2. A Typical Classroom
Scenario…
Many of us remember sitting, on hard slide desk chairs, in stale white
classrooms with those corny “Love To Learn” posters stuck to the
walls while our teachers lectured to us about whatever it was we were
supposed to be learning… all while we stared anxiously at the clock.
Does this ring a bell…. Anyone? Anyone?
3. Overview Of My Project
Rationale
Wanted something that would work for me
Continuation of something I was working on for this upcoming
year
Incorporate more than one type of technology
Collaborate previous class/course assignments I have done for
my biology classes
Result
Biology Class Wiki Page
4. Overview Of My Project
Biology Class Wiki
First and foremost… a work in progress!!!
And probably will be for a LONG time!
Organized by:
General Documents
Chapter Materials
Biology Resources
5. Purpose Of My Project
My Inspiration:
The Biology Corner
Goals I Have In Mind:
Open communication
Take my classroom outside my classroom
Incorporate more technology
Turn the responsibility of learning to the students
Teach more than just biology
6. Technology Involved
Power Point
Accompanied by online student copies of scaffold notes
Virtual Labs
Via various online software programs
Videos
Compliments of YouTube.com and other sources
Online worksheets and labs
Some I have created and others from Biologycorner.com
Online diagrams
Via various online software programs
7. Technology Involved
Quizlet
For vocabulary building and testing
Online quizzes
Via various online software programs
Webquests
Includes many facets of online technology… take a look at chapter 3 webquest
Online textbook resources
Include online text version as well as chapter summaries and publisher worksheets
RSS feeds for additional reading assignments for application assignments
Coming soon!
And much more depending on the chapters… which I am still frantically
developing!
8. Projects To Be Completed
Depends on the chapter…
Most Include:
I Can Statements
Vocabulary
Notes
Diagrams
Labs
Worksheets
Various Activities
Study Materials
Lets take a look!!!
9. The “Goods” & The “Bads”
The Pros… The Cons…
Incorporate technology Time commitment
common core standards
Keeping it “in shape”
Make learning more fun
and motivating Training and first time
Interactive “go around”
Student individual
responsibility
Communication
Availability
Can always make it better
10. What I Foresee In The Future…
Things I would like to add later on…
Have all chapters up and running
Web quests for every chapter
Have students help me develop the wiki
Virtual and augmented reality
RSS feeds for extended thinking activities
Digital storytelling projects
Screencasts for parents and student activities/labs
Lulu textbook of my own attached to website
