CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Technology can simplify classroom management. Commerically designed databases can track student progress and calculate grades. Even simple spreadsheets and databases available in ClarisWorks can organize your grading and other record-keeping. To read about a popular electronic gradebook, click here.
CURRICULUM DESIGN
Slide presentation software can quickly turn simple lectures into multimedia presentation. To view a slide presentation outlining requirements for an undergraduate research project in astronomy, click here.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Students of all ages love using multimedia CD-ROMs. You can create your own multi-media using programs like Hyperstudio or Digital Chisel. With the right equipment, your students can even edit videos to complete a final project and add titles and special effects. To view a short video clip edited and produced with Adobe Premiere, click here.
Click here to link to a PowerPoint presention on the uses of technology in secondary and higher education!