Schola Europaea European School Brussels II

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PANORAMA
Digital Camera – images can be taken of children in PE when working on
balances. The class can discuss how to improve own and other’s balances.
Pupils can take photos outside the school to show features of their
community. The images can then be used in a powerpoint display that the
children create as part of their topic work. The images can also be used to
highlight different architectural features. In addition, images can be taken
of different parts of a plant which can then be uploaded and manipulated
with text being added to produce an information text. Pupils can also create
a story by uploading their own images and then manipulating them into
an order which supports their writing.
Digital Video Camera – record pupils’ PE efforts and analyse the film on screen
to improve work. Can be used with dance, jumping, catching and throwing etc.
Also a camcorder can be used to record pupils’ puppet show using puppets
that the pupils made themselves and script that they write themselves.
Sound Recording – children are able to record their own and other pupils’
opinions and conversations. This can be undertaken in history lessons when
pupils take on roles of given characters, in literacy when pupils’ are taking part in
a discussion and other similar situations.
Spreadsheets and Graphic Presentation – mathematics, literacy. Information
can be collected from internet research and then manipulated into a graphical format.
For example pupils can research how to ‘think global, act local’ and then organize the
information in a different manner. Also, pupils can devise their own questionnaires and
collect their own data e.g. water usage at home. The information can then be collated
on a spreadsheet such as excel and manipulated to show different bar charts, line
graphs and pie charts. The findings can then be written up in the form of a report.
Desktop Publishing – all subjects. This is a very rewarding exercise for the
pupils and teacher. Obviously pupils can produce their own ‘books’ or ‘leaflets’
or work collaboratively to produce a more substantial piece of written work.
Examples include production of books about given topics such as Medieval
Life as seen by a Knight or a peasant and the production of guidebooks for
any location or time period.
Internet Research – can be used in all subjects and then the findings
manipulated in a form suitable for the task and audience. For example: How
did peasants live in the Middle Ages?