Teaching and Learning Using Digital Tools and Resources
Mathematics and Science Summer Learning Experience, 2009
NH Science Teachers Association Fall Conference, Monday, October 24, 2011
Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
NHSTE Tech Teacher SIG STEAM Ahead! Conference, Thursday, April 13, 2017
Description
More and more students expect to be in control of their own learning. The web, offers a variety of tools which are freely available and can be used to engage students in 21st Century learning. Teachers can use these resources to create engaging lessons and activities that challenge their students. At the same time, these lessons can be interactive and available at school, at home, or anywhere the student has internet access. You will receive a brief introduction to the kinds of free digital learning tools and resources available on the web for you to use. You will collaborate to explore and discuss potential uses of these tools to enhance your teaching. This workshop is designed to be interactive and collaborative. Bring your questions and your curiosity with you. You will get access to a resource site where you can continue to share your ideas and resources with the group online, if you want. You are encouraged to bring a laptop with wireless connectivity to access online resources, but it is not a requirement for participation.
Does everyone have a laptop and is able to get connected?
The Wiki Notice page has instructions for signing up on the wiki and getting connected at the conference.
Workshop Wiki
Join the wiki at http://mssle09.pbworks.com. You can get your resources and information there, for all three of my workshops.
The site is open for everyone. You can be a guest or a member. Request to join.
You have to a member to be able to post and edit.
Goals and Targets
Look at what our objectives and goals are for the workshop.
To learn about the various Web 2.0 tools available for teaching science.
To be inspired by these free resources and tools.
To discuss and consider how to best use these free tools to teach science.
To learn about ways to integrate Web 2.0 tools in your lessons.
To share our learning and help each other improve our teaching practices.
Brainstorm Topic of Interest
Think about something that you will be teaching in the upcoming school year that your students find particularly challenging. You might want to supplement your lessons on the topic with an activity using Web 2.0 tools to help engagement.
speeches, or live presentations, or verbal communication / audio
general resource lists / bookmarking
copying material / file sharing
discussions, comments, notes during activities / back channeling
creation of reports, or flyers, or presenting information collected / wikis, blogs
lists of specific resources or information / aggregators
Discussion Questions:
Do you use these kinds of tools in your teaching?
How do you use them?
How do your students use them?
Think about the challenging topic you brainstormed earlier.
Take time to explore some of the resources on the Information page.
With your topic of interest in mind, think about ways in which you could integrate using the Web 2.0 resource to engage your students to learn the topic more effectively.
Let's take a few minutes to share the ideas we came up with.
We can share our ideas and post our plans to the wiki so we can all collaborate and share the work we've done today.
Final Thoughts and Outcome Review
Let's see what we've learned today, and whether or not we've met our goals.
Have we met our goals for this session?
Final Questions and Continued Learning
Talk about any final thoughts or questions and continue our discussion on the wiki.
This wiki is an open resource. Tell your friends and colleagues about it.
Feel free to explore the resources for my other workshops as well.
Extensions
Work on a Web 2.0 Tool Lesson Integration Plan
Self-directed activity that provides you with the opportunity to consider integrating one of the Web 2.0 tools into your lessons to engage students with difficult topics or concepts.
Take some time to research the web, explore uses of the tools, and review some of the resources on the wiki.
Discussion:
What does integration mean?
Activity: Think about these questions. Briefly write them in a text document, if you'd like.
What is my topic/content area of interest?
Why did I choose that topic?
What Web 2.0 tool will I choose to integrate?
Why did you choose that tool?
How will I use it to engage my students in lessons about my special topic?
Questions or concerns you might have about using the tool for this lesson, or incorporating this tool into your curriculum?
Post you Answers on the Projects and Ideas page for sharing with others.
Feel free to use the Lesson Plan Template, available on this wiki page. The template uses backward design to plan a lesson integrating Web 2.0 tools.
Professional Development
A word about other professional development opportunities from OPEN NH.
I found these sites and tools very helpful. I plan on creating a collaborative global activity with the 5th grade on Biomes. I am not sure at this time which one of the projects to join or which tool I will use. I can see myself using many of the tools.
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Comments (1)
Donna Houle said
at 11:32 am on Jul 28, 2009
I found these sites and tools very helpful. I plan on creating a collaborative global activity with the 5th grade on Biomes. I am not sure at this time which one of the projects to join or which tool I will use. I can see myself using many of the tools.
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