PETE&C 2014 - NGSS and Technology

NGSS and the Role of Technology

It’s in the Design

Ben Smith and Jared Maderwww.edtechinnovators.com

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What is IT and STEM?

NGSS

Content

Content

Content

Knowing CONTENT is NOT enough

Practices

Cross Cutting Concepts

Role of Technology? StEM or sTem

The “Do” is the Practice…

got technology integration?

Practices

Adding Tech In

Authentic Science Learning

Transformation - SAMR

Digital Notebooks

Tracking Your Work

Lab Books

GAFE

Google Docs

Using Templates

• PowerPoint• Poster Session• Kiosk (set up transitions)• Lab write-up

• Inspiration

Final Products

Labs - Critical Thinking

Lab ProcessWhat our students

do• The End Product• Pre-lab• During Lab• Post Lab

Designing Experiments

• Example Task: Design an experiment to examine what (and how) affects the strength of a magnetic field?

Pre-Lab

Data Collection

Acceleration

Magnetic Field

Sound Level

Using Images

Collecting Data

Annotating Images

Video Capture• Example Task: Take video of experiment for later analysis.

Collecting Data

Drawing on Video

Using Probes

• Probes measure more quickly • Digitize the data

• Example Task: Measure the magnetic field strength

Collecting Data

Sparkvue

Data Collection

• Google Docs• Word Processing, Data Tables, Graphs

• Wikis - Warehouse of Information

• Task: Report your data to a Wiki or through a Google Form.

Sharing Data

Educreations

Comic Books

StoryTelling

From Scratch

• Communicate Understanding- Glog- Movie- Infographic- Poster Session

Final Products

Communicate / Report

Assessing TechnologyIntegrated Projects

• What are the goals / objectives of the project?• Curricular• Skills • Technology

• Develop a rubric• Curriculum Focus should be first• Need a rubric area to deal with technology aspect

• Collaboration• Problem Solving• Communication

Questions

• Email: [email protected]• Website: www.edtechinnovators.com

• Ben @edtechben [email protected]

• Jared @rlmaderj [email protected]