From: Peter Wilding (pwilding_97@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 12 2001 - 07:50:14 PST
Message-ID: <20010112155014.27011.qmail@web110.yahoomail.com> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 07:50:14 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Wilding <pwilding_97@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Pinhole Digest #554 - 01/12/01
Re: Data collection systems
We have been using Vernier systems with success. The
new LabPro interfaces allow students to collect data
and analyse it on their own calculators. In addition
the interface program downloads very quickly from the
Labpro onto the kids calculators. It can then be
deleted if math classes need the memory to be cleared
before a test.
The LabPro interfaces allow the use of either the
students own TI 8x calculators or Macs. The ability to
interface with Macs is particularly useful for
printing up labs.
The equipment is inexpensive enough to allow class
sets of 12 or 13 LabPros and probes to be attainable.
We use them mainly in physics and chem at present, but
will use them in biology in the future.
Peter Wilding
>
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> Subject: Re: Pinhole Digest #553 - 01/11/01
> From: "Deb Jensen" <deb@meer.net>
> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:53:30 -0700
>
>
> >I'm looking for advice on what kind of data
> collection system to purchase.
> >We need something to electronically collect data
> and that we could
> >use to download data to Macs. We'd want to be able
> to detect motion,
> >temperature, pH for bio, chem and pysics classes.
>
>
> We invested in several sets of the PASCO 500
> interfaces and a number of
> probes for physics, bio, and chem this year at Menlo
> School. I'm VERY
> happy with them. We use them with Mac IBooks,
> mostly in our physics labs
> but the chem and bio teachers will use them more
> next year, I think. We looked
> at both the Vernier and PASCO systems; I prefer the
> PASCO because I find them
> much easier to use and very well-constructed. It's
> been my experience that
> it's hard to go wrong with any kind of PASCO
> equipment. The Data Studio
> software is amazing. I was also very impressed with
> PASCO's support; they
> sent the area rep over for a morning inservice, free
> of charge, with some
> great demos of the equipment.
>
> We use groups of four on the equipment, mostly
> because that gives us a
> managable number (4) of lab groups to oversee/help.
> Unfortunately that
> sometimes leaves one or two kids more as
> "onlookers"; however, it's a
> tradeoff to avoid the
> craziness that comes with trying to troubleshoot 8
> computers if things go
> wrong.
>
> Feel free to call me at school at 650-330-2000 or
> email me if you have more
> questions!
>
>
>
>
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