This year I am really trying to blending more technology into my class especially with my freshman Foundations of Physics class. In order to do that I set up a class Twitter feed for reminders, pictures and class announcements. I am also using/creating a new website that is in an online classroom format. There are several reasons that I am going to this format for class. One of them is student engagement. Students think it is more fun and cool to do their work on their phones and computers rather than on paper. I am also preparing for next year when our school district goes 1:1 with a computer for every student. Another advantage of having students do work online is saving on paper and carrying large piles of papers around. There are also efficiency gains to be made from grading one spreadsheet for a whole class instead of piles of papers. So this year instead of a syllabus my students are getting a business card with the class website information on it and being told the syllabus and everything else the need is on the website.
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