using technology to take science and social studies to new heights
DESCRIPTION
Using Technology to Take Science and Social Studies to New Heights. Kim Nielson. presented by. The Great Astronaut Race. Neptune. Uranus. Saturn. Jupiter. Mars. Earth. Venus. Mercury. Why new heights?. • going mainstream. • 60/40. • for ALL students build schema - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Using Technology to Take Science
and Social
Studies to New
Heightspresented by Kim Nielson
The Great
Astronaut Race
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Why new heights?
• going mainstream• 60/40
• for ALL students
build schema
add visual and kinesthetic learning•
TAKS
How can we keep up with the mainstream?
Modify
How can my students use a study guide?
living nonliving
District S.S. review
Our Study Guide
Even More New Heights
How can I incorporate more READING?
Create books using
PowerPoint
Print as handouts to
create smaller books
How can my students memorize all this stuff?
How can my students memorize all this stuff?
MARS M.V. Eats Mars candy. The sugar makes her Jump. She jumps so high that she jumps
over the S U N.
How can we make cool movies?
How can I integrate games and technology?
• templates
• easy moving games
PowerPoint
• create your own
SMART Board
• download
Pictures
• Images from Clipart.com and Microsoft Clip Art
• Scroll - www.kidsdomain.com• US map - enchantedlearning.com• 13 Colonies map -
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/colonies_nl.pdf
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War of 1812