Subject: Mathematics/ Digital Technologies (depending on the context in which you are seeking to teach)
Year Level: Years 3/4
Strand:
- Digital Technologies Knowledge and Understanding,
- Measurement and Geometry
Link to resource: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geoboard-by-numberkiz/id902906755?mt=8
Cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities: Literacy / ICT Competence
Links to other learning areas: Mathematics
A classroom activity using this resource:
This activity could be used as a plenary, to consolidate learning within a lesson that has encompassed geometry, or measurement. This resource gives students a visual of taught concepts. This activity can only be used for classrooms that have access to iPads. Students can be asked to create pictures of a certain measurement. They can also be asked to create symmetrical pictures, to consolidate their learning from a lesson about symmetry.
How to start using this resource:
The school ICT coordinator will be required to download the application onto the school iPads. The app after this will then be accessible for the students to use. The teacher will then be required to give the students a short presentation on how to navigate the application, and the activities that they are required to complete.
This application could have several uses in a classroom. I agree it would be a great plenary for students to demonstrate their knowledge of a topic. This app could also be great for fast finishers or revision sessions.