Workshop 1
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Section
F Transformations: contexts, customs
and constraints
Activity
F1 Computer modelling and constraints (cont.) |
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I enjoy using computers
a lot and I am quite confident with them. However, I have found that it
is important to plan carefully how I will use a computer simulation. I
write out detailed instructions for pupils to follow. If I don’t do
this,
pupils tend to experiment too much with the simulation and get off the
point. They also start asking questions that I’m not able to answer!
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When I started using
computer models, I realised that I was learning a lot of things about
topics
I thought I already understood! Interacting with a computer model gives
you new insights, and I think that this is very stimulating both for
teachers
and pupils. It has made me change the ways that I have taught some of
my
lessons, though I think it will need some more experience before I feel
fully confident.
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I am not very experienced
at using computers myself, but I have enjoyed working with pupils
creating
their own models on spreadsheets. I think that my role in the classroom
is to help them with the science, so I am not too worried if some of
them
know more about spreadsheets than I do. I always find that I am able to
learn from them as much as they learn from me.
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