November 17

These two weeks have been spent developing online resources for the speed unit and the never ending process of testing the materials. I have been trying to decide on a more professional looking template. I have spent a lot of time researching CSS and other design tools. I will be phasing in a more professional look over the next couple of weeks.

The majority of the speed unit is actually using outside resources for the instruction. The students will download an assignment template and fill it in as they complete the activities. There are thousands of websites that teach about kinematics, and I thought that it would be best to incorporate a few of there sites with bigger budgets into my class. It has been a time intensive process researching sites and writing a activities that engage the students. I have recorded a couple more LoggerPro tutorials and will edit and post them this week.

I think that I am progressing well, and am looking forward to the holidays for a little break,

Tom

November 3 (ten shopping days till my birthday)

This week was spent creating online assessment for my two units. I used UTIPS for this service. Two of my preview students have taken the tests and have done well so far. They have provided me with feedback on the format of the test, and helped me fix basic errors.

I also spent a lot of time working on the online presentations for the speed unit. This is very time intensive, but more fun than creating the content. I also made a tutorial to help learners attach files to their emails. I did not think that this was necessary, but some of my trial students have not known how to attach a document in an email.

Tom