David+Taube

Al General Sessions =The Sci-Casting Project: Using Vod-Casting in 4th and 5th Grade Inquiry-Based Science Curriculum =

Description of Session


 * **Swiss 1-2 Friday 9:45 - 10:45 AM Capacity: 88** ||
 * This presentation is a collaborative endeavor between 4th and 5th grade teachers from City Schools of Decatur and faculty from two local universities. In this presentation, we will discuss how we combined nature study, scientific inquiry, podcasting and vodcasting technology to enhance 5th grade students’ field trip experiences to Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island. The presenters will give tips on how teachers can use technology to connect the curriculum to field trip experiences for their students. Examples of student work and teacher lesson plans will be highlighted. ||
 * **STRAND: Communication and Collaboration AUDIENCE: Instructional PK-12 TYPE: Concurrent** ||

[[image:8609_104125_4.jpg width="148" height="186" align="left"]]David Taube, 5th grade teacher at 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue
City Schools of Decatur [] dtaube@csdecatur.net David's classroom website: http://fifthavenue.csdecatur.net/teachers/dtaube-web



** Sandi Dennis, Library Media and Instructional Technology Specialist at 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue ** City Schools of Decatur http://fifthavenue.csdecatur.net/ <span style="color: #0b24b1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sdennis@csdecatur.net <span style="color: #0b24b1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sandi's blog: []

<span style="color: #0b24b1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Laurie B. Dias, Ph.D.
<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Associate Professor <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Middle/Secondary Education & Instructional Technology Department <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Georgia State University <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Atlanta, Georgia 30303 <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Email: __ lbdias@gsu.edu __

<span style="color: #0b24b1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Jennifer Kreps Frisch, Ph.D.**
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assistant Professor of Biology Education <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kennesaw State University <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Home Page:  @http://science.kennesaw.edu/~jfrisch1 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E-mail: <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"> jfrisch1@kennesaw.edu

<span style="color: #0b24b1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Mike Dias, Ph.D.**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kennesaw State University <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Associate Professor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Department of Biology and Physics <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kennesaw State University <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__ mdias@kennesaw.edu __

<span style="color: #0b24b1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Heather Borowski, Director of Instructional Media and Communications**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">City Schools of Decatur <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.csdecatur.net <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hborowski@csdecatur.net

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Links and/or Materials** =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All the materials used during our presentation can be found on the City Schools of Decatur Technology Department website: = =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[| http://www.csdecatur.net/technology/Sci-Casting] =