Just when you thought it was all over.....here's one last blog and some more personal reflections on my learning.
In the final ICT module session, I presented my multi-media presentation and received feedback on it from two colleagues (Stuart and Robin) on the course. I also reviewed their presentations and gave them constructive feedback.
I chose to do my presentation on bones and skeletons. It is a Year 4 Science lesson supporting key elements of the National Curriculum (Sc1 KS2 2b, Sc2 KS2 2e) and the Scientific Attitudes of curiosity, critical reflection and co-operation with others. The presentation also supports cross-curricular links with history, geography, music and mathematics.
I developed a plan, making full use of thr IWB, for a whole lesson covering:
- A starter
- Direct Teaching Input
- Main Activity - Group investigations
- Plenary
- Assessment of Learning
I also provided effective differentation, taking account of SEND, EAL and G&T children.
I made use of a range of IWB applications that I had learned about on the ICT module, including:
- Balloon Pop
- Click to Reveal
- Click to Erase
- Magnifier Glass
- Activity Builder
- Inserting Web links
- Pull Down to Reveal
I also included a Photostory 3 video (to the music of the Lion King's "The Circle of Life") that I created on my own visit to the Natural History Museum in London to take photos of skeletons and bones.
At end of the presentation, I included a short interactive quiz.
I received some very positive feedback on my presentation, reflecting the effort and thought that I had put into it. Both Robin and Stuart felt that it was engaging and would stimulate a Year 4 class and really support their learning. They recognised, as do I, that some elements of it need to be tidied up a bit and this will come with my greater learning from, and use of, the IWB on my SBT placements. For example, my Activity Build did not function exactly as I wanted it to.
I will also take time to look at all of the multi-media presentations from other students on the PGCE course via the excellent 'Dropbox' facility (another new piece of learning for me from this ICT module - thanks Lorraine!). I am sure I will learn a lot from the way in which they have chosen to present material and make use of IWB functionality. They also give me some ready-made material as a starter for ten to adapt to my particular class and children should I need to teach any of the topics that other students have covered in their multi-media presentations.
