highly useful links and resources with annotation on each one of how they can be used. Resource pages can include not only links to web pages, but contact info for organizations, print resources, and audiovisual materials.
Example:
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Role Model & Biography Information
This page points out some of the key locations and organizations to find role model biographies and contact information as well as current statistics on women in life sciences.
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Filamentality
You can search by topic and grade level among more than 2,500 existing HotLists at this web site.
- WebQuest
Search Engine - This page will take you anywhere you specify!
APS Templates:
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