LWICT at GSC

Today I presented an afterschool session on using the IWB and some specialised maths programs to engage maths students.

First we looked at how the IWB works briefly.

Then we looked at using GridPic with images.  GridPic has several equations built into it.  A picture of a shade cloth was chosen and the group worked together to solve the exponential equation to fit a line to the curve of the shade cloth.  A second quadratic equation was solved to fit another curve of the shade cloth.  Olaf pointed out that students could then calculate the area of the shade cloth based on these curves.

We then looked at how Geogebra can be used with images.  It also can be used to graph lines, curves, polygons, angles  It is dynamic so values can be changed.

The teachers collaborated to solve the problems much as students would.  We discussed impacts of classes and uses of the IWB room.

Follow-up Required:

• Help teachers install IWB software and Maths software on their computers
• Plan use for classes