How can we use technology in supporting inquiry based learning?

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Inquiry requires more than simplyanswering questions or getting a right answer. It espouses investigation, exploration, search, quest, research, pursuit and study. It is enhanced by involvement with a community of learners, each learning from the other in social interaction.”

Kuklthau, Maniotes & Caspari,2007, p. 2”

Models of Inquiry.

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Learning for All – Ontario Library Association

BC Teacher-Librarian Association

SmarterScience.ca

Ontario – Student Inquiry Process

Ontario Ministry of Education

Model OLA BCTLA SS MoE

Stage 1 Exploring Connect & Wonder

Initiate & Plan

Focus

Stage 2 Investigating

Investigate Perform & Record

Explore

Stage 3 Processing Construct Analyze & Interpret

Analyze

Stage 4 Creating Express Communicate

Share Learning

Stage 5 Reflect Reflection & Feedback throughout

1. Focus

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Plan/Question/Wonder

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Google Trends – www.google.ca/trends - plot search trends, draw inferences, develop questionsGapminder – www.gapminder.org – used for visualizing demographic dataSimulations like: PHET – http://phet.colorado.edu – physics and general science simulationsExploreLearning Gizmos – http://www.explorelearning.com Flickr – Explore, Random Images – http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/

Tools of Wonder….

2. Explore

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Gather/Connect/Collect/Record

More use of simulations (Gizmos etc.. ) Asteroid Impact Simulator - http://simulator.down2earth.eu/#

Web conferencing – Skype, Adobe Connect etc.. Collaboration with Google Forms - docs.google.comCombined with bit.ly for shortening URLs.http://bit.ly/OTFwebtools

Delicious.com or Diigo.com for social bookmarking

Tools for Exploration

3. Analyze/Test/Describe/Sort/Compare/Conclude

Google Docs - spreadsheet, collaborative docs http://docs.google.com

Wordle.net - word clouds for analysis of text

Bubbl.us - https://bubbl.us/ - mind mappingPopplet - http://popplet.com/ - visual thinking

Edmodo.com - collaborative space, private, school focused social network

Analysis Tools

Ideas from you!

4. Share Learning/Communicate/Discuss/Demonstrate

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Blogging - Wordpress.com, Blogger.com, Edublogs.com, Kidblog.orgAnimations - Xtranormal.comVideos - Youtube.com, Animoto.comComics - Bitstripsforschools.comPresentations – Google Presentation, Prezi.com Most of these allow for demonstration of student thinking, and also allow for continued reflection, commenting, collaboration

This publication point can mark the START not the end of the learning process.

Share the Learning

Thanks! Please find me online to continue

our conversations!

Colin Jagoe – Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB

Email: colin.jagoe@gmail.comTwitter: @colinjagoeWeb: http://www.jagoe.ca