Loreto 5, 2011

Daniel Locking

Objective• To explore and implement new computer

technologies to be used in the collection and analysis of Social Science fieldwork data.

Geography Fieldwork Portal

Interactive Whiteboard

Term 3 – some interest emerged from the Social Sciences faculty members about utilising the SMARTboard for a year 10 Geography unit of work.

“Australia’s Regional and Global Links”

Web tools

Identification and exploration of web tools that may be of use to the faculty’s teaching and learning.

• Tripline• Fototagger• Gapminder• Worldmapper

Social Science Resource Page

Professional DevelopmentParticipation in the Loreto 5 program has enabled me to develop an awareness and understanding of the following applications:

• The school portal• Microsoft Sharepoint• SMART notebook• Tripline• Fototagger• Web applications (gapminder, worldmapper)

Faculty BenefitsThe Loreto 5 program has facilitated the following benefits for the Social Science faculty:

• An awareness of ICT integration in fieldwork activities

• An awareness IWB teaching and learning activities

• A resource centre capable of handling the transfer of material from the T: drive