Scratch programming and
Numeracy in Senior
Primary Classes
(NCTE/Lero)
Summer Course 2012
Module 5
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Module 5 will cover:
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Review of concepts covered
Review of Lesson Plans and other resources
Group, paired or individual planning on ways to use Scratch
in the Mathematics classroom
Using Scratch across other subject areas
Creation of an e-learning action plan for your school
Implement a challenge for your class in Scratch
Present the projects to the whole group
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NCTE Resources and Support
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CPD www.ncte.ie/training
Good practice videos
www.ncte.ie/GoodPractice/Videos
Scoilnet, national portal for education
www.scoilnet.ie
Imagebank, good source of free images
www.imagebank.ie
Encyclopaedia Britannica, free teacher access
from home (accessed via Scoilnet)
Internet safety advice www.webwise.ie
Scratch Resources
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Scratch Software Download
scratch.mit.edu/download
Scratch website at mit scratch.mit.edu
Scratch Ireland website scratch.ie for lesson
plans and competition information
Scratch to Kinect scratch.saorog.com
Scratch Reference Guide
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Referenc
e_Guide_1.4
Computer Education Society of Ireland
www.cesi.ie
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Discussion Time:
Classroom Management
 Now that you have learnt how to use
Scratch and explored lesson activities,
how will you organise Scratch in your
classroom? What are the challenges?
Discuss in pairs or groups.
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The e-Learning Plan
Key
e-Learning Plan
Resources:
◦ e-Learning Handbook
◦ e-Learning Roadmap
◦ e-Learning Plan Template
◦ e-Learning Case Studies
◦ e-Learning Audit
www.ncte.ie/elearningplan
E-learning action plan:
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Decide an achievable target
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Set a timeframe
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Select the person/people who will implement the plan
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Consider what resources are required
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What are the success indicators?
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Sample e-learning action plan
ICT in the curriculum
PRIORITIES:
Students experience e- Learning Activities regularly
Target (What do we want to achieve?):
A range of e- Learning activities will be developed for use in classrooms
TASK
TIMEFRAME
REMITS
RESOURCES
(What needs to be
done?)
(When is it to be done
by?)
(Who is to do it?)
(What resources are
needed?)
Autumn 2012
Each teacher
Digital
Cameras will
be used as
part of the
learning
process in
language
development
Agreed Monitoring Procedures:
Staff meetings; Individual teachers;
e-learning team
Digital
cameras,
laptop, pc,
presentation
software,
Photostory,
ImageBank;
CPD
SUCCESS
CRITERIA
(What are the desired
outcomes?)
Creation of
digital
object by
children
Language
resources
created for
use in class
Agreed Evaluation Procedures:
Peer Evaluation among teachers and
children
Course Evaluation
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Please take 10 minutes to complete the
course evaluation
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www.ncte.ie/ICTTraining
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Today we have...
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Reviewed concepts covered
Reviewed Lesson Plans and other resources
Used Scratch across other subject areas
Created an e-learning action plan for your school
Implemented a challenge for your class in Scratch
Presented the projects to the whole group
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You should leave today with:
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Course notes to support Scratch in the
classroom.
Websites that provide additional support.
Some completed Scratch projects.
An e-learning action plan for your school.
A set of Scratch lesson plans.
An enthusiasm for using Scratch in your
Maths lesson!