EDTAP http://edtap.psu.edu/ Exemplary Digital Teaching Archive Project en-us Copyright 2010 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:01:18 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Envisioning Contemporary Education: An Interview with Principal Donnan Stoicovy Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Principal Donnan Stoicovy describes the role of digital technology in supporting collaboration, deep thinking and initiative in student learning.

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History, art, architecture and writing are brought together as these fifth and sixth graders showcase their research in an ancient history museum.

Technology/Applications: IMovie, Blue Screen Plugin, Sketch Up, Fireworks, Pages

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Seventh and eighth graders create alternate history game boards as one part of building multi-genre websites that document their research into turning points in American history.

Technology/Applications: IWeb, Fireworks, IMovie, Microsoft Word

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First and second graders create podcasts and photo slideshows to document changes to the woods surrounding their school over three seasons.

Technology/Applications: Digital Cameras, KidPix

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Fifth graders combine digital and natural resources to create multi-genre 'zines as field guides that promote the preservation and restoration of the natural environment surrounding their school.

Technology/Applications: Microsoft Word, Apple Pages

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Second grade teacher Kelly Parks and her students use GarageBand to improve reading fluency.

Technology/Applications: GarageBand

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Fifth graders and their teachers explore Google Docs' capacity to facilitate collaborative writing.

Technology/Applications: Google Docs

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First graders learn to make hypotheses and document claims as they search for the identities of mystery dinosaurs.

Technology/Applications: Digital Cameras, Comic Life

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