Workshop @ Riverside School, Ahmedabad Using Technology to Enhance Teaching & Learning John Dewey’s Inquiry Cycle
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Ask Investigate Create Discuss Reflect
Stage 1:Ask ICT Tools • • • • • • • •
Video clips of YouTube etc PowerPoint Presentations Google Images Wordle Sound Clips (exploration tables ) Songs, Photos, Slideshows Virtual Tour Videos, Graphs & Data
UOI/Lang/Math
Purpose
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Math
Brainstorming Listening and responding Observing scenario for igniting interest
ICT Tools • •
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Stage 2 : Investigate UOI/Lang/Math
Purpose
Internet, Encarta, Google Maps Internet
Grade 2 – Cities Grade 6 – Sovereignty Grade 7 – 2G Scam
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Handy Cam/Video recorder, Microphone, Audio recorder – Audacity
Grade 7 – Hindi News Grade 8 – Forces
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Locate information from a variety of sources Reading information – sorting appropriate information
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Interview skills – questioning, response and requestioning Recording information: skills – recording voice, video, writing, typing answers, note taking
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Celestia/Google Earth
Grade 4 – Earth & Space
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Virtual Exploration
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Edheads – Interactive on Web
Grade 3 – Machines
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Using Simple Machines
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Emma’s Spelling + Pocket Dictionary Game
Grade 2 – Language
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Language enhancement
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Videos
Grade 5 – Ecosystem
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Listening Comprehension
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Venn Diagrams, Graphs
Grade 3,5,6,7 – Data Analysis
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Interactive in MS Excel
Grade 6 – Transformation
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Math Concepts
ICT Tools
Stage 3 : Create UOI/Lang/Math
Purpose
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Tux Paint
Grade 1 – Signs & Symbols Grade 3 – Water
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Creating Posters
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readwritethink
Grade 2 – Acrostic Poems
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Creating acrostic poems
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Lego
Grade 3 – Machines
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Creating Complex machines using Simple machines
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Simcity
Grade 3 – Cities
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Building a city
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Tikatok
Grade 4 – Language: Story Book
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Creating an online story book
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Dvolver, Audacity, MS Word - Newsletter
Grade 4 – Media
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Interview skills – questioning, response and requestioning Recording information: skills – recording voice, video, writing, typing answers, note taking
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Dabble Board
Grade 5 – Beliefs & Values
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Create an online drawing
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MS Excel – Account Sheet
Grade 6 – Business
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Create an Account Sheet Using excel
Flip Flash Album
Grade 6 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens book
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Create a flash album
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Photoshop, Movie Maker
Grade 6 – Forces
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Creating an Animated Movie
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Timeglider
Grade 6 - Sovereignty
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Creating a timeline of important events that took place in history
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LogoMaker, Windows Movie Maker, PPT
Grade 7 – Hindi News
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Creating a news script
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Prezi Camtasia Studio
Grade 7 – Force Grade 8 – Forces
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Creating a stunning online presentation Using Video/Audio recorders & editing audio/video to prepare a movie
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Toondoo, Scratch
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Graph & Data from Word Problems
Grade 8 – VA Integration, Language: Storyline/Comic Strip
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Create a comic & animation of their own story.
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Creating an Account Sheet & represent it graphically
Grade 4 – Profit & Loss (C.P. & S.P.)
ICT Tool
Stage 4: Discuss UOI/Lang/Math
Purpose
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Google Docs
Grade 5 - Matters & Materials
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Collaboration
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Voice Thread, Audacity
Grade 5 – Language
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Extempore
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EduBlogs
Grade 6
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Linoit
Grade 7 – Living things Vs Robots
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Discussing/Sharing their views
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Dabble Board
Grade 8 – 7 Habits
ICT Tool
Stage 5:Reflect UOI/Lang/Math
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MS Word : Typing in Predesigned template, Design a flowchart
Grade 1 – Feelings, Dairy Process (fieldtrip)
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MS Word : Organisational Chart
Grade 2 – Materials & Its Properties
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PPT
Grade 2 – Endangered Species Grade 3 – Water Grade 4 – Earth & Space Grade 5 – Ecosystem Grade 6 – Sovereignty
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Timeglider
Grade 6 – Sovereignty
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Prezi
Grade 6 – Force Grade 7 – Circle and its components, Keystone Species
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MindMaps : XMindmap, Bubbl.Us
Grade 6 – 7 Habits, Paradigms Grade 7 – Classification, 2G Scam
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MS Word/Excel
Grade 6 – Business Report Grade 7 – Weather Report
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Edublogs, Toondoo, Dvolver,
Grade 6 – Expression Unit
Purpose • Expressing feelings
Reflection of their understanding and knowledge
GoAnimate, Voki, Art Piece (Tux Paint), Glogster •
WallWisher
Grade 8 – 7 Habits
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Quizstar
Grade 8 – S.S. Pre Assessment
• Assessment of prior knowledge
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Khan Academy
Grade 4 Onwards
• H/W, Videos and Monitoring Students’ Progress
Created & Presented By: ICT Team Fountainhead School, Surat
Contact Us @ chinki.chhapia@fountainheadschools.org nazim.pirani@fountainheadschools.org