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kasperpeulen / euclidthegame

A geometry game based on Euclid's Elements.
euclidthegame.org
MIT License
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ETG for classroom use #315

Open rmsilber opened 10 years ago

rmsilber commented 10 years ago

I'm a geometry teacher and I feel like this is what I've been waiting for my whole career. Thank you so much, Kasper. I'm planning to use the game in my class pretty extensively this year. I want my students to complete all the levels by the end of the year, with "proofs" for each. Do you have any classroom resources by any chance? Most urgently, I don't want students to have to solve the levels in order. Is there a way I could let them access levels out of order?

kasperpeulen commented 10 years ago

Yes it is possible:

http://euclidthegame.com/Level1/ http://euclidthegame.com/Level2/ etc.

Why do you want them to do the levels out of order ? Btw, love to hear math teachers want to use this software. I'm now working on an iPad app, and I'm thinking if it is possible to learn students to write proof in this game.

rmsilber commented 10 years ago

Thanks so much – that’s really useful. It works for me, but I’ve completed all the levels on this computer. Will it work for someone who hasn’t?

I want the kids to do it out of order because I want them to be working on it from the start of the year, and the order that we cover topics isn’t necessarily the same as it is in the game.

I think this is a fantastic tool for geometry class! I love construction but it’s been frustrating to teach because the students usually have no idea whether or not they’ve succeeded or just guessed. (And the constructions they turn in are so messy that it’s hard for me to tell, either…) I’ve also long been attracted to the idea of mechanizing or computerizing proof. (I even started teaching myself to program, but I haven’t gotten far enough…) I’d love to see what you come up with!

From: Kasper Peulen [mailto:notifications@github.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 7:01 PM To: kasperpeulen/euclidthegame Cc: Reuben Silberman Subject: Re: [euclidthegame] ETG for classroom use (#315)

Yes it is possible:

http://euclidthegame.com/Level1/ http://euclidthegame.com/Level2/ etc.

Why do you want them to do the levels out of order ? Btw, love to hear math teachers want to use this software. I'm now working on an iPad app, and I'm thinking if it is possible to learn students to write proof in this game.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/kasperpeulen/euclidthegame/issues/315#issuecomment-50551365.

mbinette91 commented 7 years ago

I hope rmsilber got the answer sooner, but for people reading now, yes, it will work even if you haven't completed the levels. There is no access control and all pages are public. :)