Aman, 

Even though the main target is the science classrooms, I have the feeling the apps are being used in other contexts. They are being used about 800 times per school day. I would love to know all the ways in which the tools are being used. We have created NGSS-aligned lesson plans that are posted through our website, together with tutorials. I hope that the lesson plans and tutorials are good enough so teachers can use them. 

Thanks for your question.

Victor, 

Thanks for the response. Great to see that science teachers are using the tool and you have a NGSS-aligned lesson plans. I look forward to checking it out. This aligns with one our projects where we are working to bring computational thinking in middle school Arts classrooms. 

Aman

If you have ideas for using the resources I will be happy to collaborate.

Thanks!

Hello Nathan.

Where I hope to go next. So far the lesson plans and activities have focused on the science classroom. I would love to incorporate lesson plans targeting music performance (for the music class), that way students can see that arts and science can be really integrated. I am also incorporating new features into the apps, and developing a visual programming language that clearly connects music structures with computer science.

Another direction is using the tools to teach college-level physics and signal processing. The apps make additive synthesis, subtractive synthesis, and granular synthesis really easy to understand.

And another direction is to use the apps to introduce data science and data literacy. We already published a paper showing their potential, but I would like to make the connection more explicit through the website. See: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342154648_There's_Data_all_around_you_Improving_Data_Literacy_in_High_Schools_through_STEAM_based_activities

Many directions.

Thanks!

Pleasure! Please help me spread the word.

V

It is! Talk soon. Thanks for checking out the video.

We used a simple questionnaire suggested by our evaluator. Students filled the questionnaire before and after participation. The manuscript is under the final stages of review, I hope it will be approved and published soon in Connected Science Learning. Please stay tuned or send me an email in a couple of months.

Thanks!

Thanks! :)

Thank you very much David.

Thanks!

Hello Shad, thanks for watching. Did you check the lessons on my website? They are made with 8th graders in  mind, but they surely can be adapted for younger students. The web applications are enjoyable even for babies.

Thanks!