Research Center for Educational Technology

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Children Learn How Living Things Grow and Change


Butterflies, Mystery Seeds, Spring Flowers and Shrubs all contributed to the study of how things grow and change. Nancy Condit's Kindergarten from the Child Development Center at Kent State University traveled to the AT&T Classroom daily for six weeks to investigate this question. Students witnessed the metamorphosis of butterflies. Using the Wolf Vision Document Camera Mrs. Condit's class saw the dramatic changes as the threadlike caterpillars turned into fat little larve. Soon the enlarged insect formed a chrysalis and finally erupted as an adult Painted Lady Butterfly.



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Virtual Journey Through the Rain Forest



First grade students attending the AT&T classroom with their teacher Alissa Dyett investigated the rain forest using a variety of technology tools. The Riverview Elementary students from Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools found learning a lot of fun when Smart Board, computers cameras, Palm handhelds and a large variety of Internet sites were at their disposal.