Transcript LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar: Making Digital Resources Work For You Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:00 p.m.

LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP
NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar:
Making Digital Resources Work For You
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
Robert Payo
NSDL Education & Outreach Specialist
- Ways to find quality online resources
- Issues of safety on the Internet
- Tools to make resources more useful
- Teaching strategies using technology
http://nsdl.org
From this list, what is the biggest reason that
prevents you from using technology
in the classroom?
Not
enough
computers
Faulty
computers
Limited or no
student
access to
computers at
home
*Stamp one answer*
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Lack of
time at
school
Lack of
time for
planning
2005 Net Day teacher survey results:
Barriers to technology use
1. Lack of time in the school day (57%)
2. Not enough computers (46%)
3. Lack of time for planning (43%)
4. Limited or no student access to computers at
home (43%)
5. Faulty computers at school (29%)
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http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/
Poll Question!
The 2006 Net Day Survey polled students on
their interest in science. At what grade level
did student interest begin to drop off?
a)
b)
c)
d)
3rd grade
6th grade
9th grade
12th grade
Where do you go or what do you
do to find good online resources?
Write your answers
on the chat
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National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org
• Resources
• Tools
• Pathways
NSTA Learning Center
http://learningcenter.nsta.org
• Journal
articles
• Learning objects
• e-Chapters
• Web Seminars
Search strategies: What do you use?
More than
one-word
search
terms
Quotes: Bookmark
tools
“mitosis of
zebrafish
cells”
Use specialized
Search tools:
search engines
e.g. NSDL
(e.g. Clusty,
Toolbar,
KartOO, Grokker)
*Stamp all that apply*
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Concept
Maps
Add the NSDL Toolbar to your browser to make
searches through NSDL easier for you & your students
Search by resource
type or audience
Search by NSDL Pathway
Search NSDL from a
document you found
elsewhere on the Internet
NSDL Concept Map Tool:
Interactive version of the AAAS
Atlas of Science Literacy Benchmarks
States of matter
NSDL Resources for
specific and related
benchmarks
Other Useful Tools
Noodle Tools:
Search
Strategy Guide
Del.icio.us:
Social Bookmarking
http://www.noodletools.com
http://del.icio.us
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“Web 2.0” Technologies
Have you ever….
Contributed to a blog?
Used a wiki?
Viewed a video on
YouTube?
Downloaded a podcast?
Attended a web seminar?
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Yes
No
2006 Net Day Teacher Survey:
The biggest concern related to student
use of technology is Internet safety
True
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False
Social Networking Sites
•
•
•
55% of online teens have created a personal
profile online (ages 12-17)
55% have used social networking sites like
MySpace or Facebook.
66% of teens who have created a profile say that
their profile is not visible to all Internet users
-Pew Internet
Internet Safety:
a few tips
& American Life Project Survey (1.7.07)
• User names vs real names
• “Avatars” vs real pictures
• Fake location vs real contact info, school info
• Keeping their pages set to “private”
• Teaching students to act as advisors for their friends
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Expert Voices Blog:
Students participating online
http://expertvoices.nsdl.org
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What do I want my students to do?
Ask a question
Learn from a links list
Run a simulation
Create a project
Level of Engagement
Download a resource
Find a website
Implement an existing module
What online tools can I use?: Quick Poll
I am interested in tools to help to create interactive presentation of material
1
2
3
4
5
Low
interest
High
interest
I am interested in tools that allow students to learn through the use of technology
1
Low
interest
2
3
4
5
High
interest
What online tools can I use?
Presentational tools and tools for
creating interactive lesson plans
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Instructional Architect
http://ia.usu.edu
Content Clips
http://contentclips.com
audio
images
video
Blank or ready-made
templates to create activities
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marking &
notation tools
What online tools can I use?
Tools that allow students to learn
through the use of technology
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Visualizing Data: eBird
www.ebird.org
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Showing evidence tool: Intel
http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm
• Provides a format for
students to examine
ideas critically
• Allows for teacher
feedback and comments
• Interactive way to
visualize points in
defending an argument
Visual and written constructs for building an argument
Models and Simulations: Physics Education
http://phet.colorado.edu/web-pages/
Technology (PhET)
simulations-base.html
Wave on a String
Inquiry-based teaching
Deriving relationships
between variables
Use of models as a way
of studying phenomena
wavelength
Trial 1
Distance/Time = Speed
Trial 2
Wavelength x Frequency = Wave Speed
Trial 3
frequency
wave speed
Interactives: NSTA Learning Science Center
http://learningcenter.nsta.org
Science Objects
Force = Mass x
Acceleration
The next time you find a good
online resource…..
• What do I want my students to do with
the resource?
• How can I use it in a way that is more
interactive and self-directed?
• What online tools can I use to assist me
and my students?
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Go to http://nsdl.org and click
on the K-12 audience page
• Download this seminar’s
companion guide with
resources from the seminar
and more!
• Participate in our blog
associated with this seminar
http://expertvoices.nsdl.org
http://nsdl.org
Robert Payo
NSDL Education & Outreach Specialist
[email protected]
THANK
YOU!
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National Science Teachers Association
Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director
Frank Owens, Associate Executive Director
Conferences and Programs
Al Byers, Assistant Executive Director e-Learning
NSTA Web Seminars
Flavio Mendez, Program Manager
Jeff Layman, Technical Coordinator
Susan Hurstcalderone, Volunteer Chat Moderator
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