MontcoBio

INTRODUCTION
On Dec 5th, 2008 Coaches & Teachers in Montgomery County, PA met for general discussion on tech use in biology followed by a more specific examination and sharing of tech in the following curricular areas: biochem / cell, DNA / gene expression / cell division, genetics / genetic engineering, evolution / classification.




ATTENDEES
>> >  [|www.hatboro-horsham.org] > High School > Departments (this goes to all our collaborative science pages) High School > Teachers (goes to our individual teacher pages)   >
 * __Wissahickon__**
 * Dianne Krause (coach) - diannekrause@gmail.com or [|dkrause@wsd.k12.pa.us]
 * Anne McDonough (Honors / AP Biology - CFF teacher) - [|amcdonough@wsd.k12.pa.us]
 * Website: http://www.teacherweb.com/PA/Wissahickon/McDonough/t.stm
 * Terri Biondo (Academic Biology) - [|tbiondo@wsd.k12.pa.us]
 * __Hatboro-Horsham__**
 * Natalie Fetterman (coach) - natalie.fetterman@gmail.com
 * Vanessa DeLuca (Academic / College Prep Biology - CFF integrator) - mrs.v.deluca@gmail.com
 * Joe Birzes (Honors / AP Biology) - sezrib@gmail.com
 * __Upper Merion__**
 * Kristin Hokanson (coach)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jeff Kushner (CP Biology/Honors Chemistry) jkushner@umasd.org

OVERVIEW
1 - introductions with overview of how each person is using technology in their classes - what's the focus? 2 - successes / challenges / needs 3 - curriculum review from a technology standpoint - going through each of the 4 areas and sharing specific lessons

DISCUSSION SUMMARY

 * Synchronize for classroom management, pushing items out to students
 * Things in different places- schoolwires, wikispaces, moodle, teacher website, etc. - how to manage
 * [|gaggle.net] for email - digital lockers, gmail for kids
 * what about COPPA? [|http://coppa.org]
 * SMART - Synchroneyes classroom management software
 * Digital Academy
 * apps types of course
 * for 1:1 implementation
 * 9th grade - year long course
 * online component
 * digital citizenship
 * time management
 * Learning communities in lieu of faculty meetings
 * Mixed groups
 * Topic based
 * AM or PM based on teachers' preference
 * PD in summer workshops
 * Google suite of apps - open, accessible 24/7
 * Google sites instead of iWeb
 * Include students in the planning process
 * To see their feedback and reflections on time spent on projects
 * Blogging:
 * Blogspot
 * Ning -[|http://abiospeaks.ning.com]
 * 21classes.com

CONTENT PAGES
biochem / cell DNA / gene expression / cell division Genetics / genetic engineering evolution / classification

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