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||'''Visual Cue'''
||'''Narration'''

|-
|| '''Slide Number 1'''

'''Title Slide'''
|| Welcome to this tutorial on '''Introduction to PhET simulations'''.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial we will learn-

To open '''PhET''' webpage

About PhET simulation.

To register/Sign in on the page.

To browse Activities.

To share your activities page.

About tips for using PhET.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 3'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| About offline access.

To choose the simulations based on subject and grade level.

To download simulations of different file formats used in PhET.

To open the downloaded simulations.
|-
||'''Slide Number 4'''

'''Pre-requisites'''
|| To follow this tutorial, you should have,

Internet connection.
|-
||'''Slide Number 5'''

'''System Requirement'''
|| Here I am using,

Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04

Firefox web Browser version 53.02.2

Java version 1.7

Flash player version 26.0.0.131.
|-
||'''Slide Number 6'''

'''Code Files'''
|| Files to download and Install, Flash Player and Java are provided in the code files link.

Use the link to download and install the files.
|-
|| Open the Internet browser>> enter the address as show here.

[http://phet.colorado.edu/ http://phet.colorado.edu]

Point to '''PhET interactive Simulations''' page.
|| Now let us open PhET simulations page.

Open your default web browser and enter the address

[http://phet.colorado.edu/ http://phet.colorado.edu] and press enter.

'''PhET interactive Simulations''' page opens.
|-
|| Click on the '''REGISTER''' button on the right-side top corner.
|| Now let us see how to register on the page.

Click on the '''REGISTER''' button on the top-right corner of the page.
|-
|| Point to the '''Register''' page.

Point to all the fields like '''Email id''', '''First name''', '''Organization'''.

Click on '''REGISTER''' button.

|| '''Register''' page opens.

Type the relevant data in appropriate fields/text boxes.

For example, your valid '''Email id''',

'''First name''', '''Organization''' and other details.

Click on '''REGISTER''' button at the bottom of the page.

I have already registered on this page.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 7'''

'''Registration Confirmation'''
|| To confirm the registration,

Open your Gmail account.

Click on the link sent by PhET Interactive simulations to activate the registration.
|-
|| Point to the '''SIGN IN''' button.

Click on '''SIGN IN''' button beside '''REGISTER''' button.

Point to the '''Email id''' and '''Password'''.

Type email id as [mailto:school.science13@gmail.com school.science13@gmail.com]

Enter the password.

Click on '''SIGN IN''' button.
|| After you have registered you can sign in.

Click on '''SIGN IN''' button beside '''REGISTER''' button at the top of the page.

Sign In by using your registered '''Email id''' and '''Password'''.

I will sign In using my registered email id,

[mailto:school.science13@gmail.com school.science13@gmail.com]

Enter the password.

Click on '''Sign In''' button.
|-
|| Click on the link '''What is PhET?'''.

Point to the heading '''About PhET'''.

Point to the video.

click on the play button and play the video.

Point to '''Videos About PhET''' on the right-side panel.

|| Now let us click on the link '''What is PhET?'''.

A new page opens with a heading '''About PhET'''.

This page has information about '''PhET'''.

Below this information we have a short video about introduction to '''PhET''' simulations.

I will click on the play button and play the video for sometime.

On the right-side panel, '''Videos About PhET''' are listed.

Click on the videos and watch them.
|-
|| Click on back arrow button.

Click on the '''Browse Activities''' link.

Point to the '''Browse Activities''' page.
|| Back to the home page.

Click on '''Browse Activities''' link.

'''Browse Activities''' page opens.
|-
|| Point to each list.

Scroll the lists and select based on your requirement.

In '''Simulations''' list, select '''Bending light'''.

In '''Types''' list, select '''Lab'''.

In '''Levels''', select '''HS'''.

In '''Languages''', select '''English'''.

Click on '''browse''' button.

Show all the displayed activities.

Click on the '''TITLE'''.

Point to the '''Download''' link.
|| Here we have the following lists.

'''Simulations''', '''Types''',''' Levels''' and '''Languages'''.

Scroll the lists and select based on your requirement.

In '''Simulations''' list, I will select '''Bending light'''.

In '''Types''' list, I will select '''Lab'''.

