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BY: LAURA CUSICKWCS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

FACILITATOR

June 15th, 2011

Technology Integration Tools: Science

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Disclaimer

Dear Science Department,

I am NOT an expert…In any way, shape, or form!

Signed, Laura Cusick

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The Plan

What can I use on my new computer?

The Power of Digital Storytelling

What Web 2.0 tools could I try with students?

More resources than you can imagine

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NEW SOFTWARE TOOLS

What can I use on my new computer?

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Comic Life

Comic/Graphic Novel Creator

Can upload and file type including photos & original scanned art

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Adobe Premiere Elements

Video Editing Software

Easily create movies with images, video, narration & music

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MindView 4

Graphic Organizer (Mind Mapping) Software

Use to brainstorm topics or projects and then click to generate outlines, presentations or websites

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Google Docs

File-sharing Web Application

Allows for multiple users to view, edit and comment on a single document, while recording changes made by each user.

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CREATIVITY + DEPTH OF THOUGHT = AUTHENTIC VOICE

The Power of Digital Storytelling

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Narrative imagining – story – is the fundamental instrument of thought …

rational capacities depend on it. It is our chief means of looking into the future, of predicting, of planning, and of explaining … most of our experience, our knowledge and our thinking is organized as stories.

-Mark Turner, The Literary Mind (quoted in A Whole New Mind, by Daniel

Pink)

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When data is ubiquitously accessible, factsare increasingly less important than theability to place these facts in context andto deliver them with emotional impact.

-Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind

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Thoughtful Topic

The Right Tools

Meaningful

Evaluation

The Process is Critical for Success

• Depth of thought & personal connections

• Forces an analysis of some type

• Careful Planning & Storyboarding Tools

• Video Editing Program

• Royalty-free Images, Video & Sound

• Rubric focused on 7 desired outcomes

• Scaffold for Skill-Building

• Measure Authenticity & Skill

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Simple Project: The Riddle

Digital Storytelling in Science

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The Riddle Planning Sheet

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Meaningful Evaluation: Rubistar

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How to Scaffold Skills

from a sequence of imagesfrom a sequence of images with specified

personafrom a muted video clipfrom a muted video clip and/or sequence of

images with background soundwith student-generated images, sound and

set narrativewith student-generated images, video, sound

and student-created narrative

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Amazing Resource

Digital Storytelling Heaven!

Philosophy, Current Resources, Links to Experts, Tutorials, etc…

Basically a treasure trove of information

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

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THE WEB IS AN INFINITE RESOURCE

What Web 2.0 tools could I try with students?

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The Big Three

Blogger:Writing

Web DesignHTML

Audience

VoiceThread:

Digital Storytelling

CollaborationAudience

Prezi:Design

CollaborationOrganizationPresentation

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Other NotablesFor a Nice Variety of Language Related Tasks

VokiGlogsterCrocodocEasyBibEdistormDiigoBlabberizeBrainPopDiscovery

Education

• Google Apps

• Google Earth

• Google Sketch-Up

• Google Squared

• Google Scholar

• Google Sky

More Web 2.0 Resources

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BLOGS, WIKIS, EXPERTS

Other Resources

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Science Images, Video, Sound

Teacher’s Domain for Science: http://www.teachersdomain.org/collection/k12/sci/

Science Photo Library: https://www.sciencephoto.com/

Library of Congress Science Reference Services: http://amser.org/index.php?P=AMSER--ResourceFrame&resourceId=6115

NASA eClips: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/index.html

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Click til’ Your Fingers Bleed

Copyright Clarity, Renee Hobbs: http://mediaeducationlab.com/copyright

Endless Web 2.0 Links for Digital Storytelling: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryIdeas

Royalty Free Resources: http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/public_domain.html

WCS Summer Technology University: http://wcssummertechnologyuniversity.blogspot.com/

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More Resources!

Making Science Fun: http://www.stevespangler.com/

Succeeding with Science: http://www.succeedingwithscience.com/

11 Science Resources: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/01/11-science-resources-to-try-in-2011.html