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Flexcel - Flexible Interactive Workbooks in Excel for Maths Teachers. About the Project There is a lot of software about for enhancing the teaching of mathematics. Whilst some of this software can be very good, most of it can be restrictive in the way it is used. Teachers often find themselves planning a lesson around a piece of software, rather than planning a lesson around the learning objectives and using ICT to enhance the lesson. This project focuses on creating resources for use in the classroom that will be flexible and interactive. Microsoft Excel is the basis for all of the resources. The project is split into two main sections. The second section is aimed at empowering teachers to create their own interactive resources using Excel.

About Gatsby Teacher Fellowships The Gatsby Foundation, through Gatsby Technical Education Projects offer up to twelve Fellowships each year. About the Author I have been teaching Mathematics at South Hunsley School for twelve years. Using These Materials These materials are protected from copyright. Excel, interactive spreadsheets for maths education, GCSE, AS and A level, using macros and visual basic for applications.

Introduction Here are my Excel files. If you like you can look at the notes and ScreenShot pictures first to get an idea of what they do. It is best to download the files first and then open them in Excel rather than open them in a browser window. To download right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link as". Setting up Excel Nearly all the workbooks use macros. In order to enable the macros you will need to set the security level to medium or zero in Excel (for Excel 2003 go to Tools/Macros /Security). In Excel 2003 some files need the Excel optional add-ins Analysis ToolPak and Analysis ToolPak VBA; follow these instructions to make sure you have them installed and enabled: On the Tools menu, click Add-Ins.

For more detail type "Install add-in" into the Excel help Answer Wizard. Professional Practice - ACOT Stages. Elearning. Www.tpack.org. Free reference manager and PDF organizer | Mendeley. 12 Ways To Integrate (Not Just Use) Technology In Education. There are a couple dozen ways to ‘use’ technology in education.

There are also a couple dozen ways to integrate technology in education. Think those two things are the same? Think that throwing a few iPads and a few Edudemic blog posts into a classroom is the best way to launch a 1:1 initiative? In case you couldn’t guess, it’s not. So here’s a hypothetical to clear up my rhetorical questions even more: Situation 1 You’re a school principal and decide to make the Apple iPad a cornerstone of your school’s curriculum. Situation 2 You’re a school principal and decide to make the Apple iPad a cornerstone of your students’ learning. Weigh In Which principal would you want?

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35 Digital Tools That Work With Bloom's Taxonomy. Integrating technology in the classroom and engaging students in higher order thinking creates the ultimate learning experience for students. Bloom’s Taxonomy and digital tools creates an innovative learning environment where students are engaged in their assignments. The following is a list of digital tools as it relates to Bloom’s Taxonomy. 1. Creating – In creating, students create projects that involve video editing, storytelling, video casting, podcasting, and animating. Digital tools to allow students to create include: Story Kit , Comic Life , iMovie , and GoAnimate.com , SonicPics , Fotobabble , and Sock Puppet . 2.

For a sample lesson using digital tools with the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy visit my post at: .

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