In '''Levels''', I will select '''High School''', '''HS'''.

In '''Languages''', I will select '''English'''.

Click on '''browse''' button.

Activities related to the simulation will be displayed.

Select the activity by clicking on the '''TITLE'''.

There is also an option to download the activity.
|-
|| Go back to the main page.

Click on '''Share you Activities''' link.
|| Go to the home page by clicking on the back arrow button.

Click on '''Share your Activities''' link.
|-
|| Point to the page.

Show the signed in page.

Point to '''Author’s name''', '''Author’s organization''' and '''Contact email'''.
|| If you have already signed in, this page opens directly.

Page opens with '''Author’s name''', '''Author’s organization''' and '''Contact email'''.
|-
|| Click on Bending Light simulation.

Point to '''Uploads File(s)''' option.

Click on '''CHOOSE FILE''' button.

Point to '''File Upload''' dialog box.
|| In the '''Simulations''' box, choose the simulation for which you are going to upload the activity.

In '''Upload file(s)''' option, allowed file extension formats are listed.

Click on '''CHOOSE FILE''' button.

'''File Upload''' dialog box opens.

Choose your file with allowed extension to upload.
|-
|| Point to all filled data.

Click on '''Licensing Agreement''' check box.

Click on '''SUBMIT ACTIVITY''' button.

Point to '''Update Success''' message.
|| I have already filled in the relevant data.

Click on '''Licensing Agreement''' check box after reading the License agreement.

Click on '''SUBMIT ACTIVITY''' button.

'''Update Success''' message appears.
|-
|| Click on back arrow.
|| Let us go back to the home page.
|-
|| Click on the link '''Tips for Using PhET'''.
|| Click on the link '''Tips for Using PhET'''.
|-
|| Point to the page.

Point to the videos on the right side.
|| A new page opens with videos that explain how to use '''PhET simulations'''.

You can explore these videos on your own.
|-
|| Click on the back arrow.
|| Back to the home page of PhETs .
|-
|| Point to Play button or '''Play with Simulations''' link.

Point to page.
|| You can either click on Play button or '''Play with Simulations''' link.

A simulations page opens.
|-
|| Point to '''Simulations''' heading.

Move the cursor on all the links under Simulations heading.

'''New Sims'''

'''HTML5'''

'''Physics'''

'''Biology'''

'''Chemistry'''

'''Earth Science'''

'''Math'''

'''By Grade Level'''

'''By Device'''

'''All Sims'''

'''Translated Sims and other links'''.
|| On the left side of the page you can see a heading called '''Simulations'''.

Under the heading we have a list of links.

'''New Sims'''

'''HTML5'''

Subject wise Sims

'''By Grade Level'''

'''Teacher Resources '''

and other links.
|-
|| Point to the links.
|| Here we can choose the appropriate links as per requirement.
|-
|| Click on '''By Grade Level''' link.

Point to the links,

'''Elementary School'''

'''Middle School'''

'''High School''' and

'''university'''.

Click on '''High School''' link.

Move the cursor on the displayed Simulations
|| Let us click on '''By Grade Level''' link.

A new page opens with four links,

'''Elementary School'''

'''Middle School'''

'''High School''' and

'''University'''.

Again choose the link as per your requirement.

I will click on '''High School''' link.

All simulation that are under '''High School''' category are displayed on the new page.
|-
|| Click on '''All Sims''' link.

Point to '''All Sims''' page.
|| To view all the available Sims, click on '''All Sims''' link.

A new page opens with all the sims.
|-
|| Scroll down the page.

Point to simulations in HTML, Java and Flash format.

Point to icons on the bottom-right corner on the simulation.

Point to HTML5 icon.

|| Scroll down the page.

Notice that we have Simulations in 3 different formats HTML, Java and Flash.

They are denoted by icons on the bottom-right corner of the simulation.

The simulations in HTML format are denoted by HTML5 icon at the bottom-right corner of the window.
|-
|| Click on the play button.

Point to simulation window.

Click on back arrow.
|| We can directly open HTML format and flash format simulations by clicking on them.

Click on the play button.

The simulation window opens .

We can work with the simulation till we are connected to Internet.

Back to the previous page.
|-
|| Point to the simulation.

