Regional AAPT Meeting

If you are interested in learning a bit about how we make Gizmos, or are just heading to the regional American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Fall Meeting for the Chesapeake Section, be sure to drop by and say hi or attend the workshop that I'll put putting on. The meeting takes place November 7th and 8th at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, VA.

Information related to the exact location, registration, and lodging can be found at this location.

Abstract:

Web-based physics applets allow students to actively explore concepts in classroom demonstrations or independent study, and can be integrated with online assessment to increase student learning. Creation of the applets (similar to those at ExploreLearning) is possible with many techniques (JAVA, Flash, VRML, etc.). This interactive tutorial will focus on Macromedia Director (for the Mac or PC platform). The tutorial will present the fundamentals of Director, and the Director programming language (Lingo) that enables advanced simulations. Topics will include creation of an interactive applet, importing cast members, developing scripts, and placing completed files on the Web, along with discussion of the Havok Physics Xtra and 3D support that are included with Macromedia Director. While demonstrating the software, we will step through the entire development process for a simple simulation. Each participant will receive a CD with sample files.