{"id":6926,"date":"2024-06-08T17:33:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T21:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/?page_id=6926"},"modified":"2024-06-24T07:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T11:25:51","slug":"myscilife-in-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/iste-2024\/myscilife-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Engagement: MySciLife in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4472c4;\">The Science of Engagement: MySciLife in Action<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: white; background-color: #4472c4; text-align: center;\">Monday, June 24, 2024 \u2b25 1:30 &#8211; 3:00 PM<br \/>\nPresented by Kevin Bower<\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #b90843;\">Session Description:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Unlock the future of science education! Learn dynamic strategies for integrating MySciLife, a transformative digital platform, into your classroom. Explore engaging ways to foster collaboration, digital literacy, and scientific inquiry, propelling your students into a new era of interactive and impactful learning experiences.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose:<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The presentation aims to equip educators with comprehensive insights into integrating MySciLife into their teaching practices. MySciLife is a dynamic digital platform fostering student collaboration, critical thinking, and digital literacy. The purpose is to empower teachers to harness the full potential of this tool, elevating classroom engagement and preparing students for the evolving landscape of future learning.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Objectives:<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide an overview of MySciLife, emphasizing its role as a collaborative digital platform;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlight key features that promote student engagement, digital literacy, and scientific discourse;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate how MySciLife aligns with content area standards, ensuring its relevance in the curriculum;<\/li>\n<li>Showcase examples of authentic learning activities that resonate with academic standards;<\/li>\n<li>Illustrate how MySciLife creates innovative digital learning environments;<\/li>\n<li>Discuss instructional design principles employed by MySciLife to facilitate active, deep learning;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share best practices for maximizing the benefits of the platform while addressing potential challenges; and<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore how MySciLife enables students to connect with peers from various backgrounds and cultures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ISTE-2024-MySciLife-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download a PDF copy of the slides here.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">Resource Materials:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this <em><strong>Resource Materials<\/strong><\/em> section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Resources from TeachersFirst<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">MySciLife:<a href=\"https:\/\/myscilife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/myscilife.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/tech-tool-of-the-month-myscilife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\" aw5Odc\">Tech Tool of the Month: MySciLife\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/celebrate-citizen-science-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrate Citizen Science Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/lets-talk-about-social-media-practice-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lets Talk About: Social Media Practice Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">TeachersFirst Review: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\" aw5Odc\">MySciLife<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MySciLife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MySciLife<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsafeseal.com\/certifiedproducts\/myscilife.html\">KidSafe Seal Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/social-media-can-boost-learning-232887201.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media Can Boost Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MySciLife-Article.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bringing Science to Life: Using social learning to make real-world connections in science<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Book by Boni Hamilton:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Integrating-Technology-Classroom-Tools-Student\/dp\/156484725X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Integrating Technology in the Classroom<\/em><\/a> <em>Tools to Meet the Needs of Every Student\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Mentioned During the Session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/content\/edge.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TeachersFirst Edge<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Tools and resources to integrate with MySciLife<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyright and Fair Use Resources<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources for students to integrate with their posts and multimedia creations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Videos<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nOSgcf2KVe0?si=XtvGv882Rynyw9H_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3fTSNN-egAk?si=Uqib6FoucySsZPhU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 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