This document discusses the use of technology in K-8 science curriculums. It defines technology and curriculum, and explains that technology should be integrated in a way that supports curricular goals through active engagement, participation, interaction, and real-world connections. It provides guidelines for introducing technology in science teacher preparation and discusses how technology can enhance science learning. Specific examples are given of how technology can significantly change student and teacher roles and increase motivation, collaboration, and use of resources. The document concludes by discussing how to integrate technology into a science classroom.

1. THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE K-8
SCIENCE CURRICULUM.
By: Sonny Sablan
ED 480 Educational Technology
Mr. John Jenkins
Spring 2012

2. WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
 Technology is often used as the
generic term to encompass all the
technologies people develop and
use in their lives. UNESCO, the
United Nations Education, Social
and Cultural Organisation, defines
technology as:
 "...the know-how and creative
processes that may assist people to
utilise tools, resources and systems
to solve problems and to enhance
control over the natural and made
environment in an endeavour to
improve the human condition."
(UNESCO, 1985).

3. WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

4. INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY
Effective technology
integration is achieved
when its use supports
curricular goals. It must
support four key levels of
learning.
 Active Engagement
 Participation in groups
 Frequent interaction and
feedbacks
 Connection to real-world
experts

5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PREPARATION OF
SCIENCE TEACHERS
Flick and Bell (2000) proposed a list of
technology guidelines to use when
working with science teachers.
1. Technology should be introduced in
the context of science content.
2. Technology should address
worthwhile science with appropriate
pedagogy.
3. Technology instruction in science
should take advantage of the unique
features of technology.
4. Technology should make scientific
views more accessible.
5. Technology instruction should
develop students’ understanding of
the relationship between technology
and science.

6. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE LEARNING IN SCIENCE
The TELS Community
brings university
researchers together with
middle school and high
school educators to
improve instruction in
science. Established by the
National Science
Foundation as a national
Center for Learning and
Teaching, TELS is
headquartered at the
University of California,
Berkeley, and is directed
by Professor Marcia C.
Linn.

7. TECHNOLOGY’S SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
 Change in student and teacher roles:
 The student is actively making choices about how to generate,
obtain, manipulate, or display information.
 Increased motivation and self-esteem:
 A greater willingness to write or to work on computational
skills.
 Technical Skills:
 Students, even at the elementary school level, are able to
acquire an impressive level of skill with a broad range of
computer software.
 More collaboration with peers :
 a great majority of teachers is an increased inclination on the
part of students to work cooperatively and to provide peer
tutoring.

8. TECHNOLOGY’S SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
 Increased use of outside resources:
 Teachers from 10 out of 17 classrooms observed at length cited
increased use of outside resources as a benefit of using
technology.
 Improved design skills and attention to
audience:
 Experiences in developing the kinds of rich, multimedia products
that can be produced with technology, particularly when the
design is done collaboratively so that students experience their
peers' reactions to their presentations, appear to support a
greater awareness of audience needs and perspectives.

9. TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Check the web site to see what science and
technology looks like when put together.

10. HOW TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO A
SCIENCE CLASSROOM

11. REFERENCES
 http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/6_MSIb.jpg
 http://www.pa.ash.org.au/tefa/wite.html
 http://great-
premiertechnologies.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-is-
technology.html
 http://topics.wisegeek.com/topics/curriculum.htm#
 http://alignguy.blogspot.com/
 http://www.edutopia.org/tech-integration
 http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/ualturki/Digital%20Library/Prepari
ng%20Tomorrow%E2%80%99s%20Science%20Teacher
s%20to%20Use%20Technology%20An%20Example%20f
rom%20the%20Field.pdf

12. REFERENCES
 http://www.eecs.umich.edu/cse/cs_connections/
cs4hs_home.html
 http://budgetcrisis.berkeley.edu/?page_id=1639
 http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdT
ech/effectsstudents.html
 http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.ht
m
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hwJnLQ0Hh
s