Virtual Transition
Year-6 Virtual Transition Programme.
Aim: Raising awareness of , and learning about new school life and practices.
Objectives:
Within the 3 week programme year-6 pupils will:
 have had the opportunity to look at school life and the differences in secondary school,
 have had the opportunity to ask questions (to peer-tutors and teachers) which concern them
 an opportunity to look at their own learning (multiple intelligences).
 have the opportunity to meet peers from other schools who will be joining them in September (socially and in activities)
 experience being an on-line learner within My Classes (visiting and contributing to the on-line classroom discussion for a minimum
of 3 times a week ). This learning will generalise to school life as BGfL and My Classes becomes more a part of teaching and
learning in schools.
Order
Activity
Week 1 activities. School Life
Activity 1:
How far do you have to travel to school?
We want you to find out how far it is from your
home to the new school. To do this you first have
to find the post code of your new school. You can
find the postcode on the
The Birmingham Grid for Learning
http://www.bgfl.org/services/schools/director.cfm
Type the name of your school into the top box and
then click the Search button next to it. Make a note
of the schools postcode.
You then need to go to the
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Resource
Use a Text and Image tool to create this
activity by cutting and pasting using the text
below. The text can be included in the text
box while the URLs can be added through
the URL button. Make sure that you give your
creation an appropriate keyword so that you
can find it easily when you add it to your
classes desktop.
How to use the Text and Image property
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Individual research by year-6
Peer tutors facilitate discussion in
the discussion area.
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Multimap site.
On the multimap site click on the directions button
on the top navigation bar.
Put the postcode of your home in the From box
and click the verify button.
Put the school postcode into the To box and click
the verify button.
Now click in the directions box.
When you have found how far you have to go, see
if anybody else has to go further, by joining the
Web Address
http://uk2.multimap.com/
Creating a Discussion Group
Add a link to the discussion group that you
would have created for the Class
Discussion group.
Activity 2
Individual reflection by year-6
How will you travel to school
Activity 3
Walk
Bus
Car
Train
Bike
Bus/Train
Walk/Bus/Train/Tram
Other
What do we wear?
Create a voting property and add it to the
class desktop.
Creating the Voting Property
How to use the Text and Image property
An opportunity for year-6 pupils to ask about the
school uniform and the ‘rules’ for wearing these.
What is acceptable and what is not?
What is a cool way to wear the uniform (that is
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This will need Image of the school uniform or
uniforms?
Year-6 and peer tutor
discussion.
Staff to provide picture for
activity.
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permitted in the school)?
What to avoid doing with your school uniform
In the upload section can
staff put information on
school uniform?
Week 2: Teaching and Learning
Activity 1:
How do you like learning?
Do you like learning through doing things? Do you
like learning by talking to people? Want to find out?
Go to the Multiple Intelligences
web site and answer the questions and get your
Intelligences Wheel.
Look at the Wheel and then go to the Reporting
Site
Activity 2:
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Text and Graphic Box
Use a Text and Image tool to create this
activity by cutting and pasting using the text
below. The text can be included in the text
box while the URLs can be added through
the URL button. Make sure that you give your
creation an appropriate keyword so that you
can find it easily when you add it to your
classes desktop.
Reporting Site
Web link:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/intranet/
ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm
and let everyone else know your favourite way of
learning. Join the Chat
Voting Property (with all the intelligences
listed)
Chat Site
Linking the voting property to the text and
image property
and talk about it to others.
Chat Site (synchronous)
Or
Discussion Room (synchronous for
discussion to be recorded)
What are the teachers like?
In Secondary school lessons are organised
Text and Graphic (animation of a frenetic
teacher perhaps)
Peer tutors facilitate the
discussion in terms of how
varied the teaching
programmes are etc. at the
secondary school
Peer tutor facilitation
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differently and you have different teachers for
different subjects.
Now is your opportunity to ask what the teachers
are actually like. Ask the peer-tutors to describe
subject\teachers and what to expect under different
circumstances!
Activity 3
My Quiz
Create a Quiz using the Quiz Creator.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/quiz_creator/secondary/ind
ex.htm
The quiz will be about things about you. For
example What is my favourite hobby? It’s to do with
being Body Smart and involves water. Is it walking
in the rain, swimming or having showers. Not a
very good example. I am sure you can do better.
Try and do a least three questions using the Quiz
Creator and then save it on a floppy disk or
somewhere suitable. You now need to follow the
instructions below so that other people can see
your quiz.
