B2evidence

=Category B: Curriculum and Instruction=

B2 Evidence: HOW students learn
//From the list your focus group has compiled in the wiki evidence page and narrative, move your list to the Evidence Matrix, noting the type of Evidence Item and a Location where it may be found. Choose either: Binder (to be created from tangible evidence like rosters, forms, programs, etc), Virtual (media files or online documents), or a specific office location. Assign focus group members to collect specific pieces of evidence (student work, documents, etc.)//

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The English department routinely uses the following technology tools within the discipline:
 * Moodle and/or web pages for online organization of courses and as a repository of resources (videos, podcasts, articles)
 * Noodle bib and its various functions
 * Lib Guides (including teacher-made and even student-made) as a cataloguing system; for use in lit circles; for research and knowledge-buildin g
 * Diigo, an online bookmarking site to gather and highlight/annotate research; a place for students to look up information and conduct tasks that the teacher assigns: (i.e,, listen and respond to 3 out of 10 TED talks; read and respond to various sites, etc.)
 * Original blogs
 * Search and Research tools
 * Drafting tools and editing links
 * Google docs for students to make transparent their ongoing drafting process for their teachers to monitor and provide feedback
 * The Notebook view in Word, which allows students to use an audio function to record their essays to “hear” their errors as a proof reading mechanism
 * 2.0 sites in cartoon formats for the creation of stories, dialogues, interviews with characters
 * Turn-it-In.com
 * YouTube clips


 * The Science Department uses many virtual webworlds. A partial list is the following:**
 * ProjectMoreau.org
 * NSTA SimWorlds: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science @http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/results.asp?search=&subject_headings=Physics&educational_level=&type_methods=&topical_areas=&x=30&y=11
 * CK12.org Flexbooks
 * Science courseware.org __ http://www.sciencecourseware.org/ __
 * Hippocampus __ http://www.hippocampus.org/Physics __
 * Khan Academy __http://www.khanacademy.org/__
 * Chemistry Virtual Worlds __ http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Virtual_universe __
 * The Science Department uses** many presentation tools to develop team -teaching and team - learning among students. Among these are:
 * wikis and blogs
 * PPT
 * Skype Conversation
 * LHC Films augment presentations in physical science, geology, earth science, chemistry
 * LHC Films augment presentations in physical science, geology, earth science, chemistry