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Creating a customized, online science classroom as supplemental instruction. The project. Sandra Swenson Project Coordinator Anthony Carpi Project Director. http://www.visionlearning.com. Why Visionlearning?. Dissatisfaction with textbooks How Visionlearning?
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Creating a customized, online science classroom as supplemental instruction The project Sandra SwensonProject Coordinator Anthony CarpiProject Director
Why Visionlearning? • Dissatisfaction with textbooks How Visionlearning? • Interdisciplinary content • Learning through history of discovery • Connections to ongoing research • Leverage existing web resources • Customizable
59 library modules • General science (7) • Biology (9) • Chemistry (15) • Earth Science (10) • Physics (3) • Astronomy (1) • Toxicology (1) • Trigonometry (1) • Help (12)
The module • Concise content • Categorized links • News and events • Experiments • Biography • Classics • Research • Further exploration • Integrated assessment • Animations • Glossary
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MyClassroom • Assemble modules • Add notes • Customize quizzes • Course management
Current statistics • 22,443 registered users • 3625 teachers • 18,818 students • 375 authorized MyClassrooms • 206 high school • 92 undergraduate • 1 million page hits in March!
Plans for the future • More modules: chemistry, earth science, ocean science,evolution, math • More activities: quantitative skills, interactive animations • Evaluation and review • Build community of users