Excel Visualization Tool PART A Submit a 1-2 paragraph post with one image, where you do the following: 1. Identify a simulation or visualization tool tha
Excel Visualization Tool PART A
Submit a 1-2 paragraph post with one image, where you do the following:
1. Identify a simulation or visualization tool that you could potentially use to teach in your classroom. Include a screenshot that shows what the tool looks like.
Example tools include the following (you are not limited to this list):
Simulations
Online science simulations like…
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/n…
http://froguts.com/
http://education.mit.edu/starlogo/projects.html
Web-based scenario simulations like…
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
Analysis and Visualization
Excel
Google Earth
Webspiration.com or Inspiration or Kidspiration (“idea visualization” through concept mapping)
2. Identify a topic that could be taught more effAnalysis and Visualization
ectively using this tool.
3. Explain (a) how you would normally teach this topic (without the new tech tool), and (b) how teaching this topic would change if you were to use your chosen simulation/visualization tool.
PART B
(a) Explain in a few sentences what you as the author of the post, saw as the main “value-added” by your technology tool choice.