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= Activities for this session =
= Activities for this session =
== Activity: Concept mapping ==  
= Activity: Concept mapping =  
[[Image:oer4s freemind concept map.jpg|thumb|300px]]
[[Image:oer4s freemind concept map.jpg|thumb|300px]]
A concept map is a visual way of representing pupils’ ideas around a main topic.
A concept map is a visual way of representing pupils’ ideas around a main topic.
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== Activity: Presenting the concept map ==
= Activity: Presenting the concept map =


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==  Activity: Progress on concept mapping ==
=  Activity: Progress on concept mapping =


[[Image:oer4s T concept map.jpg|thumb|300px]]
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Add new ideas that you have learned about concept mapping to the concept map drawn on the computer in the first Activity. Refer to the VVOB toolkit pages for more ideas. Your own ideas about the other ways of using concept maps in an interactive classroom are very valuable.
Add new ideas that you have learned about concept mapping to the concept map drawn on the computer in the first Activity. Refer to the VVOB toolkit pages for more ideas. Your own ideas about the other ways of using concept maps in an interactive classroom are very valuable.


== Activity: Video watching ==
= Activity: Video watching =
{{todo|Two clips need to be inserted!  
{{todo|Two clips need to be inserted!  
* LB Lesson 3 can we understand clip.m4v  
* LB Lesson 3 can we understand clip.m4v  
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=== Video 1 ===
== Video 1 ==


In this video, Lloyd, a UK secondary school teacher is facilitating a whole class dialogue during a secondary school history lesson (the all boys class are 12-13 years old). Pupils are discussing if it is possible to imagine living in trenches during the war from historical evidence, which they have discussed earlier in pairs.  
In this video, Lloyd, a UK secondary school teacher is facilitating a whole class dialogue during a secondary school history lesson (the all boys class are 12-13 years old). Pupils are discussing if it is possible to imagine living in trenches during the war from historical evidence, which they have discussed earlier in pairs.  
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=== Video 2 ===
== Video 2 ==


This 3.5 mins. video illustrates a Grade 7 Zambian teacher Brian facilitating a whole class dialogue on renewable sources. (The background noise is a heavy rainstorm!)
This 3.5 mins. video illustrates a Grade 7 Zambian teacher Brian facilitating a whole class dialogue on renewable sources. (The background noise is a heavy rainstorm!)
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== Try concept maps ==
= Try concept maps =


Choose a topic that you can teach in your class using concept maps; it could be the one you tried out earlier on paper. Think of some sub-topics for which you will ask your pupils to brainstorm.  
Choose a topic that you can teach in your class using concept maps; it could be the one you tried out earlier on paper. Think of some sub-topics for which you will ask your pupils to brainstorm.  
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Ubuntu: Applications – Office – Freemind. If an old concept map file opens, go to File menu and choose New to get a blank document. To add sibling bubbles to the original, select it and choose ENTER. To make a child node, INSERT.
Ubuntu: Applications – Office – Freemind. If an old concept map file opens, go to File menu and choose New to get a blank document. To add sibling bubbles to the original, select it and choose ENTER. To make a child node, INSERT.


== Try the horseshoe seating ==
= Try the horseshoe seating =


Try out the horseshoe seating arrangement or another new arrangement in your class during a lesson in the coming week.
Try out the horseshoe seating arrangement or another new arrangement in your class during a lesson in the coming week.