工具類型與學習活動 Tool types & learning activities
平台的工具類型不是按介面外觀分類，而是按工具引導學生進行的學習活動分類—— 因為老師備課時想的是「我想學生做甚麼」：探索一個概念？鞏固一項技能？創作一件作品？ 由學習活動出發，就能更快找到合用的工具。
Tool types on this platform aren't interface categories — they describe the learning activitya tool drives. When planning, a teacher asks "what do I want students to do?" — explore a concept, consolidate a skill, create something? Starting from the activity gets you to the right tool faster.
學生主導的學習活動 Student-led learning activities
學生直接操作、思考與產出 / Students operate, think and produce directly.
探索學習 Exploration & inquiry
學生在開放的環境中自行探索、試驗、觀察，從中發現概念和規律。老師不是先講解再練習，而是讓學生先「玩」出想法，再一起歸納。這類工具最能發揮電子學習「讓抽象變得可觸摸」的優勢。
Students explore, experiment and observe in an open-ended environment, discovering concepts and patterns for themselves. Instead of explain-then-practise, learners “play” their way into an idea before the class draws it together. This is where e-learning shines at making the abstract tangible.
例子：互動概念探索器（例如拖動圖形觀察面積變化）、虛擬考察、數據庫結構探索工具。
Examples: interactive concept explorers (drag a shape, watch the area change), virtual field trips, database-structure explorers.
模擬 Simulation
把現實中太快、太慢、太貴或太危險的系統搬進課室：學生調整參數，觀察系統如何回應，建立因果理解。與「探索學習」的分別在於模擬背後有一個明確的系統模型。
Brings systems that are too fast, slow, costly or dangerous into the classroom: students adjust parameters and watch the system respond, building causal understanding. Unlike open exploration, a simulation models one specific system.
例子：拋物線運動模擬器、生態系統模型、電路模擬、網絡私隱風險模擬。
Examples: projectile-motion simulators, ecosystem models, circuit sims, web-privacy risk simulations.
練習鞏固 Practice & drill
技能和記憶需要重複練習才會鞏固——這類工具提供大量練習機會，配以即時回饋，讓學生在錯誤中即時修正。適合運算、串字、文法、詞彙記憶等基本功。互動學習字卡也屬此類：翻卡自測正是「提取練習」（retrieval practice），是記憶研究中最有效的鞏固方法之一。
Skills and memory consolidate through rehearsal — these tools provide abundant practice with instant feedback so students self-correct in the moment. Ideal for arithmetic, spelling, grammar and vocabulary foundations. Interactive flashcards belong here too: card-flip self-testing is retrieval practice, one of the best-evidenced consolidation methods in memory research.
例子：分數運算練習、英文串字操練、中文詞語配對、互動學習字卡。
Examples: fraction practice, spelling drills, Chinese vocabulary matching, interactive flashcards.
測驗 / 遊戲 Quiz / Game
以遊戲機制（計分、限時、闖關、對戰）包裝知識問答，提升課堂氣氛和參與度。與「練習鞏固」的分別在於重心是遊戲化的動機設計，而非技能的重複訓練。
Wraps knowledge questions in game mechanics — points, timers, levels, head-to-head — to lift energy and participation. Differs from practice & drill in that the heart is gamified motivation, not skill rehearsal.
例子：課堂搶答遊戲、知識闖關、賽跑式測驗。
Examples: classroom buzzer games, level-based challenges, race-style quizzes.
AI 聊天機械人 AI chatbot / tutor
對話式的 AI 導師或角色扮演：學生可以隨時發問、獲得因材施教的回應，或與「歷史人物」對談。使用時要教學生核實 AI 的回答——這本身就是重要的資訊素養。
Conversational AI tutoring or role-play: students ask questions any time, get adaptive responses, or interview a “historical figure.” Teach students to verify AI answers — that itself is core information literacy.
例子：課題專屬虛擬導師、蘇軾角色對話、英語會話練習夥伴。
Examples: topic-specific virtual tutors, persona chats with Su Shi, English-conversation partners.
教學支援工具 Teaching-support tools
服務教學流程——評估、展示、材料與課堂運作 / Serving the teaching workflow — assessment, presentation, materials and classroom logistics.
資料視覺化 Data visualisation
把數據和抽象結構化成圖表：學生「看見」統計分佈、關係結構或變化趨勢，理解便事半功倍。
Turns data and abstract structures into visuals: when students can see a distribution, a relationship diagram or a trend, understanding follows far more easily.
例子：統計圖表產生器、數據庫關係圖、氣候數據視覺化。
Examples: chart builders, database ER diagrams, climate-data visualisations.
簡報 / 教材 Presentation / Teaching materials
展示與講解用的內容載體：互動簡報、教學網頁、課題懶人包。重點是老師（或學生匯報時）向全班傳遞內容。
Content for presenting and explaining: interactive slides, teaching pages, topic one-stops — the teacher (or a presenting student) delivering content to the class.
例子：互動簡報、單元教學網站、電子海報。
Examples: interactive slide decks, unit-teaching sites, digital posters.
工作紙產生器 Worksheet generator
產生可列印或可派發的練習材料，省卻逐份手作的時間，也方便按程度出多個版本。
Generates printable or distributable practice materials — saving hand-crafting time and making differentiated versions easy.
例子：數學題工作紙產生器、詞語填充產生器。
Examples: maths worksheet generators, cloze-passage makers.
參考資料 Reference
供查閱的資料集或指南：學生自主學習時的「字典」和「手冊」。
Look-up resources — the dictionaries and handbooks of self-directed learning.
例子：科目詞彙表、公式手冊、文言字詞庫。
Examples: subject glossaries, formula handbooks, classical-Chinese word banks.
其他 Other
未能歸入以上類型的工具。如果你常覺得某類工具「無家可歸」，歡迎告訴我們——類型清單會隨社群的需要演進。
Anything that doesn't fit the types above. If a kind of tool keeps feeling homeless, let us know— the taxonomy evolves with the community's needs.
一件工具往往同時涉及多種活動（例如可探索的模擬器）——提交時選最核心的一種即可； 描述和「使用心得」可以補充其他用法。瀏覽工具時，可在工具目錄按類型篩選。
Many tools span activities (an explorable simulator, say) — pick the most central one when submitting; the description and "How I use it" can cover the rest. In the directory you can filter by type.
為何沒有「評估」、「課堂管理」或「學生創作」類？平台上的工具都是即開即用的網頁—— 不設帳戶、不儲存學生資料。需要保存記錄、向老師回報數據的評估與課堂管理工具， 或需要儲存作品的創作平台，超出了這種形態所能誠實承載的範圍，所以暫不設這些分類。
Why no assessment, classroom-management or student-creation categories? Tools here are open-and-use web pages — no accounts, no student data stored. Activities that need records kept and reported back to the teacher, or student work saved, are beyond what this form factor can honestly deliver, so those categories are deliberately absent for now.