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Video Overview

A 5th class teacher describes how she has introduced the skill of coding in her classroom using the free app: Lightbot – Hour of Code. SESE lessons are enhanced through the use of the Lego WeDo software. This coding initiative is part of a wider project within the Schools Excellence Fund.

Description

A teacher describes the use of technology in her classroom to support SESE. Pupils use the interactive whiteboard and Netbooks for a project on recycling. In pairs, pupils work to create recyling trucks using the Lego WeDo 2.0 app to code their creations. The teacher describes using the free app: Lightbot – Hour Code and how it has greatly supported her teaching of coding in the classroom.

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Digital Learning Framework

This video supports the following statements of the Digital Learning Framework (DLF):

Teaching & Learning (1. Learner Outcomes)

  • 1.1 Pupils use appropriate digital technologies to foster active, creative and critical engagement in attaining challenging learning outcomes.
  • 1.3 Pupils use digital technologies in highly effective ways to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding in accordance with the content objectives, learning outcomes, skills and concepts of the Primary School Curriculum.

Teaching & Learning (3. Teachers’ Individual Practice)

  • 3.1 The teacher has the requisite subject knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and classroom management skills.
  • Teachers use a range of digital technologies to design learning and assessment activities for their pupils.
  • Teachers design or adapt learning experiences that incorporate digital technologies and make learning activities relevant and meaningful to support pupils’ learning. When teachers use digital learning activities, they evaluate their effectiveness, and revise their teaching strategies accordingly.

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Teaching & Learning, Primary, Coding, Gaelcholaiste

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