1. Using Formulator Tarsia to make Collaborative Activities

2. Aims Why collaborative activities? How do you use the software?

3. Success Criteria I have used the Formulator Tarsia software to make an activity. I have reflected on how I can use collaborative activities with my students.

4. Why Collaborative?

5. Active Learning One of the key principles of active learning is.. teaching is more effective when it uses cooperative small group work

7. Activities Jigsaws – easy or extended Follow me cards Discussion circles Dominoes Matching cards

9. Using the Software

10. Choose your jigsaw

11. Type the question and answer into each half Question Answer

12. There are lots of different symbols. Click the buttons to see the full range.

13. Click the right hand navigation bar to move to the next question.

14. Click “table” at the bottom to check your working.

15. Click “output” to see how it will print.

16. Still on output, choose the size of the pieces.

17. Click “solution” to see the solution to the jigsaw.

18. Print out the sheets from the “output” screen and then photocopy onto card or paper. –I suggest card if you want to use the puzzle time and again –I suggest paper if you want the pupils to make the pieces into a poster

19. HELP! More help can be found at: http://www.mmlsoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view &id=9&Itemid=10 http://www.mmlsoft.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view &id=9&Itemid=10 Or contact: Craig.Lowther@moray-edunet.gov.uk