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Technology in the Field

Technology in Nature   

kid holding ipad

The integration of technology is fundamental to our middle school environmental science program. Our 1-1 Chromebook program along with our proximity to the Presidio allows our teachers to be dynamic and innovative in their lesson design. We believe technology literacy is vital, and if applied appropriately, can enhance a facet of science skills. We remind students that technology is a science tool that allows them to make observations and inferences they couldn't ordinarily make.

7th graders learning to use telemetry tracking devices to monitor 55 newly released native western pond turtles as part of our Mountain Lake restoration partnership with Presidio Trust Biologists. 

Middle school students, recording "soundscapes" in the redwood forest & El Polin Spring. Students record data samples from various ecosystems to analyze and compare the health of habitats in the Presidio.

A turtle with a smaller creature on its back rests in calm, rippling water.
Three children sit on the forest floor, engrossed in their tablets, surrounded by tall trees and dappled sunlight.
A young boy in a red and white shirt sketches by a lake, with dry plants in the foreground and trees reflected in the water behind him.
A young girl peers through a spotting scope set up on a tripod on a rocky shore, with a calm lake and distant trees forming the background.