From Edsgar W. Dijkstra:

"In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the surface of our culture. In their capacity as intellectual challenge, they are without precedent in the cultural history of mankind. "

Thursday, June 14, 2007

The Science/Math Workshop


The Technology Academy
Math/Science Workshop

The Math/Science Workshop community is now operational. The interaction between its members has begun through the use of blogs.

Let's identify anything technological that has instructional potential in our content areas. If each member will act as a clearinghouse for their finds by trying it out, reporting its merits and then explaining why it should be used we can stay on top of the wave we're riding. Report that information on your blog, or start one just devoted to new stuff we can share. Put your links on the common blog and we can all stay informed.
I'm always available for you. Get in touch with me through the school e-mail, or at renkwitz@fastol.com. I'll post anything the group needs to know here on the Interactive Blog.
I really enjoyed our four days and I hope you learned things to help enhance your instruction. You'll be hearing from me when your goodies arrive!
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

The Monday Agenda-June 11th



•Welcome

•Logistics
–8:30 to 12:30
–Coffee and doughnuts at 8:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times

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Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule

Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development
1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.
  1. Questioning Standard I
  1. Questioning Standard IIA & IIB
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Please, bring in your two lessons tomorrow on your new flash drive

–The Technology Training will be devoted to the operation of the Texas Instruments Navigator System under the tutelage of Donna Johnson.
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Monday, June 4, 2007

The Tuesday Agenda-June 12th



•Welcome
•Logistics
–8:30 to 12:30
–Coffee and doughnuts at 8:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times
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Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule
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Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development

1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.
  1. Questioning Standard I
  1. Questioning Standard IIA & IIB
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  1. Questioning Standard III
  1. Questioning Standard IV
–The remaining three hours will be devoted to Doug Becker and Dan Hortert. They will offer training in the use of the Vernier Lab Pro, CBL2 and sensors.
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The Wednesday Agenda-June 13th



•Welcome
•Logistics
–8:30 to 12:30
–Coffee and doughnuts at 8:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times

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Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule

Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development

–1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.
  1. Questioning Standard V
  • The calculator is the subject for this morning’s Math Technology Training. Sylvia Vannoy will teach the operations of the TI calculator.
  • –The members of the Tech Academy not attending the calculator session will be working on Science/Math: Content and the Web. We will be integrating technology into the your Lesson Plans.

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The Thursday Agenda-June 14th



•Welcome
•Logistics
–10:00 to 2:00
–Coffee and doughnuts at 10:00 am
–Breaks will come at appropriate times




Click here to download a Word Document with the week’s schedule

1st hour will be devoted to Standards and Technology.

Technology follows content

Learning curves

Ongoing professional development
–The members of the Tech Academy not attending the TI Study Cards session will be working on Science/Math: Content and the Web. We will working on their projects in technology integration.
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Teacher Technology Standards

The Maryland Teacher Technology Standards have been posted by the state and should be adopted by each teacher as a daily guide to using technology. If there are any deficiencies in technology use, then seeking instruction to correct this deficiency should be done as soon as possible.
Click here to view the interactive site where you can get details and videos explaining the standards.
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Sunday, June 3, 2007

Student Technology Standards


The Maryland Student Technology Standards have been posted by the state. These standards should help guide instruction when technology is being used to enhance instruction
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Saturday, June 2, 2007

Links to the Future

Here are links to software or sites where you can interact with the web. The research on the affect of technolgy on increased learning speaks most loudly in the area of interactivity. Sites and software that can become an integral part of your daily instruction will bring your instruction and your student’s learning to a new level.



Chemistry is a subject that needs a great deal of visualization. Molecules need to be seen and manipulated. Using sites that contain files of different molecules and plug ins or stand alone programs to translate the molecular files lets the student visualize the world of molecules. Here are some links to get you started.
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Friday, June 1, 2007

Teach-ICT.com

At Teach-ICT.com there is a wealth of free services for teachers that can clearly improve your instruction. Let’s learn about a few of them and build ourselves some usable classroom materials.


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