Integrating Technology in Outdoor Environmental

Education

Lisa Koch, Curriculum Integration CoordinatorLaurie Toll, Technology Integration TeacherMary Moran, Grade 6 Teacher

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A vision of K-12 students todayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

Why Add Technology to Science?

• Technology & science is authentic

• Technology appeals to different learning styles

• Technology supports a multidisciplinary approach to learning

WEB 1.0

The Read Only Web

The Read/Write Web

The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0

These usually include tools that let people collaborate and share information online, such as social networking sites, wikis, and communication tools.

searchenginewatch.com/define

 

Research 1.0

• Internet

• Textbook

• Lectures

Research 2.0

• Wikipedia

• Youtube videos

• Video conferencing

• Skype

Videoconferencing photo

Data Collection 1.0

• Observe, write, and draw

• Record data in science notebook

Data Collection 2.0

• Document with digital cameras

• Combine data with other classsroomsusing Google Docs

• Share data in global projects on the web

Add digital cameras

Data Analysis 1.0

• Create a graph in Excel

• Reflect in science notebook

Data Analysis 2.0

• Create, share and collaborate on graphs in Google Docs

• Reflect in a blog

Publish 1.0

• Create PowerPoint

• Create Brochure

• Create Newsletter

• Create Website

Publish 2.0

• Create a podcast

• Produce a video

• Record a voicethread

• Collaborate on a wiki

Digital Insect Collection

Voicethreadhttp://voicethread.com/#u154402.b634690.i3370181

Digital Insect Collection

What’s Next?

• Project Copernicus

• Collaborative Insect Collection

Environmental Lake Study

• How healthy is our lake?

• Are the organisms found in pond water the same all over the world?

Field Probe

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Voicethread Haiku

My Other Presentation has web access!

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Radio on the Edge - Podcast

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http://weaverlake.district279.org/Radio_on_the_Edge.html

Radio on the Edge - Podcast

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Animoto as a Marketing Tool

Animoto

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http://weaverlake.district279.org/Weaver_Lake_Nature_Area.html

What’s next?

• Collaboration classroom to classroom through a wiki space

• iphone/itouch for students– Google Earth– GPS– Field ID – the web’s the limit!

Top 100 Tools For Learning

Resources

• webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com• voicethread.com (http://voicethread.com/share/634690/)

• twitter.com• animoto.com• google.com• kidblog.com• Top 100 Tools - http://c4lpt.co.uk• Spell with Flickr - http://metaatem.net/words/• ning.com