Participate 2.1.1 Collecting Reputable Digital Resources Quest
What were the three most useful tools or resources resulting from the web walkabout?
http://concord.org/stem-resources/subject/chemistry
This site has some great simulations of what is happening in chemistry at the atomic level. They allow students to manipulate the variables themselves to see the results. Below is an example of a simulation of boiling.
http://concord.org/stem-resources/subject/chemistry
This site has some great simulations of what is happening in chemistry at the atomic level. They allow students to manipulate the variables themselves to see the results. Below is an example of a simulation of boiling.
http://chemcollective.org/
This is a site I use for virtual labs with my AP Chemistry students. It also contains simulations, but these are in the format of actual labs. It provides students with the opportunity to use equipment that would otherwise be inaccessible and also allows them to graph and interpret data.
This is a site I use for virtual labs with my AP Chemistry students. It also contains simulations, but these are in the format of actual labs. It provides students with the opportunity to use equipment that would otherwise be inaccessible and also allows them to graph and interpret data.
padlet.com
I like the padlet site because it allows you to collect and share information. It also allows others to add information if you give them access. In this way, entire classes could share information. Here is a padlet I started after one of GAVS's PLS. It was a place for me to hold some of the information I had learned.
I like the padlet site because it allows you to collect and share information. It also allows others to add information if you give them access. In this way, entire classes could share information. Here is a padlet I started after one of GAVS's PLS. It was a place for me to hold some of the information I had learned.
How can students be taught to safely collect tools and resources that can help them maximize their learning?
The following website, http://unfccc.int/essential_background/library/items/1420.php, outlines five criteria for evaluating websites.
1) Accuracy
2) Authority
3) Objectivity
4) Currency
5) Coverage
What policies or procedures might need to be in place to make this possible?
Here are some questions students can ask in order to help them evaluate the above:
Do you know the author? If it an unknown individual, do they have credentials posted? Do these match the focus of their site.
What is the purpose of the website?
Does the web site provide any contact information or means of communicating with the author or webmaster?
Is the site current and maintained?
Are the links working?
Does the site require students to share personal information?
Above summarized from the check list provided here:
http://www.lib.umd.edu/binaries/content/assets/public/usereducation/evaluating-web-sites-checklist-form.pdf
The procedure of following these questions will help students determine if they tools they have found are safe and can maximize their learning.