I’ve had the opportunity to work hands on with teaching, learning, and technology at BKLAWTECH.  Both of previous and current principals support an eagerness for the school to put the TECH back in Law & Technology. With this ambition and ~50 brand new Mac computer workspaces donated to our school, these great ideas are in motion!

Our computer laboratory needed an accompanying curriculum and elective. Thus was born fruitful partnerships with CSNYC’s Bootstrap curriculum and ScriptEd.

And then, at a workshop, I was put on to Algodoo!

Take virtually everything we could mess around with in the physical setting;

– Acceleration due to gravity on Earth’s surface

– Materials/masses

– Springs/ropes

– Gears

– Wheels/Walls/Infinite planes

Technology

Algodoo is based on the latest technologies, from Algoryx Simulation AB, for interactive multiphysics simulation, including variational mechanical integrators and high performance numerical methods.
Algodoo runs on Windows and Mac OS. Algodoo is optimized for the Intel® powered convertible Classmate PC and interactive whiteboard systems like SMART Board.

I have so much to say about all of the ideas brewing in my mind for Algodoo! Students utilizing introductory physics concepts to create mini-laps, intricate engines/machines, the possibilities are endless. A particular lesson I’d like to integrate into instruction! ->

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsH5ca5Awmg[/youtube]

Let’s see how many students we can get messing around with Algodoo! Currently, there are no large databases of particular tutorials, but I’m sure that internationally teachers and students are creating Algodoo scenes to apply STEM and interactive technology!

Coming Soon:

– What is ScriptEd?

– What is Bootstrap? – Video Game Design using Algebraic Language