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Media Projects

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Science Class

by Wes Fryer, Ph.D.

@wfryer

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Updated 3-10-2021

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Types of Technology Integration Professional Development

1. Awareness

2. Hands-on Workshop

3. 1 on 1 Coaching

“Hey I didn’t know you could do that!”

(this is our session today)

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Media Projects for Science Class

  1. Why?
  2. InfoPics
  3. Animations

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Why should students CREATE & SHARE media?

Make THINKING VISIBLE! - Engagement!

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Develop computational thinking skills

“Constructionist Pedagogy” is transformative

(1980)

(1993)

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post-linguistic society

media-centric society

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Must build media literacy in students & citizens

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#create2learn

Best way to become saavy to mind hacking:

MEDIA CREATION

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How can students

SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW in Science Class with MEDIA? (#create2learn)

ShowWithMedia.com

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ShowWithMedia.com

Originally started in 2012… Refreshed with updated project icons in February 2021

Today we’ll focus on TWO of these projects...

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are we alone?

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never stop exploring

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write clever ideas here

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Adobe Spark is PERFECT for InfoPics

  1. It’s FREE
  2. Works on Chromebooks & iPads
  3. All 5th, 6th & 7th graders have accounts & experience with it!

(but you can also just use Google Slides or Google Drawing documents!)

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Shared iCloud library with hundreds of Bible Verse InfoPics: wfryer.me/bible

My eBook Chapter on InfoPics:

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My Challenge to You:

Paint Your Classroom and

the Walls of our School

with SCIENCE RELATED InfoPics!

February 21, 2021:

Launch of The

“S.S. Katherine Johnson” Cygnus spacecraft

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“An animation can be a dynamic, visual representation of an idea or process. A game or simulation can be interactive, requiring user input. A game is an activity based on rules involving play and user interaction. Games can be competitive.”

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Scratch Science Animation Project Examples

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Created in October 2018 by Rachel Fryer & Sophia Hellman as a project for 9th Grade Biology class at Casady School

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Scratch is PERFECT for Animations

  • It’s FREE
  • Works on Chromebooks & iPads
  • Projects are sharable & archived
  • All 5th, 6th & 7th graders have accounts & experience with it!

Scratch requires a separate (non-Google) account & that students VERIFY their email to share projects.

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Please follow up with Wes for more PD!

1. Awareness

2. Hands-on Workshop

3. 1 on 1 Coaching

“Hey I didn’t know you could do that!”

(this is our session today)

wfryer.me/science

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Media Projects

for

Science Class

by Wes Fryer, Ph.D.

@wfryer

wfryer.me/science

Updated 3-10-2021