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TECHNOLOGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES??
TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
NAAE, December, 2010Lori Berget, Joan Miller
Black Hawk High School, South Wayne, WI 53587
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ProProfs Quiz
What does the source of a river mean? Is Mississippi a river as well as a state? What does the word Mississippi mean? Where does the river Mississippi end? What does the mouth of a river mean?
Introduction What is natural about using technology
to teach agriculture? Technology can be tool to keep students
motivated and engaged!
Top Web 2.0 Tools 1. Blogs 2. Social networking 3. Synchronous live platforms
Elluminate WebEx Adobe Connect
Per simplek12
Most Commonly Used Web 2.0 Tools in Education Podcasts (audio & video), .mp3, .mp4 Wikis SocialMedia,
Social bookmarking Networking RSS feeds Blogs
PodCast Hardware Tools Smartboards Mimeos FlipVideos Netbooks WebCams Microphones StarBoard tablet whiteboard Projectors Document cameras
Podcast Software Tools .mp3
Audacity Acoustica Mixcraft GarageBand
.mp4 MovieMaker Pinnacle VideoSpin iMovie
Windows snipping tool Zamzar and others
Wiki Tools Google Wikispaces PB Wiki
Social Media Tools Social bookmarking
Diggio, Delicious Networking
Twitter, Ning, Skitch Blogs
Shiftedlearning.org Blogs.simplek12.com Blog.innovativeeducator.com
Collaboration Tools Google Docs, Voice Wallwisher Glogster Skype
Class Management Tool iTalc
Course Management Tools Moodle StudyWizSpark Blackboard
A Few More Web 2.0 Tools Voki Jing Prezi Wetoku.com Kid.blog.org
More Web2.0 tools DropBox PicLits.com
All information included in a Excel 2007 file found at: NAAE community folder
www.blackhawkbusiness.wikispaces.com/NAAE
technology_and_natural_resources_latest.xlsx
Ag Curriculum Site MyCaert—www.mycaert.com
Fees based on usage
Open Source (usually free software) Open Office Joomla Kompozer Gimp NotePadIt SongBirds WordPress
Web 3.0 Tools defined http://www.roseindia.net/Technology-rev
olution/web3.0/index.shtml a web development layer that includes
TV-quality open video, 3D simulations, augmented reality, human-constructed semantic standards, and pervasive broadband, wireless, and sensors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_3.0#Web_3
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Life Along the Mississippi Unit PlanTECHNOLOGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES??
Workshop Objectives
1. Create lessons that infuse technology - to be used in classrooms supporting one/multiple computers or in computer lab.
2. Broaden student understanding of the unit information utilizing available technology resources. 3. Engage students awareness of 21st century skills and technology while learning about natural
resources. Unit Objectives:
1. Students develop an understanding of the importance of water. 2. Students develop an understanding of appropriate use of 21st century skills and technology. 3. Students create projects to inform others about water conservation and the Mississippi River using
21st century skills and technology. 4. Students will learn about the history of the Mississippi River and its importance to agricultural
economics/ water conservation.
Standards Addressed: NRS.01.01.01.c Research and debate one or more current issues related to the conservation or
preservation of natural resources. o Math: 5a o Science: C4 and F3 o Social Studies: 3h and 3k
NRS.02.06.02.b Relate the function of a water shed to natural resources. o Science: D2 and F3 o Social Studies: 3B, 3H, 3F
Additional standards may apply depending on which activities you choose to use. o www.teamaged.org/council
Life Along the Mississippi Unit
1. Why is water important? a. "Life" is dependent upon water
i. power (electricity) ii. recreation
iii. transportation iv. food (raise, process) v. wildlife
b. Midwest has several major water sources i. rivers
1. Mississippi (2nd longest) http://www.elcivics.com/mississippi_river_1.html
http://www.42explore2.com/missriv.htm a. Puzzle:
http://www.elcivics.com/mississippi_river_crossword_puzzle.pdf http://www.elcivics.com/mississippi_river_crossword_answers.pdf
(answer sheet)
1. Mississippi River a. on a map locate the river from start to end
i. http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/rivers.html b. How many dams are located on the Mississippi?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_locks_and_dams_of_the_Upper_Mississippi_River c. How many ports?
http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/default.asp?pageid=145 d. Length of River--tributaries in WI that flow into it? e. History of the river--current uses f. Conservation practices in place
i. "Special Report" activity (news media presentation) 3 class periods http://www.iptv.org/mississippi/lessonplans/ActivityPDFs/SocialStudies/SpecialReport.pdf
g. Wildlife camera along the river http://www.wnrmag.com/org/gmu/mississippi/pdf%20files/pdf%20files/WQ/Monitoring%20the%20Miss%202007.pdf (monitoring activity that students can do - DNR website)
h. careers utilizing the river 2. How has technology helped preserve the river?
a. Agriculture i. conservation of soils (less eroding into river)
ii. no till iii. min. till/strip cropping/terraces/waterways iv. rip-rapping
b. Industry i. cleaning water prior to returning the river
ii. monitoring water quality/non point source pollution 3. River towns “Bon Voyage Brochure Activity” (3 class periods)
1. http://www.iptv.org/mississippi/lessonplans/ActivityPDFs/SocialStudies/SpecialReport.pdf
a. Dubuque, IA b. Clinton, IA c. Red Wing, MN d. Prairie du Chien, WI e. Dependent upon
ii. river trade iii. recreation iv. what draws tourists “What’s your Ambition” - Activity (writing) 4 class periods
1. http://www.iptv.org/mississippi/lessonplans/ActivityPDFs/LanguageArts/WhatsYourAmbition.pdf
v. refurbishing the river districts 4. Assessments
a. Rubric examples for brochure i. http://www1.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/tech/k6/3/puget_sound/brochure_rubric
.htm b. ProProfs – creating your own quiz
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/search.php?search=technology+and+natural+resources
New Bloom’s Taxonomy
Project Based Learning Ideas Solve a problem, present the solution to
a group of engineers or other professionals Status of levy system along a section of the
river Locks/dams issues Flooding along a section
Students may present using on-line tools, Skype, video podcast, webinar, glogster
Layered Curriculum Glog on tributaries of the Wisconsin river
A grade A link to map of tributaries All tributaries named At least three text images conveying information about major
tributaries B grade
A link to map of tributaries Some tributaries named Two text images conveying information.
C grade A link to map of tributaries Tributaries named
1 Computer Classroom Thinkfinity.org lesson plans WebCam—
Introduction, Create video presentation, Collaborate in real time with other schools
(Skype, Google Docs, Twitter, blogs) CamStudio—record Windows desktop and
sound export as .mp3
Multiple Computer Classroom Collaborate with professionals
WallWisher collaborate using electronic post-its
GoogleDocs Collaborate in graphs, spreadsheets for data
Interview professionals Skype Twitter
Nitty Gritty Details (stoppers) Access Downloading from youtube Internet bandwidth—limited, slow,
unlimited Files extensions Filters Copyright TIME
Resources 4 Files
2007 Excel Spreadsheet, tabs for Web2.0, UnitPlan, More_Sites, scoring_guides, TechTools, Workshop_description, and Ideas
20007 Excel Spreadsheet, scoring_guides 2007 Word unit lesson plan 2007 PP, this presentation
technology_and_natural_resources.xlsx
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