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| Course: |
SC201 |
| Title: |
"Scientific Inquiry and Field Work: How Can I Best Use Technology to Collect, Analyze and Share Data in a Field Setting?" |
| Author: |
Jo Gilbertson
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| Course Fee: |
$250.00 |
| Credits: |
2 graduate credits available |
| Instructor: |
LTTS Facilitator |
| Abstract: |
Current technology can empower students as well as teachers to raise their opportunities for inquiry, and increase problem solving strategies and eagerness to investigate the world around them. Students must be successful in employing technological advances to facilitate processing of information in meaningful ways. Teachers can now research the Internet to locate current technological equipment available to enable students to better collect and analyze "real time, real world" data in the field. In this course, you will design an action plan for an ecosystem fieldtrip, which incorporates current technological equipment for gathering, analyzing and sharing data. |
| Outcomes: |
After completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Find Web sites with examples of environmental activities using
mobile technology.
- Identify a variety of technological strategies for students
to record and communicate on-site data collection, analyses and
investigative results.
- Articulate the differences between traditional and current technological
methods for collecting and analyzing data in the field for specific
ecosystems.
- Create a unit plan that uses inquiry and current technology
to support learning in the field.
- Identify which types of current technology are available to
your classroom.
- Develop a variety of strategies to acquire mobile technology
for your classroom.
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| Timeline: |
You will have 12 weeks to complete this course. If you wish to complete the course after this period, you must re-enroll and pay any applicable enrollment fee. |
| Standards: |
This course will help teachers to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2 and 5 addressing:
- 1 - Technology Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
- 5 - Productivity and Professional Practice
This course will help your students to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 5 and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Basic Operations and Concepts
- 5 - Technology research tools
- 6 - Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
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LTTS Contact
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ltts@indiana.edu |
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