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John Hunter, PT, Dunfermline High School |
History - The Home Front During World War 2 |
S2
and 5 - 14 Levels D/E/F
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Why was this work undertaken?
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To allow pupils to use the Internet and to have reports produced on a word processor. |
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How was it developed?
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In the past, the class used traditional textbook supplemented with other library books; no time was set aside to access the Internet both in the classroom and in the ICT Centre.
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What was the impact on pupils' learning?
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Impact was very strong; pupils found the Internet easy to use and attractively presented material. Typing in of key words, eg rationing, produced a lot of information. A lot of pride in high quality reports.
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What was the impact of teaching strategies?
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Teachers could now blend traditional practices with modern technology opportunities to work together. Pupil's able to reproduce excellent visual material eg ration books.
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Hardware/software requirements and useful linked
websites.
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Access to Internet Sites:-