Click on '''Atomic Interactions''' Phet simulation.
|| To download the simulation for offline use, let us select '''Atomic Interactions''' phet simulation.
|-
|| Click on '''Download''' button.
|| Click on '''Download''' button to download the file.
|-
|| Point to the '''atomic interactions_en.html''' file dialog box.

Select '''Save File''' radio button.

Click on '''Ok''' button.
|| '''Opening atomic-interactions_en.html''' file dialog box opens.

Select '''Save File''' radio button.

Click on '''Ok''' button.

In my system, file will be downloaded to the '''Downloads''' folder.
|-
|| Point to the simulation in the '''Downloads''' folder.

Right-click on the file.

Choose the option '''Open With Firefox Web Browser'''.

|| Here is the downloaded HTML file of '''atomic-interactions''' simulation.

To open the simulation, right-click on the file.

Choose the option '''Open With Firefox Web Browser'''.

File opens in the browser.
|-
|| Point to the interface of '''atomic-interactions'''.

Click on various element radio buttons.
|| This is the interface of '''atomic-interactions''' simulation.

Click on various element radio buttons and explore the simulation.
|-
|| Click the back page arrow button.
|| Let us go to the simulations page.
|-
|| Point to '''Battery-Resistor Circuit''' simulation.
|| Let's download a simulation that can be opened as java file.

For this I will use the simulation '''Battery-Resistor Circuit'''.
|-
|| Click on '''Download''' button.
|| To download the file click on '''Download''' button.
|-
|| Point to the dialog box.

Select '''Save File''' radio button.

Click on '''Ok''' button.

Point to the file in the '''Downloads''' folder.
|| '''Opening battery-resistor-circuit_en.jar''' file dialog box opens.

Select '''Save File''' radio button.

Click on '''Ok''' button.

File will be downloaded to the '''Downloads''' folder.
|-
|| Press '''Ctrl''' + '''Alt''' + '''T''' keys simultaneously.
|| To work with a jar file we require terminal in Ubuntu.

To open the terminal press '''Ctrl''' + '''Alt''' + ''' T''' keys simultaneously.
|-
|| Type, '''cd Downloads''' and press enter.

Type '''java space hyphen jar space battery-resistor-circuit _en.jar''' and press enter.

Point to the simulation.

Click''' cancel'''.
|| At the prompt type, '''cd Downloads''' and press enter.

Then type '''java space hyphen jar space battery-resistor-circuit_en.jar''' and press enter.

'''Battery-Resistor Circuit''' simulation opens.

Do not close the terminal, it will kill the process.

Click '''cancel''' to continue.
|-
|| Click back arrow.
|| Back to the previous page of '''PhETs'''.
|-
|| Point to Flash reader type of simulation.
|| Now we will download a simulation that can be opened using '''Flash reader'''.
|-
|| Point to the '''Calculus Grapher''' simulation.

Hover the mouse over '''Download''' button.

Point to terminal.
|| For this I will use '''Calculus Grapher''' simulation as an example.

For offline use, download the simulation.

After downloading use terminal to open the simulation.
|-
|| Point and click on the simulation.

Point to the '''Calculus Grapher''' simualtion.

|| Click on the simulation.

'''Calculus Grapher''' simualtion opens with a player.

Explore the simulation.
|-
|| Click on the back arrow button.
|| Back to the Home page of '''PhETs'''.
|-
|| Drag to the bottom of the page, click on the '''OFFLINE ACCESS''' link.

Point to the options.

1.'''Desktop/Laptop Computer'''

2.'''Chrome book'''

3.'''ipad'''.

Click on '''Desktop/Laptop Computer''' option.

Point to the two installer links.

Click on '''Download installer with simulations and activities'''.
|| At the bottom of the page, click on '''OFFLINE ACCESS''' link.

You can see three options,

1.'''Desktop/Laptop Computer'''

2.'''Chrome book'''

3. '''i Pad'''.

Click on '''Desktop/Laptop Computer''' option.

Here again we have two installer options,

'''Download installer with simulations only (no activities)''' and

'''Download installer with simulations and activities'''

I will choose the second installer option,

'''Download installer with simulations and activities.'''
|-
|| Point to all the installer links.

