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Reflecting on the ROV simulation and cellphone experiment

Today was the final challenge in our Remotely Operated Vehicle Challenge. After about a week of planning and practice the groups from our two classes had their final challenge; navigate to a given location, put a cap on a jar. The simplified assignment from my previous post is:
Working with another 8th grade science […]

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New Middle School Science Labs

Ok, so it was the end of February, but the new labs are finished (minus some small punch list items) and we have been fully using our new space.
I certainly have more to add about the wonderful opportunities these labs will provide our middle school students, but for now take a look. […]

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Looking at Technology Use in the Classroom

When I wrote about what someone might see when walking through a technology integrated classroom, my goal was to provide a quick view for a group of administrators and school board members in my district. The list was clearly missing something. Jeff Utecht’s Post on evaluating technology use in the classroom goes this […]

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What You Might See in a Technology Integrated Classroom

I was asked the other day what a technology integrated classroom may look like. Certainly there are many answers to that such as Clarence Fisher’s classroom in Snow Lake. But what might you see in a classroom walk-through? To see or experience all of what makes a technology integrated classroom would require […]

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Can Computer Labs Support Technology Integration

How does a computer lab fit into a technology integrated curriculum? That is the question my team has been asking. In the end I think the answer is that a lab, with signups, schedules, and removal from the main classroom cannot support a technology integrated curriculum.

We are not a one-to-one laptop middle school […]

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