1. Math and Science Spotlight
Presentation
By: Codey Harrison, Mike Anderson, Krista
Stevens, Rachel Mohr
IDT 285 Section 3

2. Computer
● Digital Camera used to take pictures of
nature and make slide show
● Scan imprints of leaves to use in slide show
● Make a video of experiments
● Use computer software to practice math

3. Communication
● watch videos of experiments that you can't
do in class.
● do a skype call with another class and play
jeopardy.
● use the internet to research on science
experiments

4. Tools
● have the kids use excel to record data
● type up theories on microsoft word
● use word for writing up their own word math
problems
●

5. Multimedia Tools
Math Forum (www.mathforum.com)
-Includes a problem of the week, "ask doctor math" that lets
you ask questions, or lets you answer another student's
question.
Cool Math (www.coolmath.com
-Has interactive games that let you practice specific math
ideas in a fun way.
Math World (www.mathworld.com)
-Shows examples of formulas and has a dictionary of words
commonly seen in mathmatics.
Figure This (www.figurethis.org)
-Gives students a "challenge" that they have to solve.

6. Special Needs
Brain Pop (www.Brainpop.com)
Movies that help students understand concepts in a way
that can not be shown in books.
IXL (www.ixl.com)
Gives skills that special needs students typically learn in
each age group, and examples of each math skill.
Online Calculator (www.online-calculator.com)
Can use full screen calculator for students who need the
enhanced version of a calculator.

7. Safety While Online
-Teachers should go over what websites are
acceptable and go through each website to
ensure that it helps the student in that subject.
-Make sure that the information you are using is
right, and that not just anyone has created the
site.
-Watch over the students while they are on the
computers

8. Telecommunication
Youtube
has specific channels that you can go to and
watch examples of math problems
Podcasts
Learner.org
Has guides that let you look at how formulas
are done and also shows video examples
Mathtv.com
Look up videos by topic and watch examples of
math lessons.

9. Rubrics
Rubistar
Can make rubrics, control the number of columns and rows
and what the students are being judged on.
IRubric
Another site to create your own rubrics and assessment
tools.
EffectiveOnlineTeaching.org
Online assessments made to use for online activities
Rubrics4teachers.com
Online rubrics, assessment rubrics, and grading scales to
base your rubrics on.

10. Intergrated Lesson Plans
100th day of class activity:
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=11133
Scooper Math
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=10421
Odds and Even
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=10423
Throw and Catch Math
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=10271

11. Copyright Laws and Guidelines
● Define what copyright laws are and what
they consist of.
● Experience various stakeholders' interests
and master the principles of fair use through
a mock trial.
● Encourage students to use copyright free
photo sharing sites for projects.

12. Math Webquest
MATH FRACTIONS AND THE FUN OF IT ALL....ADDING
FRACTIONS USING COOL MATH GAMES
This webquest is for adding fractions, and is geared toward
third through fifth grade.http://questgarden.
com/101/05/7/100413162426/
M&M Math
This WebQuest is designed to use different colored M&M's
to help students with fractions and probability and is geared
towards students in third through fifth grade.
http://questgarden.com/62/76/8/080319213621/

13. Math Webquest Continued
Melodies of Math
Learning math facts and skills through motivational and
musical methods. Grades k-5
http://questgarden.com/16/22/3/060210010131/
Math Detective
This is a game in which the students can have fun and practice
concepts of symmetry, translations, rotations, algebra puzzles,
negative numbers, functions and graphs. Grades 6-8
http://questgarden.com/121/35/5/110409090507/

14. Summary
As you can see, there are many ways to
integrate technology into subjects like math and
science. We hope this presentation will be
helpful in your future classrooms!

15. Assesment Questions
● How can you use a program like Rubistar in
your classroom?
● Name two copyright free websites.
● How would you ensure that internet safety is
being integrated into your classroom?
● In what way can you use communication
with other classrooms?