Technology and Multiple Intelligences - Naturalist

artwork These "nature" people learn best through the interactions with the environment including outdoor activities, field trips, and involvement with plants and animals. They see the subtle meanings and patterns in nature and the world around them. They are able to adapt.

Roles: They could enjoy field trips that involve observation and recording the world around them.

Technology Tools

Audio and video cameras - record natural world
Digital cameras - record natural world, field trips
Word processing - journaling, natural information
Data organization and calculation (database, spreadsheet) - observations
Desktop presentations (Powerpoint) - show tends and changes over time
Use microscopes and probes - nature up close
Geocaching - GPS

Existentialist

A new intelligence is existentialist.
These "wondering" people learn best through seeing the "big picture" of human existence by asking philosophical questions about the world. Technology tools include email, chat, listservs, teleconferencing, and other interactive communication tools to help students address their questions.