Digital+classroom+in+physics+and+beyond

Presenter: Barney Peace - York Suburban Time: 11:30 - 12:15 Room: 275 Contact:

__Blog Notes__
~ Using Logger Pro [|www.vernier.com] to check out product and prices ~ Logger Pro connects to TI-83 calculators ~ nice graphing program available ~ students can put the software on their own computers at home

Demonstration of Labs
~ showed some videos examples – Ball Toss (Motion Detector) (can interact with movie - frame by frame) ~ Students can watch the video and the creation of the graph ~ Can view the graph independently of the movie (check velocity, curve fit, try fit, etc.) ~ Can find the points of the line to check velocity at a certain time… ~ Sometimes students cannot interpret the graph, so the video helps students visualize the concept ~ Can manipulate the data table like an excel spreadsheet ~ When you use just motion detectors, some students are shaky when interpreting where when you use Logger Pro students can get more of a precise interpretation. ~ One draw back is teachers use this solely instead of teaching the benefits of excel which students need in college

Questions:
~ How do you tie this in to a lesson? Response: Have students find the velocity of a meter, acceleration, and slopes… ~ Do you use the video with mechanics? Response: Use videos that represent waves…reactions and temp probes… ~ Are you familiar with Video Point? Like Logger Pro 3? Response: It appears as though Logger Pro 3 is using some Video Point

Participants were given time to play with the program
