Useful Applications and Strategies in Teaching Earth Science

Useful Applications and Strategies in Teaching Earth Science

Mari Michael Clark DC. Capili

​Targets:

1. ​Identify useful applications in teaching your subject

2. ​Integrate applications in your lessons

3. ​Create a brief lesson plan that utilizes the applications/software learned

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Which application(s) are you familiar with?

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Offline-Based or Online-Based apps?

• OFFLINE-BASED

• ONLINE-BASED

​Offline-Based Applications

​Offline-Based Applications

• ​"most important and difficult feature" of modern business apps

​Offline-Based Applications

• ​allow people to use a mobile without having to worry about the presence of a WiFi or cell signal

​Why are offline apps important?

• ​Ability of the user of the app to be able to do the work assigned to them

• ​Responsiveness and Performance

• ​Cost Savings

• ​Saves your battery

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​https://phet.colorado.edu/

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Multiple Choice

Lesson: Location of the Philippines using a coordinate system

App: ???

• Stellarium

• Google Earth

• Star Walk 2

• PhET

Multiple Choice

Lesson: Earthquakes and Faults

App: ???

• Stellarium

• Google Earth

• Star Walk 2

• PhET

Multiple Select

Lesson: Members of the Solar System

App: ???

• Stellarium

• Google Earth

• Star Walk 2

• PhET

Multiple Choice

Lesson: Volcanoes

App: ???

• Stellarium

• Google Earth

• Star Walk 2

• PhET

Multiple Choice

Lesson: Global Climate Phenomenon

App: ???

• Stellarium

• Google Earth

• Star Walk 2

• PhET

​Online-Based Applications

​Online-Based Applications

• ​also known as "web-based applications"

​Online-Based Applications

• any program that is accessed over a network connection using HTTP, rather than existing within a device's memory

​Online-Based Applications

• stored on a remote server and delivered over the Internet through a browser interface

​Why are online apps important?

Online apps ...​

• are accessible anywhere and anytime

• ​allow you to invest less money in software development

• ​don’t have to be installed and configured

• ​are great at storing your data

​https://phet.colorado.edu/

​https://www.mentimeter.com/

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kahoot.com​

​baamboozle.com/games

Multiple Choice

In this app, audience generate a free Word Cloud quickly and easily.

• Kahoot

• Baamboozle

• Mentimeter

• PhET

Multiple Choice

Each team chooses a number from the game board and answers the question.

• Baamboozle

• Kahoot

• Quizizz

• Wooclap

Multiple Choice

You can pose your question and watch vibrant words appear in real-time.

• Quizizz

• Mentimeter

• Kahoot

• Wooclap

Multiple Select

Students play at the same time and answer every question on their own device, competing for the top score against their peers. (Choose 2)

• Kahoot

• Wooclap

• PhET

• Baamboozle

Multiple Select

In these apps, audience uses their smartphones to connect to the presentation where they can answer questions. (Choose all that applies)

• Mentimeter

• Kahoot

• Quizizz

• Baamboozle

Multiple Choice

In this app, you can invite the audience to contribute to your presentation by asking questions and sharing comments.

• Wooclap

• Baamboozle

• PhET

• Star Walk 2

Multiple Choice

Teams of students choose numbers to reveal your questions.

• Wooclap

• Quizizz

• Baamboozle

• Kahoot

Multiple Choice

This app allows participants to ask their questions live, which can be found on the Message Wall during or after the event.

• Kahoot

• Baamboozle

• Quizizz

• Wooclap

Multiple Choice

Divide the group into two teams and begin play.

• Kahoot

• Baamboozle

• PhET

• Wooclap