newton’s classroom: it’s what’s for teachers, too! november 2007
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Newton’s Classroom: It’s what’s for teachers, too!
November 2007
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Newton’s Classroom consists of. . .
Colorful, interactive mini-lessons for basic concepts and skills in mathematics
Content is aligned to GLEs in grades 1–7
Uses models to help students understand and visualize what is really happening in arithmetic operations
Newton, the Nutria
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How can I get to Newton’s Classroom?
www.louisianapass.org For quicker access, use the Guest
Log In.
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To create a password. . .
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Use the initial password, tiger.
Tiger
“Tiger” is the initial password from the brochure.
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Next create a unique password. . .
First use a combination of letters and numbers.
David40
70806
dog
10
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Advantages of students using their unique ID:
Most importantly, the system keeps track of their progress to allow them to continue where they left off in a lesson.
Students can access their report from each lesson.
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This student signed in with her unique ID. . .
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From the Welcome Page, you can access. . .
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With easy access to GLEs, Overviews, Instructional Pages. . .
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With GLEs and Overviews, by Topic
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Advantages of Overviews
Teachers, parents, or tutors can quickly review lesson components at each level without having to go through the entire lessons themselves.
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Access instructional pages to print from
here. . .
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Other Resources Available
Available in each lessonAvailable in multiplication
lesson
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Dictionary of Math Terms
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Links to terms within instructional pages
lead to dictionary definitions
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Multiplication Flash Cards
Without hint
Student clicks on hint button
OR
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Schedule of Topics
Final lesson
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Diagnostic Test(15 questions)
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Level 1 Lesson(e.g., place value of oneor two-digit numbers)
Level 2 Lesson(e.g., place value of three-digit numbers)
Level 3 Lesson(e.g., place value of four-digit numbers)
Level 1 Quiz(8 MC items with
instructional feedback)
Level 2 Quiz(8 MC items with
instructional feedback)
Level 3 Quiz(8 MC items with
instructional feedback)
Report
Main Design of the Tutorials1
2
3
Game
4
5
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Diagnostic Test(Determines the level at which a student needs to
start the lesson)
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Student is directed to a level. . .
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Learning objectives are presented. . .
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Lesson Orientations (Short animated strip to watch; may be more than one per
lesson.)
Buttons available on each main page
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Warm-Up Interactive activities with more guidance (sometimes
more than one)
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Instructional Pages
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Now You Try It (More independent activity [sometimes more than
one])
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In some lessons, hints are available. . .
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End-of-Lesson Quiz(8 items with instructional
feedback)
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This student improved. . .
preferred
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Level 2 Orientation & Warm-Up
(Each level is a new lesson!)
Orientation Warm-Up
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Level 2 instructional pages. . .
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Level 2 Now You Try It
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Level 2 completed. . .
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Quiz Report, Level 2 Student’s Screen Name will be here.
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Game
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Usage Statistics. . . tell us that students do not fully use the
system.
Level 1 has greatest usage in each topic. Topic
1Topic 2
Topic 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
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How to use Newton’s Classroom in class?
Assign each student in classroom Screen Names, passwords, and hints and keep a record
Individual students can work on needed skills in Newton’s Classroom as class works as a group on other projects
Entire class progresses at their own pace in a lesson and then prints out the Quiz Report for each level they complete
Teacher reviews reports for follow-up Homework
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How to use Newton’s Classroom in class?
For those concepts taught earlier in the school year, can help prepare students for an assessment without re-teaching
Can be used by substitute teacher in computer lab
Instructional pages useful for parents, tutors, teachers
Your ideas?
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Let’s explore. . .
Go to www.louisianapass.org Sign in as a guest or create your
own password. Go through one of the Overviews
on the Teacher/Parent page. Choose a lesson and go through a
level or two!