Aims and Objectives Module 2 – Creating a literacy resource with your IWB

Aims and Objectives Morning Session Learn additional tools of the interactive whiteboard Develop a literary resource using the tools covered Afternoon Session Using sound recording as a springboard to language learning Become familiar with Audacity – free, easy to use sound recording software and how it may be used as a classroom resource for literacy

Activity - What stage are you at? Hooper and Rieber Familiarisation Utilisation Integration Reorientation Evolution See pg 28 of NCTE course manual

Getting to know your IWB Additional Tools Resizing Cloning Linking – sound, website, other file pages Moving to back/front Manipulating objects – top/middle/bottom layer Grouping/ungrouping Locking /unlocking Containers Camera Spotlight Reveal tool Protractor Dice Compass Video Clock

Activity - Create a Literacy Resource Using the tools covered so far, create a resource for your own classroom which supports literacy, or enhance the resource you created yesterday. See pg 30 of NCTE course manual for further details

Recording & Using Sound with an IWB Sound Recording options Audacity LAME Encoder for converting to MP3 Help files for Audacity and LAME ki_Home_Page Activity: Record 3 sound files for use with resource for literacy prepared in Modules 1 & 2

Activity - Assessment Consider possible uses of audio and sound recording in the assessment of literacy in your classroom. Example of one school using Audacity for literacy and assessment of same © NCTE 2011

Checklist In this module, you have Explored additional tools for your IWB Created a literacy resource using these tools Explored sound recording as a literacy resource Downloaded Audacity Created sound files using Audacity.