Our Classroom is Now Online!
I HAVE long dreamed of establishing a website for my class. That dream has turned into reality last Last Tuesday with the birth of our Online Physics Classroom.
Initially, I introduced it to my fourth year students as part of an action research I am doing. I am developing a system of rules in administering a virtual classroom in the context of teaching Physics to average and above average Filipino students.
Last June, I started studying Moodle, a CMS/portal purposely designed for online classrooms. However, I find it too complicated for me as well as for my students. Although Moodles boasts of more educational support features, it’s way too complex.
With the simplicity of blogging using Wordpress, I finally decided to build a blog, which will support the learning of my students.
Here’s what I wrote in the About page of our online classroom:
The Alabel National Science High School Online Physics Classroom is a constructivist approach in teaching Physics by employing ICT. This website contains learning activities linked to flash simulations, java applets, animations, images, and online readings. The exploration of which will help them develop their own construct of the physics concepts in accordance with the learning competencies identified by the Department of Education.
This is designed to support—not to replace—classroom instruction and laboratory activities.
Through this project, I will be able to assess the effect of the use of ICT as learning support on the academic achievement of my student. The outcome may not be very conclusive as there are many other factors to consider but definitely, this is one good start in achieving my objects.
My junior students are currently building websites on various areas of Physics. When their projects are done, we can integrate them in our Online Physics Classroom, and we will see what else can do about it. Hopefully, not trying to make self-fulfilling prophesy, our Online Physics Classroom will help raise our performance rating in National Achievement Examinations.
I am not yet announcing the url of our online classroom here as it is still on its development stage. By February, hopefully, we can formally launch it with the preliminary result of our action research.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:37 am
yel, napasa mo na yung dummy nyo di ba? palagi mo sila tawagan kung ginagawa nila. huhu. yung sa’min tambay lang dito sa tesoros ang files. hindi nila inaasikaso. tesoros ako ngayon. sana maging ok yearbooks natin. hehe. tc
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November 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Actually, nasa akin n ang c0pies f0r pr0ofreading. Super dami err0rs. Hehe. Gud luck sa atin.
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November 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
WOW galing kapatid, excited ako sa launching ng ONLINE CLASSROOM
i pray for the best ever blog for learning physics
Cheer!!
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November 14th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Hi, sir Hecky! Na-miss ko po kau. Thank you po. Pero our website is not a bigtime one. It’s just for my students. Collaboration with other physics teachers in the region is underway.
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November 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am
This is a good idea. Your school is one of the recipients of our GEM-CLIC program. I already met Ma’am Lomocso. Maybe we can feature you in the GEM winners section of our website.
See sample here: http://www.mindanao.org/success/2004/CLIC%20gem%20winner.pdf
Please update me bro pag online na un.
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November 14th, 2008 at 8:46 am
pwede rin po ba umabsent na lang ang student.. at mag-online na lang sa bahay? hehe
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November 14th, 2008 at 9:57 am
@ark: Wow, that’s nice! I’m not sure, we’re still pare of GEM-Clic until now. Hehe. We’re already online, btw. But access if limited for my students only.
@richard: of course, it’s not like that. Hehe. It’s not created to replace the teacher or the real classroom. It’s just to support learning.
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November 15th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Hi sir. Sir, I tagged u.
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November 19th, 2008 at 3:20 am
congratulations sir ayel!
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ayel Reply:
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:59 am
@sweet – Ate Sweet, musta na?
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November 19th, 2008 at 10:21 am
joanna, thanks for the tag. Can’t do it now, though. later, promise. hehe.
Ate Sweet, missed you. Thanks for dropping by.
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November 20th, 2008 at 8:41 am
I’m very thankful to Sir Ariel
Once again Sir Ariel
Thank you for letting me print my
Research Paper
Thank you very much
My only comment is beatiful and perfect
Congratulations Sir Ariel
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November 22nd, 2008 at 1:58 am
It's okay, Daryl.
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