Background
At the beginning of 2010, the Catholic Diocese introduced a digital resource to support the Religious Education Programme, which aligns with the special character of our school. This coincided with our joining of the Three Rivers ICTPD cluster and provided the catalyst for updating our technological capabilities with the purchase and installation of data projectors in all classrooms, and providing laptops for all teachers. A mimio had been purchased approximately five years ago and had been used occasionally during this time by a few teachers, but not for some time and not by current staff.
Context
Years 3, 4, 5 @ Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, Paeroa. Classroom teacher with no previous experience using a mimio.
Aim/Purpose
To provide interactive, hands-on experiences for all students that can be used in a variety of curriculum areas and aligned with National and cluster goals 1 and 3:
Interventions/Actions
The Mimio was set up in the middle school; year’s 3-5 classroom each day before school by a senior student who had previous mimio experience. This student also assisted the teacher by showing and explaining various tools available.
Learning to date:
Summary of key results
Staff/Board of Trustees have a raised understanding of the capabilities of mimio and looking at future possibilities for other classrooms to purchase mimios or interactive whiteboards
What worked well?
Using the interactive abacus to reinforce learning about place value
The Religious Education Digital Resource becomes interactive
Where to next?