Digital Microscopes: Enhancing Collaboration and Engagement in Science Classrooms with Information Technologies
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Jeremy Dickerson, East Carolina University, United States ; Dennis Kubasko, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, United States
CITE Journal Volume 7, Number 4, ISSN 1528-5804 Publisher: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This article describes the implementation of laptop computers and digital, USB-based microscopes (Proscopes®) in science classes. This technology integration project took place in a rural school district in North Carolina. This school is in a low socio-economic area, with an approximately 60/40 ratio of Caucasian to non-Caucasian students. Additionally, this school has had a comparably low level of access to technology for students and teachers. Traditional science tools (light microscopes) were replaced with four sets of a laptops with ProScopes as technology-enhanced collaborative work areas. With minimal formal technical training, students adapted and used these technologies to examine and explore content in cellular biology and to create 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. (2007). Digital Microscopes: Enhancing Collaboration and Engagement in Science Classrooms with Information Technologies. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 7(4), 279-292. Waynesville, NC USA: Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Retrieved August 10, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/24468/.
© 2007 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
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