Dear Colleagues,
I hope this email finds you doing well and staying safe amidst these very challenging times. Of course, among the challenges has been the rapid shift to all remote teaching and learning for most of you and your students!
I know its been more and more difficult for students to access PhET's older Java simulations, and even more so now that they are at home without access to University computers.
I am excited to announce the pre-release of new browser-compatible versions of many of our legacy Java simulations. This is a stopgap solution to make our legacy Java sims easier to access via a web browser, using Leaning Tech's CheerpJ software. These versions will open on Chromebooks and iPads (performance and graphics will vary based on device).
So, if your favorite PhET sim is still in Java, we hope you enjoy the new “Java via CheerpJ” version! We will be publishing these browser-compatible sims to our website as soon as possible, in the meantime you can access them here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQGvm1uzGzSvzLOpd61QETqHaDOQ...
We hope you find these new "Java via CheerpJ" versions helpful as you work on planning your upcoming remote teaching classes/labs for summer and fall.
We will keep working on redesigning and redeveloping all of our legacy sims into HTML5. And in case you haven't see the prototypes released in response to COVID-19, you can find them here. There are some great new features!
Circuit Construction Kit AC Prototype: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/circuit-construction-kit-ac/latest/ci...
Energy Skate Park (full) Prototype: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-skate-park/latest/energy-skate...
Density Prototype: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/density/latest/density_en.html
Build a Molecule Prototype: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-a-molecule/latest/build-a-molec...
Finally, a big thanks to all who have donated to help sustain PhET and bring more sims to HTML5!
If you are able, please consider a donation. We are working hard on a sustainable business model (while keeping the resources open) but we aren't there yet, so we need the support of our great community to keep going:
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/donate
Thank you for considering.
Please spread the news, by sharing these "Java via CheerpJ" and HTML prototype simulations with your colleagues!
Be well and stay safe,
Kathy Perkins
Director, PhET Interactive Simulations