PhET Website Evaluation

I just finished my evaluation of the PhET Simulations website.  I love this website and use it in my class when I can.  I especially love the simulation of nuclear fission.  You get to shoot a neutron at uranium using a ray gun.  It's pretty awesome. 
PhET is a site maintained by University of Colorado at Boulder.  They do a great job in creating simulations, supporting teachers in using them, and providing research that proves the effectiveness of their simulations.  Check it out when you get a chance!

I enjoyed getting to review the website in a more intense fashion than toodling around.  I found out a lot about the history and the support that PhET has received. 

Expectations

Throughout this course TPTE 486 I hope to learn about new tools that I can use and introduce to my students.  I'm worried about the pace of technology expanding because my studetns seeem to be so far behind the national trend.  I want my studetns to experience all sorts of new tech and hope that my school's firewall :s will allow me to try out all new things I learn.

First Post, EVER!

This is where I will post my forays, trials, and failures in incorporating and learning about new technology for my classroom.