VoiceThread and iPad Apps Supporting Biological Change Concept

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Author(s): Emily Bodenlos (Morehead State University, USA)and Lesia Lennex (Morehead State University, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 29
Source title: Cases on Instructional Technology in Gifted and Talented Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lesia Lennex (Morehead State University, USA)and Kimberely Fletcher Nettleton (Morehead State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6489-0.ch005

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education

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Abstract

Kentucky science achievement data (KCCT, 2008-2011) for Biological Change indicated that middle grades students had little achievement compared to other concepts. The prior grade level for teaching this concept was fourth grade. A case study was designed to address the needs of three Fourth Grade classrooms. As part of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), language arts scores were supplemented with science and social studies. Objectives for the study were production of science and social studies curriculum using 3D instructional technologies for fourth grade in the following Kentucky Core Academic Standards (KCAS) Language Arts: Reading Standards for Informational Text K-5, Writing Standards K-5, Language Standards K-5, Range-Quality-and-Complexity of Student Reading; Core Content 4.1 Science Standard Biological Change; Core Content 4.1 Social Studies Standard Geography. Important findings for heterogeneous populations were made regarding the use of instructional technologies apps VoiceThread and Pangea Safari.

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