February 25th, 2010 by tic@technologyinclass.com
Recently we featured the University of Nottingham’s Periodic Table of Videos, a great resource. Another resource they have is called Sixty Symbols, which is a site similar to the period table in that there is a video explaining each of the symbols of physics and astronomy. I can’t tell you enough how impressed I am with their site, very well done and thorough.
If you know someone that teaches science, send them this post. The Periodic Table of Videos alone is something any science teacher would enjoy.
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February 22nd, 2010 by tic@technologyinclass.com
The Periodic Table of Elements is found in science classrooms around the world, usually hanging somewhere on the wall. In my experiences students memorize more than really understand what the elements are or how they are used. The University of Nottingham can help; they have a free Periodic Table of Videos page that features a video for each element. The videos go beyond basic knowledge by showing samples and discussing their uses. I hope you find as useful as I did.
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February 8th, 2010 by tic@technologyinclass.com
The Edheads.org feature that I like most are the interactive activities.
The interactive activities are really well designed and very functional. They are practical and require students to problem solve much like an engineer or doctor would. An activity students would enjoy is called Design a Cell Phone. They have to design a cell phone with the target audience being senior citizens.
Warning: The Deep Brain Stimulation may be too graphic for some students. But I liked it.
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January 29th, 2010 by tic@technologyinclass.com
If your school is like most you probably have some kind of science fair/expo at some point in the year.
I always found it difficult to answer students when they ask, ”What should I do for the science fair?” There is a solution. Have them visit Science Buddies, a site dedicated to science fair projects and tools. There is something for all grade levels and interests. They can find ideas on everything from the traditional topics to video games to cooking.
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January 8th, 2010 by tic@technologyinclass.com
Games have their place in a classroom. We’ve written in the past here and here about video games as educational technology. This time we are talking about a different sort of game. These games are not for Playstation, Nintendo Wii, or Xbox. PurposeGames offers some good games for free. There are several categories you can search from. Four that we found most useful were geography, history, science, and linguistics. Linguistics are language games.
Another plus for using PurposeGames is that you are able to create your own games.
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November 24th, 2009 by tic@technologyinclass.com
No, not Gizmo from the Gremlins. ExploreLearning offers educational virtual manipulatives, which they call Gizmos.
Gizmos are online simulations for Math and Science for grades 3 through 12. They go beyond the basic simulation and offer the user an opportunity to inquire and interact with the manipulatives.
What I have found helpful is that many of the Gizmos my students use are of activities and topics that they would otherwise be unable to do in class because of space, time, and resource limitations. I believe that having the students complete the activity with their hands has many benefits, but these Gizmos offer so much in terms of interaction, manipulation and technology integration that even hands-on activities don’t. Also, the amount of engagement that students exhibit is motivation enough to include them into any Math or Science curriculum.
The amount of time it took to setup my account with ExploreLearning was minimal, and once your account is created it’s easy to navigate around the site. You can create classes and apply which Gizmo activity you want for each class to complete. They offer a free 30-day trial to educators.
There is more information and a video at ExploreLearning.
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