Developing Information Technology Fluency within the Context of Science Inquiry

Joseph L. Polman
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Connecting Science and Literacy in the Classroom Conference, Sep. 30, 2005
Email: polman@umsl.edu
To Do this activity online, go to http://www.umsl.edu/~edujpolm/scilit.html

Overview

Technological tools involving computers and networking are increasingly important tools for practicing scientists' inquiry. Such technologies are also increasingly prevalent in science inquiry as practiced in upper elementary and middle schools. But teachers are not always aware of how they can help their students develop technological fluency for science inquiry. This session explores ways that teachers can facilitate students becoming effective, critical users of computer and networking technologies for search, analysis and representation of findings in science.

I take you through a sample investigation with the following phases: