ICT in Auce secondary school,

LatviaFridis Sarcevichs

2009

Auce Secondary School 636 students 52 teachers 2 buildings 2 sport halls Hall for body building New stadium Large library boarding-school with 50

places 2 computer labs

Google photos (virtual introduction)

Auce Secondary School

Website:

http://aucesvsk.blogspot.com

1 september – Day of Knowledge

Using ICT in Auce Secondary SchoolCommon use of ICT: Search information in Internet Part of our teachers create materials for lessons and homeworks –

reading texts, presentations, exercises, lesson plans, tests, exams, ..

Use of multimedia CD-ROM and DVD (English, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Latvian Literature, History, Geography, ...)

Interactive online resources in Latvian – www.dzm, www.letonika.lv, www.liis.lv, www.pasakas.net, www.tv.lv, www.eradio.lv, www.skolotajs.lv, www.skolas.lv,

Auce Secondary School websites – http://aucesvsk.blogspot.com, http://fs-it.blogspot.com, http://local.auce.lv

Other online resources Some teachers create study sets for different subjects,

including online content multimedia learning objects

Use ICT in different subjects and school everyday life

Latvian language and literature

Latvian History English Russian Physics Math Chemistry Biology Economics

Culture History In teaching students

with special needs Geography Visual Arts Music Classroom teachers Out of classroom

activities For contacts

Informatics

Latvian language and literature Creating materials for lessons (exercises, tests,

exams, presentations) Online exercises and tests – sites_list; site1;

testi.eclub.lv; site2; site3;ailab.lv; surdo; Latvian authors full reading texts – letonika.lv;

satori.lv; Online multimedia materials and cartoons –

pasakas.net Multimedia disks about famous latvian authors – J.R

ainis; A.Čaks; O.Vācietis; M.Zālīte; etc. (video) Making videoclips and photos (video)

Latvian author CDs, DVDs, websites in school

Video about Latvian poetry

Video about Latvian poetry

Latvian History Multimedia CD “History of Latvia” Latvian history encyclopedia – link History for mobile – mobilaizglitiba.lv Online multimedia materials – link

English, Russian Reading texts online Using dictionaries – link; Tildes Birojs Online materials, exercises and tests; Video (clip_En_1, clip_En_3, clip_Ru) Audio CDs for English Multimedia CDs and DVDs Story writing Working with projects Translation of poems, stories, ... Student research work

Math, physics, chemistry and biology Work with new standards and programs Online study materials (Lv) – www.dzm.lv

www.liis.lv; www.astro.lv, www.uzdevumi.lv Presentations (chemistry) CDs and DVDs in nature science subjects Video (atomic physics, alternative energy) Using sensors with computer (pic_1, pic_2) Building measurement systems and software in

our schools (mechanics, molecular physics) Students research work

Astro.lv

DZM – website for nature science subjects

Work with website in physics lesson

Website in physics lesson

Work with website in chemistry lesson

Work with website in chemistry lesson

Discussion about math role in education(grade 10)

Discussion about math role in education(grade 10)

Students watch video and listen thoughts of prof. Agnis Andzans (LU ) about math role in education. After the video students with help of their math teacher I.Ante have a short discussion about math role...

Culture History Pictures (link) Online resources Online museums Demostrations Research work Mindmapping

Other subjects and activities Geography – CD “Forests land Latvia”, presentations

and research work Economics – presentations, research work, work with

websites, use CD about money, make multimedia commercial clips, etc.

Students with special needs – reading, writing, painting, searching information, etc.

Classroom teachers – presentations and multimedia materials about safety and internet safety – drossinternets.lv; netsafe.lv; draudzigsinternets.lv;

Project work – I*EARN, NBP, eTwining.lv,

Netsafe.lv

Music and Visual ArtsMusic: Listening to music Research works about music and using music

software, research of DJ software Composing music with computers

Visual Arts: Work with pictures, graphic software Use internet materials about colors and painting Project work – creating pictures, calendars, etc.

Beginning school Reading and writing texts Listening and watching presentations, videos Using CD-ROMs and online resources:

Skaņu meža pasaka, Sākumskolai, Pasakas.net

Painting with graphics software (MS Paint, Drawing for Children, Tux Paint, etc.)

Work with online materials in bird observing project – Latvijas.daba.lv

Skaņu meža pasaka

Pasakas.net

After lessons...

Developing social skillsPortal Draugiem.lv: •E-mails, chat, photo gallery, blogs, discussions; •Contacts;•About 1 500 000 users (Latvia ~ 2 300 300 inhabitants)

Many classrom teachers use portal draugiem.lv to organize their class work.

Informatics in school Standarts and programs – VISC.lv Grades 5,6,7, 10, 11,12:

Grades 5,6,7,10 – standard based on ECDL; Grade 11, 12 – some courses of IT and basics in programming

Websites: DZP; Termini.lv; Computer for beginers; LIIS (LEIS) – www.liis.lv; vortal “Informatics in school” - (http://informatika.liis.lv/); LU Linux Centre - http://linux.edu.lv/; XLAB – www.xlab.lv; LatSTE – www.latste.lv ECDL study sets - http://jrpic.lv/?ID=1650 Skolotajs.lv – www.skolotajs.lv;

Some websites about IT

Of course we also use Youtube, MIStupid.com and etc. websites!

Vortal “Informatics in school”

fs-it.blogspot.com

fs-informatika.blogspot.com

teachergatis.blogspot.com

IT TOOLS AND RESEARCH IN SCHOOLS COMPUTER

LAB

Abstract

Our interests include: using IT for building school websites, using free and open source software, researching possibilities of using IT in school

physics lab, creating simple CD-ROMs, preparing books and study sets, IT projects, programming some useful software and building

equipment for experiments.

Self – made interactive whiteboard

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4. WiimoteWhiteboard softwareSelf – made

Interactive whiteboard

Self – made

Interactive whiteboard 5. KindleLab – Open Source Whiteboard software

Thanks to Johnny Chung Lee!

Self – made acoustic systems for PC

How? - Fill macroflex in baloon, add loudspeaker and apmlifier!

PC thermometer - 1

Serial ports

Mikroshēma Z-8350

Peles y ass pieslēgvieta

Peles x ass pieslēgvieta

DS1621 + PCtemp (software) + VB macros (Excel) => PC thermometer

PC thermometer - 2:• 2 thermositors (47k or100k);• gp_Templ (software);• Game port connector;• multimeter or thermometer;• calibration;* ! It works!

PC thermometer test results:

Motion sensorsKoka klucītis

Ritenītis (disks)

Datorpeles vienas koordinātes maiņas ass ar kontaktiem

Koka klucītis

Mouse + wheel + Mouse meter

+ macros = Motion sensor (s, t)

Gumija

Datorpeles vienas koordinātes maiņas ass ar kontaktiem

Gumija

Datorpeles ass

Pirmais pārejas skriemelis

Otrs pārejas skriemelis

Spēļu mašīnītes kustīgā daļa

Mouse + car +

Mouse Meter + macros

Car sensor

Experiments “Sports and PC”

Use of digital camera:

researching dinamic process (motion, chemical reactions); microscope = digital camera (videocamera) + projector; document camera => digital camera + projector; telescope => digital camera with >10x optical zoom.

Digital camera in researching motion

Measuring temperature in chemical reactions

PC motion lab

Magnetic switch Game port connector Special equipment software

PC sound lab PC sound card osciloscope PC sound card generator Microfone, etc.

Use sound card input Use sound card output

Study materials about using IT: Book about using MS Word 97 (1998, Askolds

Berovskis, IT lab specialist); MS FrontPage 2000 for creating websites (2001, Juris

Valdovskis, 12 grade student )

OpenOffice.org 2.xx – ebooks, study sets OpenOffice.org Writer v.1 – 2004, F.Sarcevichs;OpenOffice.org 2.xx (BDA, 5 full study sets, ECDL): OpenOffice.org Draw – 2005, D.Sarcevicha, grade 11; OpenOffice.org Impress – 2005, I.Sarcevicha; OpenOffice.org Writer – 2005, F.Sarcevichs; OpenOffice.org Calc – 2005, F.Sarcevichs; SuSE Linux 9.x (2 module, ECDL);OpenOffice.org 2.xx (ESF project , ECDL full study sets

for developing IT skills for the people of Zemgale region (http://www.jrpic.lv/?ID=1650, www.ecdl.lv):

Writer, Calc and Impress – 2006, F.Sarcevichs (3 sets) Study set for eTwinning projects – 2008, F.Sarcevichs

* Study sets – books, tests, exercises, examples, presentations, etc.

CD-ROMs for teachers

Prepared CD – ROMs: ICT in action; IT and physics; IT for teacher; using free software in

primary and secondary schools;

CD – ROMs for LatSTE; software for classroom; ...

CD-ROMs

CD-ROM “Software for classroom”

CD-ROM is created by LECTORA 2007

CD-ROM “Graphic software – 2009”

Last CD – ROM are built by LECTORA 2007

Students projects in programming: MS Visual Basic: ZR_Logo 1.1 – Z.Rove, 2006; grade 12; Chronometer - R.Zarits, , 2004, grade 11; Grafiks04 - R.Zarits, 2004, grade 12; Demo of Interval method – 2007, D.Sarcevicha

and L.Sulgina, grade 12.Pascal: Acounting system for home inventory – 1999,

J.Perkons; Dictionaries – 2002, M.Ozols; Games

ZR_Logo 1.1 – Z.Rove

Chonometer and Grafiks04 – R.Zarits

Visual demonstrating of Interval method

Research projects in computer labs Self – made PC sensors for mechanics and molecular physics –

M.Pilverts, A.Valainis, grade 10, 2008; Accuracy and usability of self-made PC sensors in school –

M.Basliks, D.Kliesmits, grade 11, 2008; PC modding and self made acoustic systems – T.Romanenko,

G.Gaspuitis, grade 11, 2008 PC sound laboratory – Zane Bredriha, grade 12, 2005; Measurement of temperature in chemical reactions (by using digital

camera to capture clips)– Inese Sarcevicha, grade 11, 2004; Using OpenOffice.org Draw 2.x in school – Dina Sarcevicha, grade 10,

2004; PC laboratory in mechanics – M.Granats, grade 12, 2003; PC laboratory for molecular physics – M.Granats, grade 11, 2002; Web camera in physics experiments – Juris Valdovskis, grade 11, 2000 Creating and composing music in school computer lab – K.Ansons,

grade 12, 2001; Research about dress modelling in schools computer lab –

I.Treimane, grade 12, 2001; projects in math, chemistry, etc.

Study materials on web

http://www.avd.edu.lv – Auce Secondary School website

www.latste.lv – website of project LatSTE http://local.auce.lv – website for local using in

Auce Secondary School, but can be accessed also by others

http://ifs.auce.lv – web page of F.Sarcevichs http://www.jrpic.lv/?ID=1650 - ECDL study sets http://www.liis.lv http://www.skolotajs.lv - Latvia teachers website

Multimedia learning objects Smiltene gymnasium and Riga Technical University ESF project; 5 teachers of Auce Secondary School; More than 10 multimedia learning objects

Free software for multimedija learning objects:1. CourseLab 2.42. WBTExpress 7.03. Qedoc Quiz Maker4. eTOC – in OpenOffice.org5. authorPOINT Lite6. KnowledgeWorkshop 2.3

Newest learning object – about CourseLab

Software descriptions

MyCorkBoard – screensaver for teachers

Some IT projects I*EARN (www.iearn.org); NBP (supported by Baltic sea North countries); LatSTE (www.latste.lv); IT infrastructure projects – more than 10; eTwinning (www.etwinning.lv,

www.etwinning.net); Projects for developing IT skills form teachers,

people with special needs, adults; IT seminars for people with special needs

LatSTE - Latvian School Technology Exposition

www.latste.lv – 11th time in October, 2008; Organisers – A.Berce, A.Cunska, F.Sarcevichs; 2000, 2003, 2006 – Auce Secondary School; Participants – teachers, students, scientists, IT

profesionals, self – government stuff (200 – 1200 in each);

Welcome to LatSTE!

LatSTE

About teaching and research methods Pair work;

Group work (for example jigsaw method); Brain storms, mindmapping; Combining rich online Internet and stand alone multimedia

applications; Tests and other online exercises

(http://local.auce.lv/informatika/testi.html); Learning material about mindmapping

(http://ifs.auce.lv/LatSTE_04/Inf_strukt_1024/index.html); Circle workstation method developed by F.Sarcevichs and

used in ICT days and many seminars for teachers, 2001-2002;

Now we are preparing for use interactive whiteboards and working online

Some links: http://www.avd.edu.lv http://local.auce.lv http://www.latste.lv http://ifs.auce.lv http://www.skolotajs.lv http://www.liis.lv http://www.jrpic.lv/?ID=1650

Some demo:• CD – ROM “Software for classroom”• CD – ROM “Graphic software – 2009”• Riga IT teachers seminar in Auce – Google photos

Thank You!

Fridis Sarcevichsfridis@auce.lv

Auce Secondary School, Latvia