Today, I have taught a very successful Science lesson using the school Chromebooks.
The children have been learning about food chains and habitats, and I have discovered a great simulation site which helps to demonstrate the effect of increasing and decreasing populations on the rest of the food chain. The children shared a Chromebook between pairs, and after an initial teacher input, used the website to develop their own learning and understanding. We discussed the e-safety issues related to using the internet, and the children shared their 'top safety tips' with the rest of the class. The class do not normally using computers beyond iPads in Accelerated Reading sessions, or during discrete Computing lessons, and so it was lovely to see their excitement. There are still some teething problems - forgotten passwords or email addresses, getting the Chromebooks in and out of their secure storage units, and simply navigating the touchpad and keyboard. However, I can see that their use of technology is developing, and really benefitted their learning in this lesson. I will look to be booking the Chromebooks again in future! The Food Chain Game: www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame
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