4-15-2014 Collecting Data and Getting Published

TECHING THE CCCS

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

GRADES 5-8

Research and Information literacy

critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making

E. Research and Information Literacy		Effective use of digital tools assists in gathering and managing information	RESOURCES
By the end of grade 8 students will	8.1.8.E.1	Gather and analyze findings using data collection technology to produce a possible solution for a content-related or real-world problem.	Rmob World-o-Meters Stock Market Survey Monkey Survio Observey Poll Daddy Kwik Surveys Zoho Survey Google Forms
F. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making		Information accessed through the use ofdigital tools assists in generating solutions and making decisions.	RESOURCES
	8.1.8.F.1	Use an electronic authoring tool in collaboration with learners from other countries to evaluate and summarize the perspectives of other cultures about a current event or contemporary figure.	Google Drive Wikispaces Source Fabric Book Builder Story Jumper Little Bird Tales Lulu Storybird Flip Snack My Story Maker TikaTok ePub Bud My eBook ZooBurst Bookemon Widbook eBook Hatch

11-30-2011 All Things Wolfam

Wolfram Alpha is more than a statistical search engine - http://www.wolframalpha.com/
It also has resources for educators on how to use this tool in the classroom - http://www.wolframalpha.com/educators/.
Students can create their own Wolfram Alpha query using the Widget Builder http://developer.wolframalpha.com/widgetbuilder/
Music teachers can have students tap into the Wolfram Tones page http://tones.wolfram.com/ where they can create their own tones.
Goofram is a combination search where results are drawn from Wolfram and Goggle and can be found here - http://www.goofram.com/
They even have apps students and teachers can use on the go - http://products.wolframalpha.com/mobile/