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Podcasting from the Seashore in Cape Cod
"People don't really understand what a database is," said Stewart. "I wanted [students] to be able to classify the different things that they saw at the seashore. In the real world you use your computer to compile the data that you've taken out in the field. Adult scientists--that's what they do." Likewise, the teachers received extended instruction on the use of the spreadsheet tool for gathering data and graphing it, which they'll pass onto their students.In the case of fifth graders at Dennis-Yarmouth, the students are doing investigative research, then coming back and using computer technology--"podcasting, digital images, all the rest of it"--to extend their experiences. "When you're infusing technology into curriculum, rather than making it an addon," said Stewart, "you're making it more robust."
About the author: Dian Schaffhauser covers high tech, business and higher education for a number of publications. Contact her at dian@dischaffhauser.com.
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