#ITeachPhysics Tenure-track openings: https://www.iwu.edu/human-resources/job-openings/
@MQMLab We just released an object tracker that works in the browser. You might try to model the motion of a ping pong ball or beach ball with it. Just try to record against a solid colored background http://go.osu.edu/objecttracker
Yesterday, I was elected, once more, to serve as Vice President of the Jonathan Reichert Foundation, an ambitious non-profit working to establish programs and grants for hands-on instructional laboratories in physics, beyond the first year of university. Let me know if you would like to chat about that. http://jfreichertfoundation.org/
KEEP IN MIND! #Mastodon doesn't work like #Twitter!
Have you just made the #Twexit or the #TwitterMigration?
Favorites ⭐ - they're not "likes". They don't "elevate" posts, they just the poster know you liked their post.
Boosts 🔁 - these push someone's post into your friends feeds (and help discovery).
So if you ⭐ my posts, that's great (and I love you too)!
But if you 🔁 posts, then more people see them!
OH! - #Hashtags are how you search!
OK, my current understanding of "good use" of Mastodon:
Reply: for conversation... yes, kind of obvious, but if I reply, I won't bother favouriting (see next).
Favourite: acknowledging that I've read, "like", the post, but I see no need to reply.
Boost: if I think others should see / would be interested, in this post.
Drop a link to a post (grabbed from the posts share button) to mimic a retweet.
I teach Physics at Illinois Wesleyan, a nice, small liberal arts college, and try to build community by growing our conversations #Quantum #Photonics #Optics #PhasedArrays #ITeachPhysics