Newton’s Classroom:
It’s what’s for teachers, too!
November 2007
Newton’s Classroom consists
of. . .
Colorful, interactive mini-lessons for
basic concepts and skills in
mathematics
 Content is aligned to GLEs in grades
1–7
 Uses models to help students
understand and visualize what is really
happening in arithmetic operations
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Newton, the Nutria
How can I get to Newton’s Classroom?
www.louisianapass.org
For quicker access, use the Guest
Log In.
To create a password. . .
Use the initial password,
tiger.
Tiger
“Tiger” is the
initial password
from the
brochure.
Next create a unique password. .
.
10
David40
70806
dog
First use a
combination
of letters
and
numbers.
Advantages of students using their
unique ID:
Most importantly, the system keeps
track of their progress to allow them to
continue where they left off in a lesson.
 Students can access their report from
each lesson.

This student signed in with her unique ID.
..
From the Welcome Page, you can
access. . .
With easy access to GLEs, Overviews, Instructional
Pages. . .
With GLEs and Overviews, by Topic
Advantages of Overviews

Teachers, parents, or tutors can quickly
review lesson components at each
level without having to go through the
entire lessons themselves.
Access instructional pages to print from here. .
.
Other Resources Available
Available in each lesson
Available in multiplication
lesson
Dictionary of Math Terms
Links to terms within instructional pages
lead to dictionary definitions
Multiplication Flash Cards
Without hint
OR
Student clicks on hint
button
Schedule of Topics
Final
lesson
Main Design of the Tutorials
1
Diagnostic Test
(15 questions)
2
Level 1 Lesson
Level 2 Lesson
Level 3 Lesson
(e.g., place value of one
or two-digit numbers)
(e.g., place value of
three-digitinumbers)
(e.g., place value of
four-digit numbers)
3
Level 1 Quiz
Level 2 Quiz
Level 3 Quiz
(8 MC items with
instructional feedback)
(8 MC items with
instructional feedback)
(8 MC items with
instructional feedback)
4
Report
5
Game
Diagnostic Test
(Determines the level at which a student needs to start the
lesson)
Student is directed to a level. . .
Learning objectives are presented. . .
Lesson Orientations
(Short animated strip to watch; may be more than one per lesson.)
Buttons
available
on each
main
page
Warm-Up
Interactive activities with more guidance (sometimes more
than one)
Instructional Pages
Now You Try It
(More independent activity [sometimes more than one])
In some lessons, hints are
available. . .
End-of-Lesson Quiz
(8 items with instructional feedback)
This student improved. . .
preferred
Level 2 Orientation & Warm-Up
(Each level is a new lesson!)
Orientation
Warm-Up
Level 2 instructional pages. . .
Level 2 Now You Try It
Level 2 completed. . .
Quiz Report, Level 2
Student’s
Screen
Name will be
here.
Game
Usage Statistics. . .
tell us that students do not fully use the system.
Level 1
has
greatest
usage in
each
topic.
1
2
3
Topic
1
1
2
3Topic 2
1
2
3
Topic 3
How to use Newton’s Classroom in
class?
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Assign each student in classroom Screen
Names, passwords, and hints and keep a
record
Individual students can work on needed skills in
Newton’s Classroom as class works as a group
on other projects
Entire class progresses at their own pace in a
lesson and then prints out the Quiz Report for
each level they complete
Teacher reviews reports for follow-up
Homework
(continued. . .)
How to use Newton’s Classroom in
class?
For those concepts taught earlier in the
school year, can help prepare students
for an assessment without re-teaching
 Can be used by substitute teacher in
computer lab
 Instructional pages useful for parents,
tutors, teachers
 Your ideas?

Let’s explore. . .
Go to www.louisianapass.org
 Sign in as a guest or create your own
password.
 Go through one of the Overviews on
the Teacher/Parent page.
 Choose a lesson and go through a
level or two!
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