1. SmartBoard - Intermediate - 2/3 twilight sessions
Designed for staff familiar with the basics and who have been using a SmartBoard in their school. The course will focus on:
- using the Smart Notebook software to create lesson plans
- identifying new sources of SmartBoard resources
- Optional - creating interactive teaching materials using SpellMaster and other similar software. (Please refer to http://www.fife-education.org.uk/socsub/Interactive/Spellmaster.htm for further details).
2. Creating interactive resources - 3 twilight sessions
Designed for staff wishing to use a selection of software to create exercises which can sit on school or council servers and be accessed by pupils.
The first session will introduce SpellMaster and will invite participants to create a word bank with associated descriptions and to test and refine the 4 interactive games created using the same word bank. Please refer to http://www.fife-education.org.uk/socsub/Interactive/GeogMenu.htm for 4 sample files.
The second and third sessions will use Hot Potatoes software to create crosswords, cloze procedures, drag and drop, multiple choice, jumbled sentences and short answer quizzes. The finished files are converted to web pages and have a built-in error-checking feature. Sample files are located at http://www.fife-education.org.uk/socsub/Interactive/HotPotatoes.htm and http://www.fife-education.org.uk/socsub/Interactive/HistMenu.htm.
Teachers are expected to bring ideas and pre-prepared questions to these sessions.
Depending on the applications received it might be possible to group participants by primary and by secondary subject (or faculty) in order to share ideas and maximise the output from these sessions.
3. Extending the use of Kidspiration - 2 twilight sessions
This versatile software is ideally suited as a visual learning tool and will meet the needs of teachers wishing to employ mind-mapping techniques in their classroom. An extensive collection of sample files created in two Fife primary schools will be showcased. Participants will be expected to produce their own starter files using the Activity Wizard and the Super Grouper features of the software. Teaching strategies will be discussed and suggested delivery programmes produced.
Participants will be provided with the time to look at existing resources on the internet and to create exemplar files for their own class and for posting on the Fife Education website.
Teachers applying for this course are expected to have used Kidspiration and are interested in applying their knowledge of learning styles and mind mapping in this context.
Preliminary reading - please refer to the Kidspiration website found at http://www.fife-education.org.uk/kidspiration internet version.
4. Extending the use of Inspiration - 2 twilight sessions
This versatile software is ideally suited as a visual learning tool and will meet the needs of teachers wishing to employ mind-mapping techniques in their classroom. An extensive collection of sample files created in Fife primary sand secondary schools will be showcased.
Participants will be expected to produce their own starter files using the Teachers' Menu and other features. Teaching strategies will be discussed and suggested delivery programmes produced.
Participants will be provided with the time to look at existing resources on the internet and to create exemplar files for their own class and for posting on the Fife Education website.
Teachers applying for this course are expected to have used Inspiration and are interested in applying their knowledge of learning styles and mind mapping in this context. The software is also an ideal way to create graphic organisers and can replace PowerPoint as a presentation tool in many situations, especially where it is important to be able to show the "big picture" and to see where separate concepts link together.
Depending on the applications received it might be possible to group participants by primary and by secondary subject (or faculty) in order to share ideas and maximise the output from these sessions.
Preliminary reading - please refer to the Inspiration website found at http://www.fife-education.org.uk/inspiration/inspiration.htm internet version.
5. Making PowerPoint Interactive - 3 twilight sessions
Finding out how to ask users to enter their name, answer questions and to record scores for assessment purposes. This will involve some programming code, but for the most part will involve modifying existing code rather than create from new. Participants will choose the features they wish to use as displayed in sample files and modify the context for their own needs.
CPD in ICT Course Dates
All twilight sessions in the Tech Lab, Auchterderran Centre from 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm.
Dates to follow but they can also be found in the CPD programme.
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