So far so good on the set up of the free chemistry class I want to teach this year. I will test run it and help some students prepare for the math of chemistry in a 5 week summer class that runs July 9th to August 10th.  Then the full 2007/8 school year course rolls out right after it begining late August.

The online, live classroom side of it will be extremely fun to do. I have been busy making the interactive slides for some of the early modules. You can make some neat hands-on activities with the whiteboard. Last night I made a graduated cylinder that the kids can actually change the scale on, liquid/meniscus levels, and practice reading giving the correct number of significant figures. That is so much more fun that a static picture of a graduated cylinder with liquid in it. I am busy making tons of chemistry games that we can use while learning a new concept and then practice in the game time after class when the kids can socialize and play agaianst each other. It is going to be so much fun!

I like meeting with the students in a live online classroom. We all get to hear, interact, and learn together without a long drive to get to the teaching parent's house everyday. We can even show up in our PJs and slippers. Hehehehe.

We also have a website for the assynchronous parts of the class and to store all the great resources. Feel free to go see it at THIS LINK especially if your family will be doing chemistry this next year.  You can just use guest access if you want. Feel free to register if you wish too. It is all free.

I have designed it so that if other co-op teachers that are teaching chemistry this year wants to jump in can use the resources, website, or we can even the online classroom by sharing the load and teach a few weeks on and a few weeks off with each other taking turns. We just bring all the co-op kids into the online classroom together. The room I have for one year has unlimited seating, so it should work super.

If you are interested in learning how to join in on the class and/or the co-op, let me know by e-mail. My address is armoorefam@centurytel.net. My name is Tammy.