Wed, Nov 25, 2020 6:48 PM in Smartphones in the Classroom
Thanks for your good point Aaron. I hadn't really thought that far ahead with this specific concept. I suspect it is a general problem faced even by the use of iPads and the solution to the problem is probably similar.
If any of you would like to test out this idea in a real classroom setting i would be delighted to work with you! Just email me at [email protected]
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Sat, Oct 10, 2020 6:54 AM in SpaceMath@NASA
Many of you may be familiar with this NASA resource that uses topics in space science and astronomy taken from NASA press releases to enliven classroom discussions in mathematics and earth/space science. It was first posted online at http://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov /' target="_blank"> http://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov / " target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov in 2008 and I...
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Fri, Sep 25, 2020 5:24 AM in Smartphones in the Classroom
Through the NASA Space Science Education Consortium, I have been exploring how smartphone sensors (magnetism, sound, acceleration etc) can be used to gather on the spot data using freely available apps. A number of peer-reviewed papers have resulted from this research. I would like to know if any teachers have used smartphone sensors to log data and use it under classroom conditions to engage stu...
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