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Physics Wiki

Students use a wiki to communicate and share reflections on their physics class.

Objectives

  • Students will write text, notes, outlines, comments, and observations that demonstrate comprehension and synthesis of content, processes, and experiences from a variety of media.
  • Students will write fluently for a variety of occasions, audiences, and purposes, making appropriate choices regarding style, tone, level of detail, and organization.

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Procedure

  • Set up a class wiki page using pbwiki https://pbwiki.com as a forum for students to exchange their thoughts. To see an example wiki for a high school physics class go to https://gophysics.pbwiki.com
  • Each student will be given the password to the wiki. The password for the gophysics wiki is ''startrekrules''
  • The gophysics wiki includes links for Frequently Asked Questions, Homework Help, Labs, Chapter Summaries by students, Calendar, Assignments, Parent Comments, and Extra Credit.

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Materials

  • Books!
  • Computers
  • Internet access
  • Blogger https://www.blogger.com

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Sunshine State Standards

  • LA.B.2.4.1
  • LA.B.2.4.3
  • LA.B.2.4.4
  • SC.H.3.4.2
  • SC.H.3.4.6
  • VA.A.1.4.1
  • VA.A.1.4.2

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NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students

  • Identify capabilities and limitations of contemporary and emerging technology resources and assess the potential of these systems and services to address personal, lifelong learning, and workplace needs.
  • Use technology tools and resources for managing and communicating personal/professional information (e.g., finances, schedules, addresses, purchases, correspondence).
  • Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publication, communication, and productivity.
  • Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works.

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