Multimedia Lessons for Interactive Whiteboards

描述(由申请人提供)：NewPath学习的多媒体课程(MML)是为初中生提供的完整、随时可用的互动课程，涵盖关键的生命科学主题。每个MML的独立课程内容和软件功能提供了引人入胜的、基于探究的活动，这些活动对于掌握与当前基于标准的学术要求有关的往往复杂的概念至关重要。SBIR第二阶段项目的目标是：通过过渡增强MML的功能、实用性和可及性 该计划的目标是建立一个基于网络的平台；提供证据表明多媒体教学对教师的教学和学生对以标准为基础的关键生命科学概念的理解具有积极影响；开发更多的多媒体教学以满足对涵盖基础科学课程的预先打包的互动课程的重大和日益增长的需求；提供高质量的点对点教师专业发展培训；以及提高教师对多媒体语言学习系统的认识、采用和使用。在此SBIR第二阶段期间，我们将：将NewPath Learning的MML的功能和特性从当前的CD格式扩展到包括通过计算机、iPad和其他平板电脑/移动设备的基于网络的访问进行交付。制定和实施可靠和有效的事前/事后评估，以确定当前初中和高中MML对学生学习的影响。通过开发额外的课程以涵盖小学三至五年级的关键科学概念，扩大MML的覆盖范围。制定和实施基于研究的事前/事后评估，以确定这些课程对学生理解关键的、基于标准的概念的影响。？编写、评估和实施讲习班材料，供“教育者讲演者”使用，以提供同行主导的关于MML的讲习班，以在其课程中提高对这些产品的认识、培训和使用。这一拟议项目意义重大，因为它将通过开发一个在线教授多媒体课程的网络学习平台，满足SBIR第一阶段项目期间确定的具体功能需求。？它将扩大对第一阶段SBIR项目下开发的MML以及NewPath随后开发的MML标题的访问，不仅扩展到连接到互联网的任何远程计算机，而且还通过iPad和其他平板电脑/移动设备等新兴技术。它将满足初等教育对完整的、随时可用的互动课程日益增长的需求。它将为教师提供高质量的专业发展培训，以最大限度地提高对MML的认识和传播，以及关于将这些产品有效地纳入课程的培训。？由此产生的基于网络的系统将以无与伦比的经济价值向学生提供高质量的、基于标准的互动课程。这个拟议的项目具有创新性，有几个关键原因：？它将允许在线访问MML，并适应最新的技术趋势，包括在iPad和其他移动设备等平板电脑上使用。这将提供更广泛的传播和使用，同时利用1对1学习的真正好处。它将允许教师定制MML并创建/编辑他们自己的课程，以根据学生的具体学习需求提供差异化的教学。它将为教师提供一个简单易用的课堂管理系统，让他们布置作业，对学生的知识进行事前和事后评估，并跟踪学生的表现。它将允许教师与同事分享他们创建的内容和课程。它将提供更多涵盖关键基础科学主题的MML。它将提供以同行为基础的专业发展培训。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): NewPath Learning's Multimedia Lessons (MMLs) are complete, ready-to-use, interactive lessons for middle and high school students covering key life science topics. Each MML's self-contained curriculum content and software features provide engaging, inquiry-based activities that are critical to mastery of the often complex concepts pertaining to current, standards-based academic requirements. The goals of this SBIR Phase II project are to: enhance the functionality, utility and accessibility of the MMLs through transition to a web-based platform; provide evidence that the MMLs have a positive impact on teacher instruction and student comprehension of key, standards-based life science concepts; develop additional MMLs to satisfy the significant and growing need for prepackaged, interactive lessons covering the elementary science curriculum; provide high quality, peer-to-peer teacher professional development training; and expand teachers' awareness, adoption and use of the MML learning system. During this SBIR Phase II we will: ¿ Expand the capabilities and features of NewPath Learning's MMLs from the current CD format to include delivery via web-based access through a computer, iPad and other tablets/mobile devices. ¿ Develop and implement reliable and valid pre/post assessments to determine the impact of the current middle school and high school MMLs on student learning. ¿ Extend the reach of the MMLs through the development of additional lessons to cover key elementary school science concepts for grades 3 through 5. Develop and implement research-based pre/post assessments to determine the impact of these lessons on student comprehension of key, standards- based concepts. ¿ Develop, evaluate and implement workshop materials for use by "educator presenters" to deliver peer- led workshops on the MMLs to increase awareness, training and use of these products within their curriculum. This proposed project is significant because: ¿ It will satisfy te specific functional needs identified during the SBIR Phase I project by developing a web-based learning platform for online delivery of the Multimedia Lessons (MMLs). ¿ It will expand access to the MMLs developed under the Phase I SBIR project, as well as the MML titles NewPath subsequently developed, not only to any remote computer connected to the Internet, but also through such emerging technologies as iPads and other tablets/mobile devices. ¿ It will satisfy the growing demand for complete, ready-to-use interactive lessons for Elementary Science education. ¿ It will provide teachers with high quality professional development training to maximize awareness and distribution of the MMLs, as well as training on the effective integration of these products within the curriculum. ¿ The resulting web-based system will deliver high quality, standards-based, interactive lessons to students at an unparalleled, economic value. This proposed project is innovative for several key reasons: ¿ It will allow online access of the MMLs and accommodate the latest technology trends to include use on tablet computers such as iPads and other mobile devices. This will provide for broader dissemination and use while exploiting the true benefits of 1-to-1 learning. ¿ It will allow teachers to customize the MMLs and create/edit their own curriculum to provide for differentiated instruction based upon the specific learning needs of their students. ¿ It will provide an easy-to-use classroom management system for teachers to make assignments, conduct pre- and post-assessments of their students' knowledge, and track student performance ¿ It will allow teachers to share content and lessons that they create with their colleagues. ¿ It will provide additional MMLs covering key elementary science topics. ¿ It will provide peer-based, professional development training.