It was this past Monday that we had an email conversation with a high school teacher from New York. He begged to be included the Beta Testing trials. We told him we were keeping the testing closed because we weren't happy with all the details. He begged and begged again to be included. He didn't need it to be perfect. He just plain needed it. The fact is that we had a lifesaver and he wanted to grab the rope.
It was that conversation that moved our schedule forward about two weeks. We were always of the opinion that the first thing that the public sees with our Version 2 Concept Builder had to be near perfect. But that was a pre-COVID19 opinion. It was all of a sudden obvious that our Physics teaching and learning communities were in a bit of a crux. To put it simply, we just are not prepared for distance learning. Nor should we be since very few of us have ever done it. So our response at The Physics Classroom was to open the Beta Testing up to the general public. Come one, come all.
Whomever wants to try it, can try it. Version 2 is not currently perfect. But it does work. And it will work better a week from now than it works today. And it work better two weeks from now that it works a week from now. Because it does work, you are welcome to join us. Just excuse our "pixel dust" along the way because it is a work in progress. The process of joining in requires that a teacher first registers. Head off to our website, download the MS Word document, fill it out, and send it back. You will find everything you need to know at ...
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Concept-Builders/Version-2
"Just grab the rope. We'll do the pulling."
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