Having the RTs can bring some much more depth to teaching and learning. Learning science often involves manipulating materials and variables. Doing experiments in a classroom often drains resources, such as time and materials. There are several websites that simulate experiments and can offer s better control of constants than a classroom experiment would.
In 8th grade, we also teach Earth and Space. There are several websites that can bring students on a virtual field trip through the Universe. Today in class, I'm having students review the star life cycle and HR diagrams on an interactive site (http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/StarLife/hr_interactive.html)
Our class received the Tablets as we were beginning our STAAR review. Students have been using StudyStack, an online flashcard site, to help reinforce concepts.
You find and create some really neat ideas. One advantage of Windows-tablets is that you can take advantage of the flash-based animations, videos, and graphs that are available. I like the link. I still need to look at StudyStack.
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