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Multimedia Laboratory Reports: Teaching and Learning Elementary Science with Digital Microscopes
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, East Carolina University, United States ; , , University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Vienna, Austria ISBN 978-1-880094-65-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

Abstract

The research study describes the implementation of laptop computers and digital, USB-based microscopes (Proscopes®) in elementary science classes. This technology integration project took place in low socio-economic areas with diverse populations in rural school districts in the Southeastern United States. Additionally, each school has had comparably low levels of access to technology for students and teachers. Traditional science tools (light microscopes) were replaced with four sets of laptops with ProScopes as technology-enhanced collaborative work areas. With minimal training, students adapted and used these technologies to examine and explore content in biology. Students created electronic lab reports using digital images and motion videos captured during activities. The infusion of technologies in this instructional environment transformed the learning experiences through the powerful combination of science and technology, resulting in enhanced student processes and products.

Citation

Dickerson, J., Kubasko, D. & Coleman, H. (2008). Multimedia Laboratory Reports: Teaching and Learning Elementary Science with Digital Microscopes. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2008--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 3141-3146). Vienna, Austria: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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