Technology resources for Science
Computer simulations/case studies
Tom Snyder Productions/scholastic
Science Court: Gravity
http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/406934/review/science_cour
t_gravity.html
Science court: seasons
http://www.tomsnyder.com/products/product.asp?SKU=SCISEA
Science court: soil
http://www.tomsnyder.com/products/product.asp?SKU=SCISOI
ecosystems
http://www.tomsnyder.com/products/product.asp?SKU=SSKEND
solar system rescue
http://www.tomsnyder.com/products/product.asp?SKU=GREGSD
WISE
http://wise.berkeley.edu/
Virtual labs
www.explorelearning.com
Virtual labs: electricity
http://www.wsd1.org/LTCActivities/46%20Freeware/virtual_labs_electricit
y.htm
http://www.wsd1.org/LTCActivities/46%20Freeware/crocodile_clips.htm
Balls/ramps/inertia
http://www.wsd1.org/LTCActivities/46%20Freeware/kinetics_lab.htm
Computer programming
http://scratch.mit.edu/
http://www.wsd1.org/LTCActivities/46%20Freeware/mortran_mouse_maz
e.htm
Planetarium programs
Voyager 4 Carina software
Identification programs
Tree identification
http://www.oplin.org/tree/
Bird identification
http://www.birding.com/bird_identification.asp
http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/
Bird projects and resources
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1785
Engineering projects and/or technological tools for classroom:
1. Digital microscopes
Iphone as a digital microscope
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/06/cool-mod-iphone-as-digitalmicroscope/
2. Smartboards
Cheap(er) homemade smartboards and finger tracking devices
http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/
3. Digital photography
http://www.suite101.com/content/a-digital-camera-in-science-classa39601
4. Probeware
http://www.vernier.com/cmat/ewv.html
5. Spreadsheet programs/graphing/data display
Microsoft excel
http://www.forsythcountyschools.org/its/kadkins/graphing_abc.htm
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/numbers/pictogram/info.htm
TERC
http://investigations.terc.edu/library/bookpapers/graphing_software.cfm
Student, teacher, scientist collaborations
Globe project: Environment:
http://globe.gov/
Cloud and climate observations:
http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/index.php
Birding projects
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1785
Case studies of teachers using technology in their classroom:
http://www.learner.org/resources/series21.html
Multimedia presentations
Powerpoint
Kid pix
www.inspiration.com
Content resources
Engineering
Museum of science – engineering is elementary
http://www.mos.org/eie/unitpdfs/index.php
Space – NASA
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Climate and weather
Atlas:
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/about/cdrom/climatls2/info/atlasad.html
NOAA weather resources http://www.education.noaa.gov/tweather.html
NASA earth observing: http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/
*Technology and resource portholes
SF Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/digital_library/
NSTA resources: http://www.nsta.org/publications/freebies.aspx
Virtual dissections http://www.academicinfo.net/biologydissect.html
Teacher Content knowledge and curiosity
Ted
http://www.ted.com/
MIT open courseware
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Virtual field trips
Factory tours
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
San Francisco Exploratorium
Video streaming sites
PBS http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
youtube
Videos on technology in science classrooms
A Vision of K-12 Students Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
Other Related Videos”
Shift Happens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U
What If
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2855786550703993653&hl=en
Technology curriculum overview
Using Technology in 21st Century Schools
Teachers Corner - University of Georgia - College of Education
http://archive.coe.uga.edu/k12/
Sample the Resource: Click on menu to left and briefly browse these pages:
 Video
 Podcasting
 Multimedia
 Hardware Technologies
 E-Portfolios
 Emerging Technologies
Standards to Guide Us Towards Excellence
National Educational Technology Standards
http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS