Newton

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Newtons Classroom Its whats for teachers,
too! November 2007
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Newtons Classroom consists of. . .

• Colorful, interactive mini-lessons for basic
  concepts and skills in mathematics
• Content is aligned to GLEs in grades 17
• 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 Newtons Classroom?www.louisian
apass.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 is the initial password from the brochure.
Tiger
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Next create a unique password. . .
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First use a combination of letters and numbers.
David40
70806
dog
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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 lesson
Available 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
Student clicks on hint button
Without hint
OR
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Schedule of Topics
Final lesson
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Main Design of the Tutorials
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Diagnostic Test (15 questions)
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Level 1 Lesson (e.g., place value of one or
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)
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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)
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Report
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Game
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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
Students 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.
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
Topic 3
Topic 1
Topic 2
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How to use Newtons 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
  Newtons 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
  (continued. . .)

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How to use Newtons 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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Lets 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!