Tool # 9

1. Why do you think it is important to tie the technology to the objective?

• It is very important to link the activity you are doing to the objective or else it would just be fun and games for the students. If we tell them the purpose then they will be able to relate.

1. Why should we hold students accountable for the stations/centers?

• If the student use the technology in the center/station then they will usually create. They have ownership for the product.

1. Visit 2 of the applicable links to interactive websites for your content/grade level. Which sites did you like. How could you use them as stations? How can you hold the students accountable for their time in these stations?

• I like Phet. It has a lot of interactive programs. There is Gizmos. Also if you lookup on the web you can find a lot of apps/sites.

1. List two to three apps you found for the iPod Touch/iPad that you can use in your classroom. What do you see that station looking like? How can you hold the students accountable for their time in these stations?

• Google Earth
• National Geographic
• Science 360
• Science Glossary

1. What about other ways to use the iPod Touch/iPad? Share another way you can see your students using the device as a station.

• I attended a workshop at Teacher U. The instructor showed a lot of ways to use the ipod and ipad in the classroom. I really learnt a lot. These workshops were great.