This allows teachers and students to present products that can be viewed by small or large groups. In addition, data storage devices have allowed the collection of large multimedia projects from individual computer stations for viewing at a presentation station. We have chosen to include a digital video camera to enhance the collaborative efforts of students and teachers through the use of videoconferencing using software such as CU-SeeMe. Learning becomes the focus when technology is placed in the classroom environment as a teaching and learning tool available in the context of the moment. Students take progressively more sophisticated measurements as they advance through school and improve their mathematics and science capabilities while learning more about the environment.
Students send their data via the Internet and other means to a processing center.
Scientists and students analyze the data in conjunction with information obtained from other sources. The leadership team at each school will be responsible for supporting the implementation of content and instructional strategies developed at these professional developments at their own schools. The goal of incorporating technology into the classroom should be to provide teachers with the skills to use technology as a tool. The TIES Project will provide strategies for integrating technology into classroom projects. These modules will form the basis of professional development seminars for teachers from all three schools.