2. Science, Maths and VCE
Environmental Science
Online teacher at
Hawkesdale P12 College
SW Victoria
Technoscience blog since
2008
Twitter @brittgow
brittgow@gmail.com
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18. How is it different?
• Very fast – almost instant – sharing of audio, text
and images.
• Much more data stored in smaller spaces.
• Visual data are more prominent.
• Global access – few restrictions to
communication across the world.
• 24/7 – not restricted to 9-to-5 on weekdays
‘school’ or ‘working’ hours.
• Anyone can publish – not just the ‘experts’.
• Many more opportunities to find people of
similar interests.
21. What does this mean for teaching
and learning?
• Teachers are no longer the “font of all
knowledge”.
• Students don’t need to memorize facts.
• Questions shouldn’t be easily ‘googled’.
• Instead of rote learning; analysis, evaluation
inquiry, problem-solving and creation should be
the focus.
• Students need to be taught to evaluate the
reliability of information.
• Opportunities for peer collaboration with like-
minds – “Collective Knowledge Construction”
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23. CKC Model
• Connect
• Communicate
• Collaborate
• Learn Collectively
• Richard Olsen’s white paper from “IdeasLAB”
http://moourl.com/ideaslab
24. Connect, Communicate & Collaborate
• Groups on Diigo, sharing Delicious links
• Twitter
• Padlet (previously Wallwisher)
• Blogs – writing & commenting on posts
• Creating and sharing slideshows, Voicethreads
and videos
• Wikispaces
• Shared documents/slideshows on Google Drive
30. Tools for curation
• ‘Scrapbooks’ that can be shared online
• Digital ‘buckets’ for collection of resources
• Diigo and Delicious
• Pinterest
• Scoop-it
• Edcanvas
• Thinglink
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32. Edcanvas at http://www.edcanvas.com/
Add web pages, videos, images,
text, quizzes and other digital content to a
single site and share the link.
A digital ‘scrapbook’ or collection of
resources.
33. Edcanvas
• A “digital bucket”
• For direct instruction/presentations
• 1:1 and ‘flipped’ classrooms
• Student assignments and PBL
• Now includes “Add quiz” for formative
assessment and exit tickets.
• Can be used for student surveys and feedback
36. Thinglink
• Create annotated images that contain links to
websites, videos, cartoons, other images etc.
• Not just a static image, but a
dynamic, interactive display.
• Use for student research projects, extension
work and introductions to new topics.
37. Tools for synthesis
• Global2, Edublogs and Wikispaces - Blogs and
wikis allow students to add
content, reflect, comment, revise and discuss
• Voicethread can also allow conversations
(asynchronously)
• Google Docs/presentations with input from
multiple sources.
46. We use Skype and Blackboard Collaborate to
connect with our Scientist in Schools
partner, Melissa Toifl, from CSIRO Land and
Water Technologies, in Highett and Clayton.
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49. Products for Assessment
• Blogs > global2 or edublogs
• Slideshows > Slideshare
• Animations > ToonDo
• Cartoons > ComicLife
• E-Posters > Glogster
• Digital stories > Photostory
• Team work > Wikispaces
• Mash-ups > Windows Movie Maker; iMovie
• Videos > You-Tube; Vimeo
50. Practical considerations
• Technology does not replace experiments
• Does every student have access to devices?
• Does every student have internet access?
• Preferred learning styles?
• Concentration span – mix it up!
• Plan B and Plan C
• Best tool for the job of learning
51. Thank you!
Email - Brittgow@gmail.com
Twitter - @brittgow
Technoscience blog -
http://technoscience.global2.vic.gov.au
Digital toolbox –
http://digitaltoolbox.wikispaces.com
Editor's Notes
Black and white photo album
Colour photographs
Digital cameras
Photos with cameras
Photos shared online with Instagram, Twitter, Flickr and Facebook