Tag Archives: technology

What are you doing with your wiki?

Wikis have been called ”the quintessential collaborative tool.” In this article from the February 2010 issue of NSTA Reports, you’ll find out how teachers around the country are using wikis to collaborate with colleagues around the world, as well as to communicate with students and parents. Do you have a wiki? Tell us about yours, and how you [...]
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Video conferencing

My colleagues and I would like to try some collaborative projects between elementary and secondary students. Our buildings are not close, so in-person events are impossible during the school day. Do you have any suggestions for projects involving students from different grade levels? —Cindy, Roswell, Georgia I’ve always envied school districts with facilities close enough for students [...]
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Using SciLinks

At the NSTA conference in Minneapolis, last week, I asked a number of teachers how they use SciLinks. Here’s Fran Weber’s response via Teacher Tube. How do you use SciLinks? What could we do to make it better? Please let us know via comment to this post, or zip me a note—tbrown@nsta.org.
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Bits and pieces for September

Rather than competing with the commercial hoopla around Halloween, perhaps we science teachers could do our own special celebrations that relate to science concepts. For example, it’s not too early to plan events for Mole Day, celebrated on October 23 (10/23) from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. The timing of this event celebrates Avogadro’s number [...]
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More resources from PBS

I’ve just heard of a few new resources from PBS. They’ve recently redesigned the PBS Teachers page (it seems to be the month for redesigning sites — have you seen the new SciLinks site?). PBS provides many free resources in science and technology, including lessons derived from programs such as NOVA and Nature, “interactives” [...]
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New look for SciLinks

I received a “tweet” from NSTA yesterday – the new version of SciLinks is operational! If you’ve been a longtime user of SciLinks, you’ll notice the new look right away. It’s more visually appealing but the basic functions are there. After logging in, you still have the option of searching by a textbook code or [...]
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Tips for new teachers

It’s hard to believe that in a short time, the students will be back in school, ready to start a new year. In the August 2009 edition of NSTA’s Science Class electronic newsletter, there were lots of suggestions for new (and not-so-new) teachers, including web-based resources such as 100 Helpful Websites for New Teachers. [...]
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Bits and pieces for July

One of the folks I follow on Twitter recommended the Sixty Symbols website. It is a collection of videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy in which experts from the University of Nottingham share their knowledge and passion for their subjects as they explain what the symbols mean. The videos are just a [...]
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Connecting with technology

Having been a technology coordinator in a previous career, I saw two different interpretations of the theme. Several of the articles deal with connecting students to the technology in their lives. For example, Breezy Power–From Wind to Energy and How Do Windmills Generate Power? show how students (and teachers) can learn about this renewable energy source. [...]
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Take a look at the future

Even if you’re not a member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), you can access their 2009 NECC conference blog. The National Educational Computing Conference is scheduled for June 28-July 1 in Washington, DC, and if you’re in the area, this is a great conference, with up-to-date and visionary sessions [...]
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