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Mr. Gibson – ScienceClassroom Instruction & Student Learning:
Room 213Explorations & Laboratory Exercises: Room
214
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
In this class you will be using
an array of technological tools
(like the HP Notepad of which
most of you are familiar with)
and various software
applications (platforms) as well.
SOME of these applications we
will begin with in this first unit
are noted at the right →
Software Apps:G-mailSchool-rack™Class-marker™Glogster™Skype™/Plurk™Et al
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
SOME of these software
application - platforms
we will begin with in this
first unit are noted here;
→
Software Apps:G-mailSchool-rack™Class-marker™Glogster™Skype™/Plurk™Et al
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
SOME of these hardware
tools we will begin with
are noted here;
→
Technology Hardware (eg)
HP NotepadIPADWeb-cam (free & notepad)USB linked Stereo-scopeUSB linked Compound
light microscopeFlip-camsDigital camerasEt al
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
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Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
Oh, by the way…
Like all technologies there
will be frustration and
confusion…
Be patient and ask for help
but DON’T QUIT!!!
You CAN get in touch with
technology!!!
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
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FIRST…
You will need a gmail account that will ONLY be used in conjunction with
School-rack™ electronically
submitted/graded assignments.
Software AppsG-mail – Power up your HP Notepad
and log on. Then go to the internet Google™ search engine. Once you are ready we will proceed to the Smart-Board display and follow my directions. When we are done you will…
Record your username & pass-code in your agenda.
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SECOND…
You will need to locate my School-rack™ website and
proceed to create your personal class account..
http://www.schoolrack.com/
Software Apps
SchoolRack™: Using the Google™ search
engine type in Schoolrack and open its home page. Once you are there we will proceed to the Smart-Board display and follow my directions.
Note the site’s URL, your username & your pass-code in your agenda.
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THIRD…
You will need to locate and then navigate your
ClassMarker™ personal account that will be used for
all formal classroom assessments.
http://www.classmarker.com/
Software Apps
ClassMarker™: Using the Google™ search
engine type in ClassMarker and open its home page. Once you are there note the Smart-Board’s “split-page”.
On the right-hand page you will note your username and pass-code. Record these in your agenda and then log in.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
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FOURTH…
You will need to Google Up the Glogster™ homepage and then wait for me…
http://www.glogster.com/
Software Apps
Glogster™: Open the home page and then
notice the Smart-Board’s “split-page”.
On the right-hand page you’ll see a couple of do’s & don’ts… note these as well as your username and pass-code; recording them in your agenda.
Log in making sure your account is correctly set up and then log out for now.
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FIFTH… The class will be using a
Skype™ account that is my own. Since we will be
“Skyping” & “Plurking” via the Smart-board… there will
be no foreseeable need to create an account of your own for class purposes.
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/homepage
Software Apps
Skype™: We will Skype with my wife’s
class in order to check out the system for now.
Throughout the school year we will be Skyping with university professors, graduate students, other US classes and from around the world in order to complete various in-depth experimental projects.
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SIXTH…
Et-al
Software AppsEt al: This is a Latin term that
means… “and others…”For our use here it means
---there will be other applications that we will be learning & using over the course of the school-year (like “applets” and “modelings”).
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
FIRST
The HP Notepad
Technology - HardwareHP Notepad: The Notepad is located
in the charging cart in room 213.
You will be assigned a notepad number that corresponds with the shelf-slot number that it sits upon.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
FIRST
The HP Notepad
Technology - HardwareHP Notepad: The Notepad has a camera
and speakers built into it (we will use those later with Glogster™ applications);
You MUST return your notepad to its proper shelf location within the charge cart & PLUG IT IN!!! (You want yours charged just like those students in classes after yours).
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
SECOND
The IPad
Technology - HardwareIPad: The Ipad also has a camera
and speakers built into it (we will use those later when we Plurk™ with the Science Center of St. Louis and NASA’s Ames Research Center);
You MUST return your IPAD’s to your teacher completely powered down.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
THIRD
“Free” Web camera
(stand alone web-cam)
Technology - HardwareStand-alone Web-Cam: The stand-alone or “free
standing” web camera we will be using for Skyping & Plurking is a Logitech much like the image to the left;
And – it will be mounted next to the Smart-board @ the Teacher’s Station to your right.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
THIRD
“Gooseneck” or Stereoscope camera
(usb interfaced)
Technology - HardwareUSB linked Gooseneck”
or Steroscope: The stand-alone
gooseneck camera will be used with student demonstrations &/or optical microscopes.
And – it will be mounted next to the Smart-board @ the Teacher’s Station to your right.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
FOURTH
“Compound” Light Microscope
(usb interfaced)
Technology - HardwareUSB linked Compound Light
Stereomicroscope [SIUE-ITQ Grant]:
The compound stereo microscope & its USB interface is provided on loan from SIUE ITQ grant for us to use.
It will interface with your HP Notepad, Ipad, or the Smartboard for integration with your labs.
It is expensive (over $4,000) and a favor to us… let’s be extra careful when it is in the lab or classroom.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
FIFTH
“Flip” Cam
(usb interfaced)
Technology - HardwareUSB linked “Flip” Camera: The “flip” camera uses the
ISB port to recharge &/or download.
It will interface with your HP Notepad, the Ipad, and/or the teacher’s station.
Please make sure you wipe off your recordings after downloading to your targeted computer or flash-drive and return to me.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
SIXtH
Digital “Still” Camera
(usb interfaced)
Technology - HardwareUSB linked Digital “Still”
Camera: The “Still” (image) camera
uses the ISB port to download.
It will interface with your HP Notepad, the Ipad, and/or the teacher’s station.
Please make sure you wipe off your recordings after downloading to your targeted computer or flash-drive and return to me.
Unit One: Technology & Parts of the Atom
And …
Et-al
Software AppsEt al: This is a Latin term that
means… ummmm, means… (does anyone remember?)
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