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The EcoLab 3.0 packs everything
young students need to operate the EcoLog, display the
data in fun, colorful formats and get the most out of
the experiment with easy-to-use data analysis tools.
Therešs even more - unique video and audio features
allow students to view online, or recorded movies they
or other students make of the experiments. Now students
can participate in e-learning projects as EcoLab 3.0
allows them to produce complete multimedia Lab reports
of EcoLog experiments with real-time synchronized annotated
graphs and video. Ministries of Education can also use
this platform for teacher training.
For a simple introduction
to data measurement, meters including analogue, bar,
digital and color, provide a real time reading, sometimes
as straightforward as color change. Vivid and clear
bar graphs, table and line graphs represent data as
a dynamic event. Annotation features are inputted via
table, graph and displayed in the bar graph. Data can
still be auto-exported to Excel and database applications.
Another great pedagogical
tool for teachers is the Workbook, containing HTML worksheets.
A Workbook is a Lab activity that gives the student
a step-by-step preview of the activity and then automatically
configures the EcoLab 3.0 program and sets up the EcoLog
so that the student can begin collecting the data. The
students can add their notes or answer questions in
text files directly from the Workbook window and add
them to the project report, which together with video
compile the multimedia report.
Automatic analysis tools
such as linear fit, slope, area and statistics allow
students to perform a range of data analysis, adding
vital pedagogue value to their experiments. A further
innovative feature of EcoLab 3.0 is data pattern prediction.
Pausing the display of online data, students can mark
on screen predictions and then allow the real data to
continue downloading, comparing the real results with
their prediction.
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