Integration of Technology in Middle School STEM
Newton’s Second Law of Motion Using Ning.com for Communication
StoryEDU 630
June 14, 2012
StoryEDU 630
June 14, 2012
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Presentation Features
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Objective:Students will be able to communicate, in writing via technology, the relationship between mass, force, and acceleration within Newton’s Second Law of Motion
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June 14, 2012
Lesson
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June 14, 2012
First Day
Open lesson with Do Now
Review of Prior Material
Students perform a search
Students share finding with Blog Post
Students comment on findings of peers
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
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June 14, 2012
Second Day
Do Now and Prior Material
Formally Introduce Second Law of Motion
Perform Hands on Activity
Students share finding with class via Ning.com
Written, Video or Pictures
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
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Newton’s Second Law of Motion
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Three AreasResearch Post
Peer CommentsDiscover Activity
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Social Website
Who uses Ning.com?
Corporations
Associations
Government
Education
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Proposed use in classroom
Similar to EDU 630
Blogs
Comments
Videos
Pictures
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Creating a Ning
Options
Ning Plus $24.95 month
Ning Pro $59.95 month
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Enrolling Students
Need to be at least 13
Have an email address or
Use Gmail to “piggy-back” the student
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Gmail Account for Students
Without Gmail Accounts
[email protected] work account is hosted by Google
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June 14, 2012
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June 14, 2012
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June 14, 2012
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Language Filter
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Approval of Comments
Email is also sent to Gmail Account
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Ning Help Center
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Video and article based assistance
Find by feature
Best Practices- creating and expanding
Lesson PlanKahan, P. (2002). Science Explorer Motion, Forces, and
Energy. Prentice Hall. Needham, MAWeltha, D. (2006). Physical Science Student Text. PCI
Educational Publishing. San Antonio, TXwww.sciencefix.comwww.youtube.com
eagles.ning.comiRubric for Assessment
Mathematics FrameworksScience Frameworks
Resources
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Ning.com
Ning Help Center
Pearson Ning Mini for Educators
Gmail Work Around
Screencast
Article
Resources
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