Technology enriches science education.

Technology enriches science education. Technology-based inquiry bridges national science and technologystandards and can meet both sets of standards, says Edwin Edwinor Eadwin(both: ĕd`wĭn), 585?–632, king of Northumbria (616–32), The son and heir of Ælla, king of Deira, he was kept from his inheritance by Æthelfrith. Christmann,author of Technology-Based Inquiry for Middle School. This month,Christmann offers educators tips about integrating technology intoscience classes. DA: How can district leaders support technology-based inquiry? Christmann: Budgets may hold some districts back. Administratorsand teachers need to make collaborative decisions about how much tobudget for science and technology and how to use funds. DA: What technologies support technology-based inquiry? Christmann: Palm Pilots, graphing calculators Graphing Calculator may refer to: Graphing calculators, calculators that are able to display and/or analyze mathematical function graphs. NuCalc, a computer software program able to perform many graphing calculator functions. , microcomputers andsoftware can be used. It's important to remember that teachers canuse different instruments to complete the same experiment. For example,students can use a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or graphing calculator to compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. temperature orPH readings. If a district has 200 graphing calculators it may not benecessary to invest in other devices. Instead, it should purchaseappropriate probes for the calculators. This strategy helps districtsmake the most of the technology budget. DA: Are there low or no-cost options? Christmann: The Internet InternetPublicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the offers a lot of free solutions.Technology-Based Inquiry for Middle School includes sites and links tohelp administrators and teachers save time. www.store.nsta.org