Teaching Science Through Student Construction of a CD-ROM about Antarctic Ecology
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Carol, C.L. (2006). Teaching Science Through Student Construction of a CD-ROM about Antarctic Ecology. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 3971-3973). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006
Orlando, Florida, USA
March 19, 2006
ISBN 1-880094-58-4
Caroline M. Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Karen McFerrin, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE
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Guiding high school students as they built an educational CD-ROM about Long-Term Ecological Research in Antarctica was a sound educational strategy underpinned by experiential education philosophy. The primary goal was to describe the nature of long-term ecological research funded by the National Science Foundation, using images and information gathered by the teacher's visit to "The Ice" for classrooms that lack Internet access. The students' task was to make the science understandable and interesting. Technical difficulties aside, they successfully grappled with the importance and structure of sequences, definitions, and illustrations while considering space, audience, and relevance. Collaboration both enhanced and slowed the process. Final decisions about background music/white noise and additional video clips remain. The content has been posted to the Internet for review by the researchers. A companion CD with teacher tools and real datasets is being developed.
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