KS3/4 Design and Technology - The Future's Handheld
In this programme Year 10 pupils at Saltash.net Community School, near Plymouth, spend two days testing out specially adapted software on PDAs.
The cutting edge trial of interactive handheld computers is specially customised for the classroom to enhance pupil learning and assessment. These are multi-functioned with a typing and drawing facility, they take photos and can voice record comments and ideas.
The pupils can look at each others work, which is continuously beamed up onto the teacher's laptop ready to be assessed and commented upon.
The trials are part of a prototype design and technology GCSE exam being developed for the DfES and QCA by Professor Richard Kimbell of Goldsmith's College, London.
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The video was welldone and gave an excellent overview of a project that can enhance a student and teachers ability to ca ...
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- Duration: 15:00 minutes
- Published: 28 April 2006
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Suggestions and comments25 October 2008 - 12:15The video was welldone and gave an excellent overview of a project that can enhance a student and teachers ability to capture and reflect on work. I would like to see a more diverse representation of students when choosing pilot groups. Our population doesn't necessarily look like what I saw in the video so I would be curious to see what an inner city student might provide for feedback.
I would also like to encourage connections to outside agencies to assist students in researching and learning about how to actually market their products. This was a great surface project that can be enhanced with a cross curricular infrastructre to strengthen the whole experience.
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using PDA....16 April 2007 - 20:09very interesting video of showing the potential of using PDA in any lesson..
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using pda for D & T incl. assessment21 January 2007 - 21:24This looks to have huge potential for a range of subjects and could be good motivation for students as well as improving assessment opportunities.
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D&T10 January 2007 - 22:50An excellent video of showing how ICT can support designing activities alongside modelling with other materials.
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