digital toolbox for science teaching and learning 2015
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Digital Toolbox for Science Teaching and Learning
SASTA conference
13th and 14th April, 2015
Britt Gow, Hawkesdale P12 College
Science and Maths teacherHawkesdale P12 College
SW Victoria
Technoscience blog since 2008
Twitter @[email protected]
“Science is the foundation of our future and it’s very important that we remember that.” ~ Megan Clark, CEO of CSIRO and recipient of the Order of Australia this year.
• The Power to Engage• Students use technology already • It's not going to go away...it will only grow• Professional development• Employers want their workers to use internet tools
Over 50,000 views and 1,200 downloads onSlidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/brittgow/malaria-powerpoint
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Six tools I recommend:
• Quizlet for quizzes
• Bubbl.us for mindmaps
• Tagxedo for word clouds
• Padlet for a digital pinboard
• Twitter for your personal learning network
• Skype for connecting outside the classroom
https://quizlet.com/
https://quizlet.com/Brittgow
How might you use Quizlet?
• Introducing new terms
• Student created glossary of definitions
• Revising before an assessment
• Students creating their own sets for each other (peer teaching)
https://bubbl.us/
Online concept maps.
How might you use Bubbl.us?
• At the beginning if a unit – students create while teacher explains
• During a unit, to find out what has been learned and where to go next
• At the end of a unit – students demonstrate their understanding of a topic
How might you use Tagxedo?
• Brainstorming – what do students already know about a topic?
• Creating an image to share on a blog, tweet, school newsletter or magazine
• What words do students know well and not know at all?
https://padlet.com/
How might you use Padlet?
• Feedback from students
• Brainstorming
• What students already know about a topic
• Exit slips
• Choosing a topic or next unit of work
• Introducing students at the beginning of the year
• Questions about a lesson or unit of work
http://twitter.com
@brittgow
@DoctorKarl
We use Skype and Blackboard Collaborate to connect with our Scientist in Schools partner,
Melissa Toifl, from CSIRO Land and Water Technologies, in Highett and Clayton.
@genegeekCatherine Anderson, a geneticist from Canada.
@ScienceMagsMagdeline Lum, a
Metallurgist, photographer and science writer from
Perth
Where to find networks…
• Skype in the Classroom
https://education.skype.com/
• Mystery Skype #mysteryskype
https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype
• Skype in the classroom on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/skypeintheclassroom
• Twitter and blogs
http://moourl.com/
For shortening URL’s
Google Drive
https://drive.google.com
For collaborative documents, slideshows and spreadsheets.
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