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• Can all pupils see you and the board? If not, how can you resolve this?
• Can you always see if pupils are working? If not, where is the best place to
stand to see the majority? Where might you need to move and when?
• How will you make sure all pupils are paying attention to you when you are
talking/demonstrating?
• If you want to do paired or group work, how can this be managed most
successfully in the space?
A common 'mistake' Computing teachers make is to get very involved with helping
one pupil and then not scanning the room regularly. Try to avoid this, as you may
miss things you should deal with. Position yourself in such a way as to maximise
use of your peripheral vision, and look around frequently.
Mobile equipment
Increasingly, schools are using mobile technology as a means of delivering
Computing-related subjects.
Task 3.5
Mobile technology
Make a list of the different forms of mobile technology that could be used in
school. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile technologies
to teach Computing.
WORKING PATTERNS
Schools in general are well supplied with Computing equipment. It is the norm
that pupils have a machine each. However, the teacher will often suggest that
pupils work in pairs or groups anyway.
Task 3.6
Single or paired working?
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of single and paired working, then
reflect on the notes below.
Working on their own
It is essential that we produce pupils who can work independently so that they are
employable. It also provides practice for what they will be required to do in terms
of examinations.
The practical assignments/projects required in examination courses are
undertaken in a normal classroom environment, but must be carried out under
examination conditions. This means that pupils are not allowed to talk to each
other. During the written examination candidates are expected to work entirely on
their own.
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