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Welcome to the Technology in Teaching Wiki.

I am a science teacher who uses multiple technologies in my classroom. Those technologies include:

I'll be adding to this Wiki as I have time. During the summer, I'll post on my activities, and develop pages to prepare for my new classes in the fall.
 * [|CBLs and LabPro] - these are data collection devices. With them, I can use various digital and analog probes to gather data, and send it to another device (either computer or calculator) to analyze. It allows my students to focus on WHAT the data means, rather than spending time trying to enter the data into a table, then figure out how to display it (graph? table? equation? - they're all available from the menu choices).
 * Computer applets - these are Java-based applications designed to supplement the labs and hands-on activities. Examples can be found at [|PhET]
 * Projection equipment - currently, I have an Epson projector that hooks into my computer. I'll be at a different school next year, and I'm crossing my fingers that I'll get a SmartBoard.
 * Podcasting - I'm still experimenting with this, but buying the iPod Shuffle was a real revelation about the importance of the spoken word. The first time I tested it in class, I just recorded a few sentences to introduce the activity (in the MacBook's GarageBand). It was amazing! The kids listened raptly, unlike the inattention when the voice is live.[[image:Photo_135.jpg]]