Chapter 11 & 15

Bonnie & Bryan

CHAPTER 11

Why use technology in Science?

”Technology provides many opportunities to build students’ conceptual knowledge of mathematics and science as well as to

connect their learning to problems found in our world”

Scientific Literacy

Technology can play an important and integral role in inquiry-oriented science instruction. (internet search engines, data bases, model building software, handheld technologies, communication tools, blogs, wikis, podcasts, live video sessions)

The need for scientific literacy is necessary in order to make informed decisions about our future (economic, environmental etc).

What are the challenges?

Science is a rapidly changing area

Lack of understanding of the discipline (especially for teachers at the younger years)

Technology Integration Strategies for Science Instruction

1 Involving students in science inquiry through authentic online projects

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit Environment (GLOBE)

Project Feeder Watch Journey North

Technology Integration Strategies for Science Instruction

2 Support for Specific Processes in Scientific Inquiry

Online searching (NASA, Exploratorium, NSF digital libraries)

Data collection (Computer-based lab)

Visualizing (parts of cells, molecular structure)

Analyzing and communicating Data (camera, video, word processing, email)

Technology Integration Strategies for Science Instruction

3 Supporting Science Skills and Concept Learning

Online tutorials, lessons, and games (Sheppard Software’s Science Web)

Technology Integration Strategies for Science Instruction

 

3 Engaging students in engineering topics through robotics

Robotics camps/competitions

Technology Integration Strategies for Science Instruction

5 Accessing science information and tools

Online telescopes Online experiments,

investigations Mobile Apps

http://htwins.net/scale2/

http://www.algodoo.com/wiki/Home

labyrinth.thinkport.org

CHAPTER 15Technology in Special Education

Issues and Problems

Legal and policy directives

The rise of diagnosed autism

American sign language (world recognized language)

Issues and Problems

Need for trained personnel (in special education and technology)

Requirements of inclusive classrooms

Lack of web accessibility (websites designed with a set of criteria in mind

Integration Strategies

Cognitive Disabilities

Software/Tools for reading instruction (Jump Start Kindergarten Reading, Simon Sounds it Out, Fast Forward)

Software/ Tools for writing skills (Dragon Naturally Speaking, Vlingo, NEO Writer, Quicktionary Reading Pen, Write out Loud)

Math Instruction ( Coin-U-Lator, Apps such as Math Racer (i4software).

Physical Disabilities

Alternative keyboards (intellikeys)

Joysticks or switches instead of keyboards

Voice recognition software (Dragon Naturally Speaking)

Sensory Disabilities

For the blind Canes and sensor

technology Optical character

recognition (OCR) changes text into speech.

Screen readers (SuperNova Screen Reader, JAWS)

For the deaf FM amplification systems

(with receivers)

Gifted Students

Pyryt’s 5 Ps (2009) Pace (online acceleration at John Hopkins

University) Process (creative thinking/problem serving

– The Creativity Web at The Centre for Creative Learning or Destination Imagination)

Gifted Students

Passion (freedom to follow passions….Alien Rescue/ GeoThentic) http://

Products (multiple ways to show information – podcasts, multi-media products)

Peers (use technology to broaden social opportunities – social network/wikis)