This video describes how Beebots are used for station teaching with Junior Infants. The programme involves teaching children skills such as problem solving, instructional language, sequencing and organising. The stations include small world, treasure maps, learning directions, phonics, 2D shapes, construction and the Beebot app on tablets.
A 5th and 6th class teacher demonstrates a robotics lesson for STEM which is conducted with the help of Seagate in Derry. The lesson incorporates the use of robots, Scratch programming and smartphones and the pupils carry out various tasks in groups. The lesson involves communicating and problem solving.
A 1st and 2nd class teacher describes a STEM lesson in construction using resources such as tablets, Lego and the interactive whiteboard. The pupils work in groups to record, present and give feedback on their projects.
A teaching Principal in infants describes how pupils engage with, and create their own digital book as part of a construction themed lesson. The app used in this video is Pro Show Gold, other apps which have similar functionality include Adobe Spark and Animoto.
Maths Teacher explains how they created use a lightboard in their teaching. The students work in groups to design short videos revising chosen topics using a lightboard, camera and editing software. This project allows the students to develop key 21st Century skills while also revising mathematics.
A multiigrade class teacher describes how she uses ICT to support teaching and learning in her Maths lessons. In this video she is focused on the topics of tangrams and perimeter. Through station teaching the pupils use different software such as Osmo and Khan Academy to learn new skills.
Interview with Teacher about the use of technology in his Maths lessons. He discusses the focus on flipped learning and how it allows more one-on-one support during class. He explains his process when creating videos for his class using Explain Everything, YouTube and PicCollage.
Interview with Teacher about the use of ICT in Technical Graphics. He discusses how he uses a visualiser to record videos for his classes. The students can then watch the video in their own time at home. He explains how this allows more time for conferencing and differentiation.
Science Teacher talks about the use of ICT in their classroom. In groups, the class had to conduct research. They were provided with QR codes (linking to videos) and websites. Each group then presented on PowerPoint, PicCollage or MindMap. She explains how her class are very engaged when ICT is used.
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