2. There are more than 30+ Learning Suite tools
at www.pil-network.com
3. Finding a tool is not the problem…
using tools effectively is the challenge!
In this session we will:
• Look at examples of where
digital tools have been used
to enhance Learning
Activities
• We will consider:
• How does the tool engage learners?
• What can be done using ICT that
could not be done without it?
• How does the tool support
knowledge building?
Tweet about it!
How have you enhanced a
lesson by using ICT? #msedu
4. Windows Live Movie Maker and Photostory
Turn photos and video clips into movies and slide shows
Add in music, sub-titles, special effects and credits
5. 5
High School Life Sciences
learners made movies
using Movie Maker to
explain an aspect of
HIV/AIDS as an
infomercial.
Nikkie Wallace –
St Cyprians: Western Cape
6. Kabelo Mahlatsi –
Leqele High School: Lesotho
High School English
learners modernised Julius
Caesar and set it in
Lesotho with Moshoeshoe
in the starring role!
7. High School History
learners created movies
out of still photos that
illustrated the effects of
various Apartheid laws.
Sue Ausmeier –
Durban Girls College: KwaZulu-Natal
9. Autocollage to test understanding of
primary school maths concepts:
polygons, tessellations and symmetry.
Hafeeza Ebrahim Mayet –
Marlboro Gardens: Gauteng
10. Maxwell Funo –
Mkhanyiseli Primary School:
Western Cape
Autocollage to raise awareness of
polluted public spaces and a need for
parks in a community.
11. Songsmith
Choose a style from pop, jazz, reggae etc. and a tempo.
Sing into the PC microphone and Songsmith will then
generate musical accompaniment to match your voice.
12. Nkosilathi Dlodlo
Batswana Secondary School:
NorthWest
Learners investigated causes of water
shortages and raised awareness. One
tool for this was a Songsmith song.
15. Mouse Mischief
• Download the Multiple-Mouse toolbar for PowerPoint.
• Make a presentation that includes yes/no, multiple choice or
drawings.
• Connect multiple mouses to one computer.
• Let learners choose an icon and start the activity.
This slide allows learners to each
select an answer from the options
given.
Here learners draw lines on the
picture using their mouses.
16. 16
Which digital tools have you
used in your classroom –
how do you think the tool
enhanced the lesson?
If you have not used any
tools yet – which of the
tools you saw appeals to
you? How do you think you
could use it to teach a
concept in your subject?
What would you be able to
do with the technology that
you could not do without it?
Activity: Pair Discussion: 5 minutes
Tweet about it!
Which digital tool have you
used to enhance a learning
activity? #msedu
Notes de l'éditeur
The Microsoft Learning Suite is jam-packed with free tools and content such as Mouse Mischief, AutoCollage, Movie Maker, Microsoft MathsandSong Smith that will excite your learners and make your lessons more engaging. On the Pil-network you can get the tools + tutorials + you can see how other teachers have used them in their learning activities
The Microsoft Learning Suite is jam-packed with free tools and content such as Mouse Mischief, AutoCollage, Movie Maker, Microsoft MathsandSong Smith that will excite your learners and make your lessons more engaging. On the Pil-network you can get the tools + tutorials + you can see how other teachers have used them in their learning activities
There is a demo of this tool in the appendix
Hafeeza Ebrahim Mayet hmakra@gmail.comMarlboro Gardens Secondary SchoolSandtonGautengMathe CityThe focus of this project was to build a model of ‘MATHECITY’ that integrates grade five Geometry content. Learners investigated tessellations and created an AutoCollage of these. Learners folded nets of 3D shapes to form buildings and decorated these in the Arts and Culture lessons using MS Paint. Learners then used the model to find out more about cardinal points, measurements and even and odd numbers.
Maxwell Funomax.funo@webmail .co.zaMkhanyiseli PrimaryCape TownWestern CapeOur community our prideThis project began when the teacher noticed that learners were developing infected wounds from playing in polluted areas as there were no playgrounds or parks in the area. The grade seven learners photographed the affected learners and interviewed people living near the polluted areas. They are now investigating solutions and raising the issue with the municipality and City of Cape Town.
There is a demo of this tool in the appendix
NkosilathiDlodlonko.dlodlo@gmail.comBatswana Secondary SchoolMafikengNorth WestServing water to saveLearners investigated a range of possible causes of water shortages and proposed several solutions. Interviews were conducted with the community and a local mining industry next to the school; models were constructed; research took place in the lab and a song was produced. Findings were presented to the MEC of Education for further consideration.
There is a demo of this tool.
Watch how Mouse Mischief has been used at St Cyprian’s School http://techblog.stcyprians.net/index/tag/mouse%20mischief