Symposium on Tech for Engagement at SISTC 2024
This deck of slides are the ones I will be using for the Symposium on "Leveraging Technology for Engaging and Effective Learning" at the Singapore International Science Teachers'...
Technology
Testing out Microsoft Bing Image Creator for drawing diagrams for exam papers
I was wondering if we could use generative AI to simplify the diagram drawing process while setting exam questions. Then I came across Microsoft's Bing Image Creator, which is...
ChatGPT and its use cases for Physics Education
The internet is abuzz recently with news of ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer), an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI that is designed to perform well on tasks that...
Flashcards for quick revision
I created a set of online flashcards using Quizlet to help my students recall important terms and their meanings. This is one of them. For the complete set for the A level...
Electromagnetism Mindmap
This simple Mindmap was created using Miro, which appears to allow collaborative work, including mindmapping and project planning. Testing it out here.
Using Google Jamboard for Home-Based Learning
Further ideas for Home-based Learning. I've put a time bookmark from the point where it becomes relevant to Math and Science teachers, but you can always watch the video from the...
Teaching Python
An ex-colleague from HQ introduced me to Trinket: a useful web-based code editor that allows students to tinker with codes and showcase their work. Here's an example of a BMI...
Home-Based Learning Using Google Meet
I conducted an online lecture this morning using Google Meet for the students who had to stay home due to the Leave of Absence mandated by the Ministry since they had recently...
Prepopulated Free-Response Question in SLS
Now that the newest release of the Student Learning Space (SLS) is live, I was keen to try out the new features. Having heard that there is an option for prepopulated free...
Measuring Difference in Drop Time Using PhyPhox
In a recent class on Kinematics, I prepared a string of 4 pendulum balls, each separated about 20 cm apart and dropped them from a height. Before that, I got students to predict...
Embedding GeoGebra Apps into SLS
Teachers in Singapore have been provided with the Student Learning Space (SLS) - an online platform meant for students' self-directed learning using MOE's curriculum-aligned...
Learning about Sound with Audacity
Audacity is a free audio recording and editing software downloadable from http://audacity.sourceforge.net . It is cross-platform meaning you can run it on PC or Mac. Once you have...