User:Patricia.Loeblein/sandbox

Here is my first entry to my sandboxPatricia.Loeblein (talk) 20:27, 21 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Well it is now week 4 and I have made quite a journey. I had only used WP to look up things and had my students use it as well for cites. My students were surprised because so many other teachers told them WP did not provide valid information and can not be used for references.(I used to think the abbreviation was just Wiki, now I know to use WP. I found a WP page containing info on the topic - this is good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Abbreviation#Article_title_format) I thought that the assumption of WP's unreliable content was untrue, but now I am sure it is not. I am still muddling through the coding, but making strides in understanding and participating in the communities. Personally I am incredibly impressed with the high quality of regulation of content. Patricia.Loeblein (talk) 18:31, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Work for PhET article

 * teaching Community section: (Kathy deleted this and we need to discuss what to do with it. I want to figure out how to include organizations other than NSDL where community members share ideas about how to use PhET)

[ this is how a teacher finds ideas on NSDL) A teacher might find a benchmark for which they need ideas and find a PhET sim, for example, on The Physical Setting>Plate Tectonics map on Benchmark SMS-BMK-0034, there is a link to Plate Tectonics.


 * Here's the link to the Wikimedia Commons Upload Wizard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PhetHS.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PhetUniveristy.jpg Patricia.Loeblein (talk) 02:17, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

First draft of this with references in code: Other OER organizations that provide ideas and reviews include:
 * National Science Digital Library (NDSL) provides interactive Science Literacy Maps aligned to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) benchmarks with links to relevant online resources. NSDL mines metadata of collections to find online resources that match the benchmarks.  The collections mined are chosen "by an extensive network of STEM educational and disciplinary professionals" and the validity checked regularly. Teachers find PhET sims that are appropriate for specific topics by searching the maps.
 * MERLOT Physics uses a tiered review process to evaluate digital learning content. PhET was featured as a Showcase in June 2013 where teachers can find teaching and learning resources that includes: Links to Member-Selected Learning Materials, Peer Reviews of High Quality Materials, and Teaching Experiences of MERLOT Members.
 * Physics Front is a "free service provided by the AAPT in partnership with the NSF/NSDL" that has about 100 ideas for using PhET with editor reviews, recommended subjects, levels, resource type, appropriate courses, categories and ratings; ideas for use in units, correlation to AAAS standards; and related activities.
 * Pedagogy in Action provides access to a library with three elements: Teaching Methods Modules, Learning Activities, and Research on Learning Bibliography. Pedagogy in Action contains an article "Resources for using PhET simulations in class – PhET Activities Database" which includes summary, learning goals, context for use, desription and teaching materials, Teaching Notes and Tips, Assessment, and Guidelines for developing new activities using PhET.

Tips from class
Here's my sandbox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ozhu/sandbox I (we) can use that to work on the PhET article for now, but I also wouldn't be afraid to be bold and make changes to the original article itself. Here's the link to the Wikimedia Commons Upload Wizard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard About the intro: even though PhET no longer stands for anything. It helps the reader to understand that it's not just an arbitrary string of letters and that it used to mean "Physics Education Technology". This is just my perspective as an engineer. Generally if I see an abbreviation I need to know what it means to give me context.

==Images open source on all WP pages? I want to use this image of dogs fighting over a bone. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Dogs_playing.JPG/450px-Dogs_playing.JPG, in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_toy article , but I can't find anything in the article references or talk pages that tell me if the image is open source. Can someone help me understand if I can use all images on WP or if I can only use ones for which there is a clear reference that the image is meant to be open? Sorry for including the entire links, but I wanted to make sure the page and image could be found. I know that in one article where I wanted to share an image, I submitted it to CC. Thanks Patricia.Loeblein (talk) 20:04, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Patricia, if you click on the images in articles they take you to a bigger version, and more information. So for example, this image opens up 'media viewer' and at the bottom of that you'll see the copyright notice (see the bottom left of this Dog_toy#mediaviewer/File:Dogs_playing.JPG where it says 'CC-By-SA 2.0'). If you want more information ever, you can click 'more details' there which'll take you to Commons:File:Dogs playing.JPG. Most images on Wikipedia are free to reuse with attribution, although there are some exceptions (for example, company logos where no free alternative exists). Sjgknight (talk) 20:16, 28 October 2014 (UTC) Thank you. I had tried some things, but your instructions are very clear. I am a teacher, so I will be able to help many students find the licensing for images. Patricia.Loeblein (talk) 20:28, 28 October 2014 (UTC)