virtual  instruction  homebase

   Times are weird, right?  In that light, it's good to know that you'll always have this course website to lean on.  This section contains all the relevant links and information for learning at home.

Useful  REsources

SMART Online Whiteboard -- This works just like we're in the classroom, you can see what I write in real time!  Our class code is 552 239.  You can log in as a guest, or log in with your TST BOCES email account, which will allow you to view the whiteboard without having to enter the code each time.
Phyphox -- Your smartphone becomes a physics lab!  The app is feature-rich, and allows you to access data from the sensors on your phone.
Google Drive App -- Available for iOS and Android, you can scan any document with your phone camera and upload it to your drive as a PDF.  This is a free, easy solution to getting paper documents scanned and submitted!
CircuitLab -- This is a complete and full-featured online circuit-builder and simulator.  You can manage pretty much any variable for each component, and it's very useful to make circuit diagrams.  Cornell subscribes to the site, so sign up with your CU email address and you can get the full suite for free!
Google Sky -- Take some time and explore the sky!  View in visible light, infrared and microwave.  There's a great app called Google Sky Map, too!  Go out and look at the night sky!
Meeting Agenda -- In this folder, you'll find our agendum for each zoom meeting that we have.  If any resources were shared or there are needed documents, then they'll be found here, too.
CamScanner -- This is a great app that turns your phone into a scanner so that you can easily manage documents.  The premium version is now free for students!
TinkerCAD -- You know that you can use this for 3D printing projects, but you can also use it to design and test circuits!  Use the same account you already have.  You can even use their block-style coding space to create and download code you can run on an actual device!

Citizen  Science   Projects

We live in some weird times, so going out to do community service might not be a good idea.  But documented participation in these projects is, and certainly counts toward your total number of hours!  You can fill out a selection form to indicate your intent to participate as if the project were a site.
The Public Science Lab -- Started at NC State University, there are a bunch of current and past projects listed here.  Numerous publications have resulted from the crowdsourced research.
Zooniverse -- This is a collection for projects powered by "people-powered research," as they call it.  
Wikipedia's List of Citizen Science Projects -- Surely something for everyone!