1.Go to the Home Pages button and click on Page
Uploader.
2. Now go to the top Browse button and search for
your Quiz File. If you have saved it on the floppy
disk you might need to go to the Look in : box and
click on the downward arrow. This will show you
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Discussion Forum
Private study
Use a Text and Image tool to create this
activity by cutting and pasting using the text
below. The text can be included in the text
box while the URLs can be added through
the URL button. Make sure that you give your
creation an appropriate keyword so that you
can find it easily when you add it to your
classes desktop.
This activity requires a high level of ICT skills
and should only be used when there is
adequate time.
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the A drive and your file.
3. Click on your file and then the Open button and
like magic the route to the file will appear next to
the Browse button.
4. Now you can click Upload and the Quiz will be
uploaded to your own web space.
5. Scroll down the page and you can see it. Now
right click the mouse button when the mouse is
over your file and click on Copy Shortcut.
6.You can now go to the Quiz Notice Board
The Quiz Notice Board
The Quiz Notice Board
and paste the address of your quiz into the Notice
area where it says Add URL.
Week 3: Practicalities
Activity 1:
How do I find my way around the school?
You will have a timetable in your new school and
will have to move around between lessons to get to
each teacher/class.
In the Download section you will find an example
timetable and a map of the school
Download these and print them off.
Have you any questions you want to ask about this
like ‘Is there enough time to get across the school
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Text and graphic property (animation of a
running pupil perhaps?)
Discussion Area
Use the file box property for the class to
upload timetables and maps.
Peer tutors facilitate the
discussion area.
Staff need to upload a:


mock timetable
map of the school
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between lessons?’ or ‘Do I have to carry all my
things between lessons?’ or ‘What happens if I am
late?’ etc.
Ask your questions here – peer tutors will give you
the answers of an ‘insider!’
Activity 2:
What’s on the menu?
From the file box open the sample menu and have
a look to see if you can work out if your likes and
dislikes are catered for in the school canteen.
Any questions? Want to know how things are paid
for or opening times or how often the menu
changes etc?
Then ask the Peer Tutors in the discussion area
Use a Text and Image tool to create this
activity by cutting and pasting using the text
below. The text can be included in the text
box while the images of the food could make
the activity interesting. Use the file box to
upload menus.
Text and Graphic Property (animation of
a mad chef!).
Discussion Area.
File box property
Activity 3
Healthy Eating and Exercise trivia Quiz.
Healthy eating and exercise trivia Quiz
link
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p2851.htm
Activity 4
Evaluation.
Survey Tool
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1: On average I visited
the site :
Less than 3 times a week
3 to 6 times a week
Every day
Several times a day
2: I was able to visit
from home
Yes / No
The Survey property
Staff need to upload a
school menu.
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3: The bit I enjoyed the
most was:
Tell us what you enjoyed
the most about Transition
2004 programme.
3: The bit I enjoyed the
least was?
4: Was anything
missing?
5: did you find out a lot
about your new school?
Induction
Talking to peer tutors
Talking to other year-6
kids moving to my new
school
Talking to teachers / staff
Working on the activities
on my own
Fun activities / links
All of it
None of it
Free text
Free text
I feel I know a lot about my
new school
I feel I know a bit more
about my new school
I already knew a lot – but
this has let me know what I
thought was right.
I am not sure I learnt a lot
I didn’t find out anything
new.
Permanent Features. – all 4 weeks.
Questions to Peer-tutors
Permanent
feature in
Classroom
Questions that you would like to ask about your
new school. Click on the Forum button and then
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Discussion Forum
Year-6 and peer tutor
Forum
Monitored by staff
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Permanent
feature in the
Foyer
Permanent
feature in the
class room
Permanent
feature in the
classroom
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add a simple title and your question. An answer will
soon appear
Fun activities.
Found in the foyer
Link to a safe Internet Sites
Optional
School Chat Room
Real-time chat for informal / social communication
between year-6 pupils form different schools as
well as peer-tutors.
Real-Time Chat
Questions to Teachers !
Text and graphic property (animation of a
scared teacher! or a questioning
student?)
School policy required.
Could be managed by:
 Rota of monitoring
by peer-tutors
 Staff regularly
visiting to see all is
well.
Only available to school
staff and students.
bbbbYear-6 and teachers
discussion
Questions that you would like to ask about your
new school. Click on the Forum button and then
add a simple title and your question. An answer will
soon appear
Only available if the school want this
available
Monitored by staff
Discussion Forum