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Archive for January, 2016

Have Some Winter Indoor Fun with Static Electricity

BalloonsandStatic

Stuck indoors? Have some fun with Balloons and Static Electricity. Rub the balloon on the sweater and see what happens.

 

Friday

Jan 29

2016

PhET is an Open Source Project!

Did you know as an project all of our code is on ?

Thursday

Jan 21

2016

Call for Photos of International Students Using PhET Sims

Do you have a photo of students using a PhET sim that we could use? We are looking for high-resolution photos of our sims being used by students. If you have one that you can contribute, please e-mail Kathryn.Dessau@colorado.edu.

Friday

Jan 15

2016

Going to FETC 2016 in Orlando?

FETC2016

Visit PhET at #FETC 2016 in Orlando, FL January 13-15. PhET’s Science Specialists, Amy Rouinfar and Amy Hanson, will be at our Booth #1007 to answer your questions and show off our latest HTML5 sims and other exciting developments coming up in 2016!

About Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)
The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) gathers education leaders and technology experts to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success. Known worldwide for its outstanding program, FETC provides educators and administrators the opportunity to explore the integration of technology across the curriculum — from pre-K – 12 — through hands-on exposure to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies. For more information, please visit www.FETC.org.

Thursday

Jan 7

2016

Scheduled Maintenance: Monday, January 4, 2016 at 11:00 PM Mountain Standard Time

We will be upgrading the PhET servers on Monday, January 4 at 11:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. We expect that the maintenance will last only 60 minutes. During this time, PhET (http://phet.colorado.edu) may experience periods of unavailability. If you experience persistent issues, please e-mail the PhET Help Desk at phethelp@colorado.edu.

Thanks for your patience during our system maintenance.

Sunday

Jan 3

2016