Keeping up with technology

Blog Post | May 2008

Doesn’t it seem like there’s always something new in technology? How can we keep up with what’s going on? I’ve found a resource that can be very helpful: TipLine – Gates’ Computer…

All Technology resources

List | February 2020

Archive: NSTA Author Series: Using Daily Life Probes to Uncover Students' Ideas in Engineering & Technology, December 9, 2020

Web Seminar | October 2020

In this web seminar, participants will learn how to use purposefully designed, engaging questions to elicit and address students’ commonly held ideas about core concepts and practices in engineering and technology…

Guest Editorial: Science Literacy and the U.S. Congress—A Call from Capitol Hill for Increased Cooperation in Meetng U.S. Technological Challenges

Journal Article | October 1997

An opinion piece about the important role Congress plays in shaping our national research and development enterprise. Their actions are critical to the success of advancing fundamental scientific understanding and our…

Evolutionary Technology: Using Google Earth, Cyber Databases, and Geotagged Photos to Enhance Students' Scientific Practices and Understanding of Darwin's Theory of Evolution

Journal Article | January 2014

Use the latest information and communication technology to explore evolution a world away.

Research and Teaching: Using Internet Class Notes and PowerPoint in the Physical Geology Lecture: Comparing the Success of Computer Technology With Traditional Teaching Techniques

Journal Article | February 2000

The Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) study compared student performance in physical geology lecture classes using a traditional method of presentation with that of using Internet notes and PowerPoint lecture…

Mastering Scientific Practices With Technology

Blog Post | February 2016

In this video, columnist Ben Smith shares information from the Science 2.0 column, “Mastering Scientific Practices With Technology,” that appeared in a recent issue of The Science Teacher. Read the article here. …

New web tools and technology

Blog Post | October 2010

Click here for the Table of Contents At the beginning of every school year, I had to submit a list of 2–3 professional goals, with an action plan of how I would meet them. Using appropriate instructional technology…

Appropriate Technology for the Classroom—Using “Post-it Notes©" as an Active Learning Tool: Discovering a Simple Yet Effective Teaching Device in Everyday Classroom Supplies

Journal Article | February 1997

During the semester, the author found that students became more and more comfortable with the use of "Post-it Notes”—they became a tool much as their pens and pencils were tools. Some students would make Post-it Note…

Children use technology to send messages

Blog Post | January 2017

Children like to share their work and tell their families what they do at school or at other times when they are not together. While babysitting for a friend, I appreciated her 2-year-old child’s excitement when she…