Week 7

ActivInspire - Studio software

This week I have been using the ActivInspire - Studio software on the interactive whiteboard. I am beginning to work my way through all the features and templates available, and vastly building up my collection of interactive lessons within a grade 1/2 classroom.

During this week I was assigned two handwriting lessons, where I modelled the correct technique of how to hold a writing pencil, how to correctly write the letters, where to start and finish as well as the correct size of each letter. I particularly liked the dotted thirds template, which allowed the students to be actively engaged throughout the lesson by having a go at correctly writing the letters on the interactive whiteboard.

Below is the template of the dotted thirds:

Week 6

Use of YouTube within the classroom

This week I began my teaching practicum within a grade 1/2 class. I have been lucky enough to use an interactive whiteboard where I have had the opportunity to engage students throughout my lessons using this magnificent tool.

I have managed to set up an account on the YouTube website, where it allows you save either a playlist or a favourite video to use and access whilst in the classroom. This can be found on the left hand side menu bar.

This is very useful as you can access the website anywhere, making it very reliable to plan for future lessons within the classroom directly from home!