STUDENTS at Warwick’s West School are offered a rich program of extra-curricular activities including technology, but for Grade 2 recently technology meant a history lesson.
The young students had to wrap their minds around ‘ancient’ telephone technology in their history unit with the video showing people using their finger to dial rotary telephones.
With this in mind, teacher Terri Le Page wanted students to have the chance to explore technology and its applications in a supportive environment.
She runs a lunchtime Technology Club, where up to 16 students show up to learn about ozobots, probots and beebots.
“The students utilise ‘Scratch’ to design and program their own interactive software games and animations,” Ms Le Page said.
“They can learn to use code to program a probot to problem solve or draw shapes with certain criteria, or under the ozobots unit, use simple code to colour code and instruct a robot.”
“The universal nature of technology in our lives, our schools, our communities and our homes mean that as part of the education process, we need to help students acquire the skills they need to survive in a complex, highly technological society,” she said.
“Integrating technology into classrooms means more than teaching basic computer skills.”
