Rajasthan Mathematics STF SRP workshop -2018
Objective of the workshop
- Introducing teachers to use different Free and Open Source (FOSS) technological tools for class room teaching
- Introducing teachers to use different FOSS tools for self learning, collaborative learning and resource creation
- Introducing teachers to the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge framework (TPACK) for supporting technology integration in teaching learning
- Developing agenda, processes and resources for district training
Participants information
Agenda for the workshop
| Theme | Time | Structure | Objectives/ Outcomes | Activities for participants | Resources |
| Day 1 | |||||
| Participant arrival and registration | 10.00 – 11.30 | Hands-on | 1. To register in workshop with participant information Google form | All participants have to fill this basic information form | Fill Google form |
| Introduction to the workshop - STF objectives – Overview | 11.30 – 1.00 | 1. Understanding the objectives of the workshop
2.Agenda familiarisation and shared understanding of workshop flow 3. Sharing participant expectations - (Digital methods are an essential component of this workshop – resource creation and sharing using various tools and emails - Understanding of a learning community – why is a forum important) |
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| Lunch Break | 1.00 – 2.00 | ||||
| District wise teams | Make district teams, chose one Maths topic per team | ||||
| Technology for connecting and learning (Internet as a learning resource)
- Internet as a learning resource - Global Digital Library |
2.00 – 4.00 | Presentation and Hands-on | 1. What is the internet (GDL)?
2. How to use it for accessing resources? 3. How to download resources from the internet? 4. Familiarization of browser, downloads and other elements of Ubuntu interface 5. OER - Importance for education |
1. Use of address bar.
2. Search for information 3. Access a web site by putting a link on the address bar 4. Create a resource folder 5. Save online page as off-line 6. Add hyper links to a page opened in LibreOffice writer 7. Save image as 8. Download videos and add video links to a file |
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| Technology for connecting and learning (Internet as a learning resource)- Personal digital library | 4.00 – 4.30 | Presentation and Hands-on | 1. Demo of resource folders created (folder structure, organizing) to create a personal digital library (PDL). File and folder naming
2. Creating a resource document with meta data on resources 3. Creating personal resource libraries – bookmarks, downloading pages, downloading files (videos, photos), checking for OER to download, non OER for direct reading |
Create folder for topic chosen and download useful resources for selected topic. Create sub folders as required | |
| Technology for connecting and learning (Emailing and phone for connecting)
- virtual mail and phone forums |
4.30 – 5.30 | Presentation and Hands-on | 1. Creation of email Ids
2. Practice emailing, from computer and from mobile phone 3. Install Telegram 4. Join Telegram MRP group 5. Post messages and replies (Norms of virtual forums) |
1. How to email / post
2. Subject line 3. Attachment 4. Add signature like Name, School Name, Address, District 5. Downloading emails / resources |
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| Day 2 | |||||
| Technology for creating (text resources)
- Text Editing |
9.30 – 11.30 | Presentation and Hands-on | 1. Typing in text document in English and in Hindi
2. Formatting Text document 3. Typing math formulas 4. Inserting links and images in text document 5. Opening text document on mobile phone |
Tux Typing to develop typing skill
Hindi text input (IBUS input methods – Krutidev, Itrans, Inscript) Type Math expressions to develop problems for chosen topic and develop basic resource on topic |
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| Technology for connecting and learning (Emailing for connecting)
- virtual forums (mailing lists) |
11.30 – 1.00 | 1. Emailing resource document and links to forum | Learn Gmail | ||
| Lunch Break | 1.00 – 2.00 | ||||
| Technology for creating (Maths resources)
- Use of Geogebra for mathematics resources – I |
2.30 – 5.00 | Presentation and Hands-on | 1. Introduction to software and the tool bar
2. Angle sum property of triangle (including text box) 3. Constructing a regular polygon using sliders 4.. Exporting Geogebra file 5. Accessing http://geogebratube.org |
1. Plot a point, draw a line, parallel lines and perpendicular lines
2. Draw a triangle using polygon tool, measure angles and using the text box, show the formula of angle sum property 3. Triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and angle sum property of all |
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| Technology for connecting and learning (Maths useful websites and OERs
- Internet as a learning resource; Personal Digital Library |
4.30 – 5.30 | 1. Maths useful websites | Explore Useful Math websites | ||
| Day 3 | |||||
| Recap of Day 2 | 9.30 – 9.45 | ||||
| Technology for creating (Maths resources)
- Use of Geogebra for mathematics resources – II |
9.45- 1.00 | Hands-on | 1. Construction of circle, tangent, chord, direct common tangent
2. Geogebra on the Mobile phone |
1. Demo circles, tangents, use of sliders and construction of Direct Common Tangent http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Learning_geogebra | |
| Technology for creating (images and videos)
- Screencast image and recording |
2.00 – 5.30 | Hands-on | Combining Geogebra, images and text for creating videos for lessons | Use Kazam to record images and videos – screem cast recording | |
| Day 4 | |||||
| Recap of Day 3 | 9.30 – 9.45 | ||||
| Technology for creating (Maths resources)
-Use of Geogebra for mathematics resources – III |
9.45- 1.00 | Hands-on | 1. Developing lessons
2. Problem solving with Geogebra |
1.Working with check boxes, inputs
2. Setting up Geogebra sketches for problem solving, for chosen topic |
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| Lunch Break | 1.00 – 2.00 | ||||
| Technology for connecting and learning (Peer review)
- Sharing resource folder and Geogebra and video resources for review |
2.00 – 4.00 | 1. Sharing with peer group
2. Peer review and feedback 3. Uploading resource folder in google drive and sharing with all |
Participants will have a resource review checklist | Learn Gmail | |
| Technology for creating
- Ubuntu installation |
4.00 – 5.30 | Demo | Installation of Ubuntu
Importance of FOSS for education |
Learn Ubuntu | |
| Day 5 | |||||
| Recap of Day 4 | 9.30 – 9.45 | ||||
| Technology in teaching learning
- demo of lesson, Constructivist teaching using ICTs |
9.45 – 11.00 | Discussion | 1. How interactive classrooms can be made possible with ICTs
2. Introduction to TPACK 3. Demo of ICT integrated lesson |
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| Technology for creating (Maths resources)
- Spreadsheets for mathematics lessons |
11.00 – 1.00 | Hands-on | 1. Use of spreadsheets for setting up problems
2. Spreadsheets for data analyses |
1. Data input, formula, charts
2. Patterns |
Learn LibreOffice Calc |
| Lunch Break | 1.00 – 2.00 | ||||
| Technology for connecting and learning (Connecting)
- Video conferencing |
2.00 – 3.00 | 1. Demo of Google hangout, and use for sharing, reviewing | |||
| Sharing of district agenda and ideas for second workshop | 3.00 – 4.00 | Discussion | 1. Understanding of second workshop and district agenda and MRP feedback/ preparation for the same (making teams, assigning roles, schedules)
2. Time table for district workshops 3. District telegram groups |
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| Feedback and closing | 2.30 – 4.00 | Discussion | Closing |