VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOUR Documents Web Links Innovative Teachers Date Title Creator/s Homepage Objective/s BeeBot Story Boxes  To use the BeeBot box and it’s contents to aid transition from nursery then into school through all stages by transferring learned skills.  To use the BeeBot together with a story to provide a cross curricular approach to learning.  To use the BeeBot with other cross curricular approaches to develop a Curriculum for Excellence Feb 2008 Lorraine Munro, ICT Staff Tutor Early Years ICT Nursery/P1 Transition BeeBot Website

Learning Together in Dundee Innovative Teachers VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOUR Background/ Rationale Documents Web Links About The background for this ICT Project was to find innovative ways in which to integrate ICT into the classroom. The BeeBot is an exciting new programmable floor robot, it’s simple and child friendly layout is a perfect starting point for teaching control, directional language and programming to young children but I also wanted to support learning across the curriculum. Using BeeBots are a fun way to support learning as I had already worked with these within the Primary 1 classroom. I decided to create a box which would incorporate many aspects of the curriculum but the context would be the story “We’re Going On A Bear Hunt” and using the BeeBot as the tool for delivering the intended learning. It is also hoped to use this to promote transition from nursery then into school through all stages, children bringing their learning with them through school. Curriculum for Excellence BeeBot activity ideas

Learning Together in Dundee Innovative Teachers VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOUR People Web Links People Lorraine Munro, ICT Staff Tutor Early Years St Vincent’s Primary School, staff and children from the Nursery Class on into the middle stages of Primary School The first box for this Pilot Project is ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt’ St Vincent’s Primary School

Learning Together in Dundee Innovative Teachers VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOUR Project Documents Web Links The Project involved creating a box that’s main context was a story. It was decided to begin with “We’re Going On A Bear Hunt”. I began by collecting as many resources as possible. I did this by sourcing the internet and found many resources for use across the curriculum. Within the box there is a pen drive with many resources to be used within the classroom. These include activities to promote reading, writing, literacy, maths, ICT, PE, PSED. These also included interactive white board activities. BeeBot Activity Sheet Learning Intentions Useful Downloads Other Suggested Activities These are a list of resources that were created for the Box. Sparklebox website

Learning Together in Dundee Innovative Teachers VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOUR Web Links Impact Documents Impact Feedback from teachers at St Vincent’s Curriculum for Excellence Technologies Experiences & Outcomes Curriculum for Excellence Technologies *Feedback from Staff has found that using the BeeBot has proved extremely beneficial when working with control and modelling. *Using the Story Box has given a context and they have seen how they can use the BeeBot and take it in other directions e.g. using it with different stories, developing different characters for the BeeBot. *The different activities in the box e.g. number line and sequence cards have supported learning across the curriculum. *Children will now have opportunities to explore learned skills throughout each stage of school. Impact of Project in School MIICE evaluation

Learning Together in Dundee Innovative Teachers VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOUR Next Steps Documents Web Links Next Steps The project has taken off well and other boxes have now been created. These include: Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Very Hungry Caterpillar Handa’s Surprise Oxford Reading Tree The Goldilocks box and Hungry Caterpillar box include resources and activities for use with Foreign Languages including a Photo Book which retells the story in French and Polish Impact of ICT in Schools Blank MIICE Website Click here to view the contents of the Goldilocks box.