Science

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=**Abstract**= Chapter 9 deals with the specifics of TPCK as they apply to the science classroom. The chapter addresses the fact that not only must science teachers be aware of the pedagogical uses of technology, but that they must remain up to date on the technology used within the fields they are teaching. The chapter begins to address three fundamental questions: “Where to use technology?” “What technology to use?” and “How to teach with technology?” The answer to each of these questions depends on the specific conditions that the teacher is teaching in and the resources available to them. Due to the constantly changing nature these variables, the book recommends that preservice teachers be taught in a manner similar to how we expect them to teach, rather than focusing on every possible combination of technology and situation they might encounter.

Links For Teachers (//professional development and technology integration ideas//)
[|Teachers Domain - Digital Media] [|edtechteacher] [|Community Resources for Science Teachers] [|PBS Stem Education Resources] [|11 Science Resources to try for 2011] [|Free Technology for Teachers - Blog]

=Synthesis= Our class has found several common threads in chapter 9 that each person has highlighted and found essential to teaching science content with a technological focus. We all agree that[| science and technology] are closely linked and therefore can support and enhance each other being taught in the science classroom. In many examples the technology is the content. The class has found these examples through their own teaching experience and from chapter 9.

An essential component derived from the chapter that almost all students found was the necessity of technology is that it is pedagogically appropriate for the content and serves an intended purpose. There is no use in plugging in a computer to do a pencils job when it does not solve the problem of offer [|best practice] to the teacher and student.

=__Links for Science Education__=

Elementary
[|WebQuests] [|Science 24/7] [|Lesson Plans]

Middle
[|Middle Level Science Resources]

Secondary
[|Khan Academy] [|HippoCampus] [|Project Based Learning Resources]

ELL
[|Teaching Science to ELL students MANY RESOURCES] [|ELL and Science]

Special Ed
[|Special Needs Teacher Resources]