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Integrating iPads into the Classroom - Download Free Content from Union University on i... - 1 views

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    Colleagues of mine at Union University developed this course and content for integrating iPads into the Classroom.
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Science Classroom Strategies - 0 views

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    "For example, in a middle school life science class, students are learning about food webs and the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. It isn't enough to just understand what food webs are and learn the terms biotic and abiotic. Rather, it is critical that students are able to apply that knowledge to real-world situations. So instead of simply practicing how to identify the energy transfer among organisms in a food web, students may be challenged to research a particular environment (i.e., rainforest in Peru - http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/Peru), identify unique flora and fauna to that region, and pinpoint threats that could upset the balance of that food web. Additionally, students can use social networking sites, such as Facebook (if over the age of 13), to investigate organizations with environmental concerns and compare their own ideas with those of practicing organizations (i.e., Rainforest Alliance). Instructional rigor is achieved by extending the activity and engaging students in finding potential solutions that would prevent an environmental upset. These types of highly cognitive learning opportunities immediately increase rigor and require students to apply and negotiate their academic knowledge in a solutions-driven environment. The tablet becomes a learner tool as students research the web and collect data that would contribute to the solution-driven activity. In completing the activity, the learner must have or acquire sufficient knowledge of: (1) what food webs are; (2) in what ways food webs are significant to an environment; (3) what abiotic and biotic factors are; (4) which biotic factors contribute to a food web; and (5) how abiotic factors contribute to or affect the success of a food web. Engaging in solution-driven activities with the iPad, etc., goes beyond superficial and lower-level tasks by requiring students to expand their knowledge in context and through active engagement with others."
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