Emerging Technologies and Forestry: Using Handhelds and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Introduce Forestry in the Middle School Classroom
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Robin Ward, Mary Keller, Candace Figg, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-47-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA
Abstract
Developing unique educational strategies that integrate emerging technologies often result in the development of interdisciplinary lesson designs. The paper presented will describe the lesson for middle school students developed as a collaboration between university professors, classroom teachers, and forestry officials from Project Learning Tree. Beginning with the idea that the forest serves as an excellent math and science classroom, the lesson incorporates handhelds, laptops, multimedia software, Internet resources, online learning activities, and field experiences using forester's tools into a cross-curricular exploration of the relationships among growth, physiology, and the utilization of trees through scientific inquiry.
Citation
Ward, R., Keller, M. & Figg, C. (2003). Emerging Technologies and Forestry: Using Handhelds and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Introduce Forestry in the Middle School Classroom. In C. Crawford, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2003--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1353-1356). Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved December 9, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/18170/.
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