Click on '''Linux''' link.
|| Depending on your operating system you can choose,

'''Windows(includes Java)'''

'''Mac OS X'''

'''Linux'''

I am a Linux user, so I will use '''Linux''' installer.
|-
|| Point to '''Opening PhET-Installer-with-activities _Linux.bin''' dialog box.

Click on '''Save File '''button.
|| '''Opening PhET-Installer-with-activities_Linux.bin''' dialog box opens.

Click on '''Save File''' button.
|-
|| Point to '''Linux installer''' file to '''Downloads''' folder.
|| The file will be saved in the '''Downloads''' folder.

Downloading the files takes a few minutes.

I have already downloaded the '''Linux installer''' file to my '''Downloads''' folder.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 8'''

'''Assignment'''
|| As an assignment,

Explore the Phet interactive simulations webpage.

Download and open Simulations of different file formats.
|-
||
|| Let us summarize.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 9'''

'''Summary'''
|| In this tutorial we have learnt,

To open '''PhET''' webpage.

About PhET simulation.

To register/Sign in on the page.

To browse Activities.

To share your activities page.

About tips for using PhET.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 10'''

'''Summary'''
|| About offline access.

To choose the simulations based on subject and grade level.

To download simulations of different file formats used in PhET.

To open the downloaded simulations.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 11'''

'''About the Spoken Tutorial Project'''
|| The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 12'''

'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project''' team:

conducts workshops using spoken tutorials and

* gives certificates on passing online tests.

For more details, please write to us.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 13'''

'''Forum for specific questions: '''
|| Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?

* Please visit this site.

* Choose the minute and second where you have the question.

* Explain your question briefly.

* Someone from our team will answer them.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 14'''

'''Forum for specific questions: '''
|| The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial.

* Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them.

* This will help reduce the clutter.

* With less clutter, we can use this discussions as instructional material.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 15'''

'''Acknowledgement'''

|| This project is partially funded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 16'''

'''Acknowledgement'''
|| Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this mission is available at this link.
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||
|| This tutorial is contributed by Madhuri Ganapathi and Meenal Ghoderao from IIT Bombay.

Thank you for joining.

|}

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 '''Summary'''
-|| 7. About '''offline access'''.
+|| 7. About offline access.
 . To choose the '''simulations''' based on subject and grade level.

