Newton’s Classroom: It’s what’s for teachers, too!

November 2007

Newton’s Classroom consists of. . .

Colorful, interactive mini-lessons for basic concepts and skills in mathematics

Content is aligned to GLEs in grades 1–7

Uses models to help students understand and visualize what is really happening in arithmetic operations

Newton, the Nutria

How can I get to Newton’s Classroom?

www.louisianapass.org For quicker access, use the Guest

Log In.

To create a password. . .

Use the initial password, tiger.

Tiger

“Tiger” is the initial password from the brochure.

Next create a unique password. . .

First use a combination of letters and numbers.

David40

70806

dog

10

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.

This student signed in with her unique ID. . .

From the Welcome Page, you can access. . .

With easy access to GLEs, Overviews, Instructional Pages. . .

With GLEs and Overviews, by Topic

Advantages of Overviews

Teachers, parents, or tutors can quickly review lesson components at each level without having to go through the entire lessons themselves.

Access instructional pages to print from

here. . .

Other Resources Available

Available in each lessonAvailable in multiplication

lesson

Dictionary of Math Terms

Links to terms within instructional pages

lead to dictionary definitions

Multiplication Flash Cards

Without hint

Student clicks on hint button

OR

Schedule of Topics

Final lesson

Diagnostic Test(15 questions)

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Level 1 Lesson(e.g., place value of oneor 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)

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)

Report

Main Design of the Tutorials1

2

3

Game

4

5

Diagnostic Test(Determines the level at which a student needs to

start the lesson)

Student is directed to a level. . .

Learning objectives are presented. . .

Lesson Orientations (Short animated strip to watch; may be more than one per

lesson.)

Buttons available on each main page

Warm-Up Interactive activities with more guidance (sometimes

more than one)

Instructional Pages

Now You Try It (More independent activity [sometimes more than

one])

In some lessons, hints are available. . .

End-of-Lesson Quiz(8 items with instructional

feedback)

This student improved. . .

preferred

Level 2 Orientation & Warm-Up

(Each level is a new lesson!)

Orientation Warm-Up

Level 2 instructional pages. . .

Level 2 Now You Try It

Level 2 completed. . .

Quiz Report, Level 2 Student’s Screen Name will be here.

Game

Usage Statistics. . . tell us that students do not fully use the

system.

Level 1 has greatest usage in each topic. Topic

1Topic 2

Topic 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

How to use Newton’s 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 Newton’s 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

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How to use Newton’s 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?

Let’s 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!