Online Teaching Reflections
This is a simple post to remind all STEM educators out there that the HTML5 PhET simulations are A M A Z I N G tools for online teaching. Given the varying types of devices that students are using while under quarantine, simulation upgrade to HTML5 means students can interact with the simulation on ANY device (tablet, phone, computer) drastically dropping Extraneous Cognitive Load for the student.
PhET has always been a favorite resource for me, but the growing list of HTML5 simulations makes it irreplaceable right now. I embedded a molecular geometry simulation inside a private Google Form, then scaffolded the class from observing shapes into predicting molecule polarity. Because the simulation is HTML5, students could use it directly in the lesson without a download.
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