Students use their science knowledge and skills to create a weather blog. One of the teachers discussed, “Although this allowed students to "do" science, we wanted to enhance student interest and create purpose for their learning. We came up with a great idea—allowing students to create their own weather forecasts and present them to their classmates on a blog.” The students were taught how to use the software and the headset to record their forecast. They were also shown how to maximize the quality of their video by maintaining an appropriate position in front of the camera and speaking clearly. Students were then instructed in how to play back their video and rerecord as necessary. Finally, they were shown how to save their file. In their case, the teacher needed to do the file uploading because he had higher-level access to the blog to create/edit posts, whereas the students only had the ability to post comments. I think this is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom at an early age.
Evans, K., & Frazier, W. (2010). Blogging About the Weather. Science and Children, 47(8), 24-28. Retrieved November 21, 2010
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