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Chapter 5 Question 4. Presented by: Groups 6&7 Teri, Kate, Susan, Jen & Julie . Mr. Emerson vs. Technology. TECH-PACK in Action: Analyze a Scenario.
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Chapter 5Question 4 Presented by: Groups 6&7 Teri, Kate, Susan, Jen & Julie
TECH-PACK in Action:Analyze a Scenario Mr. Emerson wants his students math grades to improve and has been told about the use of interactive whiteboard activities that use game formats such as Jeopardy for practicing math concepts.
Part B Identify the context and logistical issues in this situation that he must address to implement this new strategy effectively in his classroom.
Mr. Emerson has only used the whiteboard for PowerPoint presentations so far; therefore, he might need to have some training on how to use the whiteboard interactively.
The Jeopardy Game is an interactive math game with a large variety of free software available for students to play individually or in groups. Mr. Emerson would have to learn how to use the Jeopardy software correctly. Fortunately, there are many examples of the game being played online which he can use as tutorials. He would have to decide if he wants to use it as a group or individually for select students. The Jeopardy games allow you to save templates so the teacher can design the game according to levels of the students.
He would have to measure the effectiveness of the game on his student’s knowledge. For example see what they knew before and then test them after they have been doing the game for a few days. This would allow him to measure if the technology is increasing the student’s math skills.
Flash Jeopardy games were designed by a teacher for use in the classroom as a SmartBoard review. He can play the game offline if he does not want to run into technical difficulties. He will just need to download the free Jeopardy Player and create a special folder for any games he acquires. If he is not sure how to create a new game he can find a demonstration clip that will walk him through the process of making, saving, and playing a Flash Jeopardy game.
Since he is already used to PowerPoint he will find the Flash version quicker and much easier than the tediousness of changing many PowerPoint slides.