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 || In this tutorial we will learn-
-To open '''PhET''' webpage
+. To open '''PhET''' webpage
-About '''PhET simulation'''.
+. About '''PhET simulation'''.
-To '''register/Sign in''' on the page.
+. To '''register/Sign in''' on the page.
-To browse Activities.
+. To browse activities.
-To share your activities page.
+. To share your activities page.
-About tips for using '''PhET'''.
+. About tips for using '''PhET'''.
 |-
 || '''Slide Number 3'''
 '''Learning Objectives'''
-|| About '''offline access'''.
+|| 7. About offline access.
-To choose the '''simulations''' based on subject and grade level.
+. To choose the '''simulations''' based on subject and grade level.
-To download '''simulations''' of different file formats used in '''PhET'''.
+. To download '''simulations''' of different file formats used in '''PhET'''.
 To open the downloaded '''simulations'''.
 |-
 ||'''Slide Number 4'''
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 Open your '''Gmail''' account.
-Click on the link sent by '''PhET''' Interactive '''simulations''' to activate the registration.
+Click on the link sent by '''PhET Interactive simulations''' to activate the registration.
 |-
 || Point to the '''SIGN IN''' button.
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 In '''Types''' list, I will select '''Lab'''.
-In '''Levels''', I will select '''High School''', '''HS'''.
+In '''Levels''', I will select high school, '''HS'''.
 In '''Languages''',  I will select '''English'''.
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 Point to '''Author’s name''', '''Author’s organization''' and '''Contact email'''.
-|| If you have already '''signed in''', this page opens directly.
+|| If you have already signed in, this page opens directly.
 Page opens with '''Author’s name''', '''Author’s organization''' and '''Contact email'''.
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 Point to page.
-|| You can either click on Play button or '''Play with Simulations''' link.
+|| You can either click on play button or '''Play with Simulations''' link.
 A '''simulations''' page opens.
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 Click on '''Atomic Interactions PhET simulation'''.
-|| To download the '''simulation''' for '''off-line''' use, let us select '''Atomic Interactions  PhET simulation'''.
+|| To download the '''simulation''' for off-line use, let us select '''Atomic Interactions  PhET simulation'''.
 |-
 || Click on '''Download''' button.
@@ Line 467: / Line 467: @@
 To open the terminal press '''Ctrl''' , '''Alt''' and ''' T''' keys simultaneously.
 |-
-|| Type, '''cd Downloads''' and press enter.
+|| Type, '''cd Downloads''' and press '''Enter'''.
-Type '''java space hyphen jar space battery-resistor-circuit _en.jar''' and press enter.
+Type '''java space hyphen jar space battery-resistor-circuit _en.jar''' and press '''Enter'''.
 Point to the '''simulation'''.
@@ Line 559: / Line 559: @@
 '''Linux'''
-I am a '''Linux''' user, so I will use '''Linux''' installer.
+I am a linux user, so I will use linux installer.
 |-
 || Point to '''Opening PhET-Installer-with-activities _Linux.bin''' dialog box.
@@ Line 592: / Line 592: @@
 || In this tutorial we have learnt,
-To open '''PhET''' webpage.
+. To open '''PhET''' webpage.
-About '''PhET simulation'''.
+. About '''PhET simulation'''.
-To '''register/Sign in''' on the page.
+. To '''register/Sign in''' on the page.
-To browse Activities.
+. To browse Activities.
-To share your activities page.
+. To share your activities page.
-About tips for using '''PhET'''.
+. About tips for using '''PhET'''.
 |-
 || '''Slide Number 10'''
 '''Summary'''
-|| About '''offline access'''.
+|| 7. About '''offline access'''.
-To choose the '''simulations''' based on subject and grade level.
+. To choose the '''simulations''' based on subject and grade level.
-To download '''simulations''' of different file formats used in '''PhET'''.
+. To download '''simulations''' of different file formats used in '''PhET'''.
-To open the downloaded '''simulations'''.
+. To open the downloaded '''simulations'''.
 |-
 || '''Slide Number 11'''

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 || Point to the '''simulation'''.
-Click on '''Atomic Interactions Phet simulation'''.
+Click on '''Atomic Interactions PhET simulation'''.
-|| To download the '''simulation''' for '''off-line''' use, let us select '''Atomic Interactions  phet simulation'''.
+|| To download the '''simulation''' for '''off-line''' use, let us select '''Atomic Interactions  PhET simulation'''.
 |-
 || Click on '''Download''' button.
@@ Line 580: / Line 580: @@
 || As an assignment,
-Explore the '''Phet''' interactive '''simulations''' webpage.
+Explore the '''PhET''' interactive '''simulations''' webpage.
-Download and open '''Simulations''' of different file formats.
+Download and open '''simulations''' of different file formats.
 |-
 ||

@@ Line 465: / Line 465: @@
 || To work with a jar file we require terminal in '''Ubuntu'''.
-To open the terminal press '''Ctrl''' + '''Alt''' + ''' T''' keys simultaneously.
+To open the terminal press '''Ctrl''' , '''Alt''' and ''' T''' keys simultaneously.
 |-
 || Type, '''cd Downloads''' and press enter.
@@ Line 529: / Line 529: @@
 .'''Chrome book'''
-. '''i Pad'''.
+. '''iPad'''.
 |-
@@ Line 541: / Line 541: @@
 '''Download installer with simulations only (no activities)''' and
-'''Download installer with simulations and activities'''
+'''Download installer with simulations and activities'''.
 |-
 ||Click on '''Download installer with simulations and activities'''.
 ||I will choose the second installer option,
-'''Download installer with simulations and activities.'''
+'''Download installer with simulations and activities'''.
 |-
 || Point to all the installer links.

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 '''university'''.
 || Let us click on '''By Grade Level''' link.
@@ Line 354: / Line 351: @@
 '''University'''.
-Again choose the link as per your requirement.
+||Again choose the link as per your requirement.
 I will click on '''High School''' link.
-All '''simulation''' that are under '''High School''' category are displayed on the new page.
+All '''simulations''' that are under '''High School''' category are displayed on the new page.
 |-
 || Click on '''All Sims''' link.