Backyard Botany: Using GPS Technology in the Science Classroom

Autor/in	March, Kathryn A.
Titel	Backyard Botany: Using GPS Technology in the Science Classroom
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 74 (2012) 3, S.172-177 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
DOI	10.1525/abt.2012.74.3.8
Schlagwörter	Botany; Biology; Science Instruction; Navigation; Geographic Information Systems; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Environmental Education; Instructional Innovation; Academic Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Botanik; Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	Global Positioning System (GPS) technology can be used to connect students to the natural world and improve their skills in observation, identification, and classification. Using GPS devices in the classroom increases student interest in science, encourages team-building skills, and improves biology content knowledge. Additionally, it helps educators meet the ISTE's Educational Technology Standards and the National Science Education Standards while increasing the environmental literacy of their students. This paper provides suggestions for utilizing GPS technology in student-led explorations of the local flora, as well as other innovative ideas for using these devices in science instruction. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10