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Project Overview
Learning Areas
Levels
Objectives
Description
The children used the resources in small, adult-led groups and completed a variety of
pre-planned tasks using the resources. Once the initial group is secure with the
concepts involved, they will help to support other groups of peers to use the
Software
Keywords
resources.
Bee-Bots Starter Pack, Gearbotics Robots packs, Leap-pad Learning Systems.
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Classroom Images
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Background andClas s room Images
Planning
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BeeBots: I created some additional cards for use with the BeeBot (eg letters to be delivered to
specific addresses on the Street Map, shopping lists the children had to use to negotiate the
BeeBots Overview
Gearbotics
As s es s ment Grid
Overview
BeeBotPlan
around the board.) Other
resources,Plan
such as the Treasure Island
cards for BeeBot, had
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been provided in the Starter Pack.
BeeBots Weekly
Planner
Gearbotics Weekly
Planner
As s es s ment Grid
Example
The Project was planned to develop the childrens skills in ICT. The specific outcomes
from Information and Communications Technology 5-14 are
BeeBots
Controlling and Modelling
STRAND - Position and Movement Level A
Understand the following words related to movement/direction
Up/down, left/right, forwards/backwards
STRAND - Control hardware Level A
Explore the use and operation of simple devices.
Gearbotics
Controlling and Modelling
STRAND Control Hardware Level B
Use with assistance (eg a robot) controlling it using single step instructions.
STRAND Knowledge of terms and uses Level B
Name main parts of device used, and describe what the devices can do and stimulate.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Each adult leader completed weekly assessment grids for their group (see
previous slide). At the end of the project, staff involved were asked to
complete a project assessment sheet so their views could be taken into account
when planning further roll-out of the project.
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As s es s ment Grid
Completed Project
As s es s ment Grid
Langlee Primary consists of a mainstream, Nursery and Support Centre for children with
exceptional and complex needs. There are 284 children on the role at present and
approximately 36 children have been involved in the first stage of the project. This will
gradually increase to around 100 children in all. Staff from Nursery and Primary 1-3 have
been involved in the project. All staff involved have had direct input and have used the
resources with small groups of children. Staff were trained in how to use the resources
at the beginning of the project and regular opportunities have been provided throughout
the term for feedback and discussion among the teachers involved.
Caroline Belleville teaches P7 and is Principal Teacher in charge of ICT. She has led small
groups of children from the Early Years classes to help with the development of the new