Wikis, Webpages,
and
Winning Over Students
Peter LaMoreaux
Physics Teacher
Instructional Technology Specialist
Brewster High School
Outline
Web Based Projects
Wikis
Web Based Assignments
On-line Text Books
Assignment Flexibility
Turnitin.com
Teacher Web Pages
Other Tools
Resources
Web Based Projects
Showcasing Student Work
Ruben’s Tube
Rube Goldberg Machine
Harley the Hurler
Jacob’s Ladder
High Speed Photography
Project Hall of Fame
Physics Project Description
Grading Rubrics
Wikis
Interesting Physics Links
Current Events Forum – Physics in the News
Regents Review – Physics
Regents Review - English
Others to be discussed later
Assignments with Immediate Feedback
WebAssign
11 subjects and hundreds of books
Wiley Plus – Physics
16 subjects
University of Texas – Free Service
9 subjects
Quia
Physics Quizzes
Others
Online Text Books
McDougal Littell Classzone
http://my.hrw.com (username: physics28, password: a8a5)
McGraw Hill – Glencoe
Wiley Plus
Prentice Hall - Pearson
Alternative Assignment Submissions
Videos – Alternative Lab Formats
Wikis
Turnitin.com
Originality Reports
students know where they stand
Peer Review
On-line Grading
rubrics
gradebook
Turnitin.com
Teacher Web Page
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Instructional Resources
Web Based Content Resources - Web Activities
Showcasing Student Work
Management and Communication Tool
Posting Grades
In Class Tools
SMARTBoards
get students to the board
Scientific Probeware and
Computerized Data Analysis
Web Space to Host Student Work
Web Hosting
Hostcell.net, Freebyte.us, Iamspace.com,
1Free.ws
Wikis
Wikispaces, Wetpaint, PBWiki
Videos
Youtube, Teachertube, others
Thank you
Questions or Comments
plamoreaux@brewsterschools.org