New developments in handhelds
for mathematics, science and
technology cooperation.
Adrian Oldknow
The University of Chichester
The Mathematical Association
www.adrianoldknow.org.uk
a_oldknow@compuserve.com

The Hampshire project
 5 schools in Fareham/Gosport
 Maths, science, DT, ICT, PE, sports,
enterprise, healthy living …
 M&C (Bay House, Neville Lovett)
 Science (Crofton)
 Sports (Henry Cort)
 Arts (Brune Park)
 Hampshire support (maths, science, DT)
 Others (MA, SSAT, YST, TDA, Microsoft, TI,
Vernier)

Enrichment activities - STEM
Crofton: 2nd in UK rocket competition
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6550000/newsid_6553300
http://www.ukra.org.uk/
850 feet, 45 seconds

Enrichment activities - STEM
Bay House: aeronautics
www.crosscurricular.co.uk

Curriculum enhancement
Henry Cort – video analysis from Sport
www.teachers.tv/video/19119
www.adrianoldknow.org.uk

Curriculum enhancement
Data-logging: CBR and distance-time graphs
www.teachers.tv/video/154

Curriculum enhancement
3D geometry and Cabri 3D
www.xube.co.uk/bettawards2007/cabri3d.mpg

New manipulatives: XML
www.cabri.com/v2/pages/en/downloads_cabri3d.php

Making the curriculum come to life
– and life come to the curriculum!
The STEM agenda

Joining up the curriculum

Relating it to the experience of kids

And to their world to come

Invigorating teachers
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Using readily available tools and

resources…
 Will it be a priority??

Free ICT tools & resources
 Video analysis: US Physics:
Vidshell & Tracker
 MA/Intel Mathematical Toolkit:
Skoool & LGfL
 ATM Micromaths book + ATM/MA CD
http://www.webphysics.nhctc.edu/vidshell/vidshell.html
http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/
http://www.skoool.co.uk/localskoool/install/myskoool_lgfl.exe

Support for Teachers using ICT
 MA ICT guidance 11-19
 Teachernet Practical Support Pack
 T-cubed: Teachers Teaching with
Technology
 Teachers’ TV
 To come: NCETM, Reach, SSAT/Intel
http://www.m-a.org.uk
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/psp/
http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/UK/homePage/index.html

TI-Nspire pilot project
7 schools, 14 teachers, 3 mentors, UoC evaluation

Perf. Arts: Wildern (Hants), Bluecoats (Dudley)
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Tech: Davisons (W.Sx), Ravenswood (Bromley)
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Hum: St. Andrews (W.Sx), George Green’s(London)
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Sports: St. Paul’s (W.Sx)
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Handheld & PC, maths & science
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http://edudownload.ti.com/downloads/files/cdn/TINspire.exe

TI-Nspire pilot project

TI-Nspire pilot project

TI-Nspire pilot project

TI-Nspire pilot project
Andrea Forbes
UK & Ireland Manager
Education Technology
Texas Instruments
a-forbes@ti.com
Jenny Orton
Education Technology Consultant
Texas Instruments
j-orton@ti.com

Dates for the diary
 YST: Wembley: 16th Oct 07
 SSAT & Nspire launch: Birmingham 28th-
30th November 07
 BETT show: Olympia: 9th-12th Jan 08
 NCETM: maths/ICT: London: 12th Mar 08
 ATM/MA/NANAMIC: Keele: 2nd-5th Apr 08