TWT2013-+Simulations

=TWT2013- Seeing What Can't Be Seen: Using Simulations to Enhance Learning=

**Runako Taylor, Latin Teacher **
// A central challenge in education is ensuring that students connect what they learn in the classroom to the tangible world around them. The challenge is especially conspicuous when students are asked to understand concepts that have no visible analog, like microscopic processes or historical events. Virtual tools, including animations, simulations, and modeling, enable students to experience the ‘reality’ of what they are studying, whether the subject is a chemical reaction, an account of a voyage in the ancient world, or the mechanics and result of a social conflict. This workshop will explore the potential of virtual experiences in enhancing student understanding of abstract, invisible, or otherwise elusive concepts. We will also share some of our insights and student feedback on what makes for an effective simulation or game, and how to best integrate them into the classroom experience. //

Simulations in Science Classroom
Please visit our website @https://sites.google.com/site/polyprepsimulations/

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Google Earth
http://polyprep.wikispaces.com/Google+Earth

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