Hannah Mohon

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Hannah Mohon
Teacher of History Huntcliff School
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Using Interactive Handheld Devices
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...to promote learning...
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Factual Recall Questions
gt Students love 'em gt Starters Plenaries gt All
Students Contribute
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Where was Harold Godwinson from?

• Normandy
• England
• Sweden
• Norway

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What kind of warfare did 1914-1918 become
infamous for?

• Nuclear warfare
• Jungle warfare
• Trench warfare
• Desert warfare
• Air warfare

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When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• 1959
• 1960
• 1961
• 1962

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Factual Recall Questions
gt Quick fire wrong answers! gt No discussion,
reflection or reading the Q! gt No differentiation!
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Factual Recall Questions
gt Freeze Frame gt Use the same questions again! gt
Assess Review Learning (e.g. before exam) gt
Facts students MUST know but hate to learn
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When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• 1959
• 1960
• 1961
• 1962

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The Cuban Missile Crisis
1962
Kennedy felt threatened when spy plane photos
proved that there were Russian nuclear missiles
in Cuba pointing at the USA. In a developing
standoff between the USA and the USSR the world
came the closest to nuclear war that it had ever
known. The fear generated by this eventually led
to a hotline and Test Ban Treaties.
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Source Analysis
gt Pair Work gt Encourage Close Observation gt
Surveys leading to discussion
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Memory Game
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Study the picture carefully for 2 minutes. You
can make notes / discuss what it shows
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Which of these were on the picture?

• Barbed wire
• Tank
• Corrugated iron
• Sniper tree
• Periscope
• Supply trench

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Which one was not shown on the picture?

• Injured soldier
• Sandbag
• Biplane
• Rat
• Dugout
• Fire step

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The Cuban Missile Crisis1962
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How do you think President Kennedy had triumphed?

• Helped to avert nuclear war.
• Reassured Americans and Russians that nuclear war
  would never happen.
• Reduced the nuclear threat to the USA.
• Made Russia safe from nuclear attack.
• Issued nuclear bunkers to every American.
• Persuaded Cuba to trade sugar cane with the
  Western world.

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Trench Life Source
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Do you think there is a lot of fighting going on?

• Yes
• No

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What is in these boxes?

• Rations
• First aid supplies
• Explosives
• Ammunition

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This soldier is

• British or French
• German

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What is unrealistic about no mans land?

• Too wide and no shell holes.
• Too narrow and too many bodies.
• Too narrow and no shell holes.
• Too wide and no bodies.

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Who do you think published this picture?

• British paper
• German paper

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How accurate do you think this picture is?

• a. Very accurate
• b. Accurate
• c. Inaccurate
• d. Very inaccurate

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Propaganda Poster Source
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Glamorises factory work -attractive woman-
clean clothes Personal contribution to war
effort- womans pose- planes and
tanks.Welcoming colours- sunrise- bright
futureWHY? - need women for factory work- men
gone to war- increased demand for goodsCome
and work in the factories!
Why was this source distributed during the war?
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Which colour scheme do you think is most
effective?
Why was this source distributed during the war?

• Yellow
• Peach
• Purple
• Grey

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How many mistakes did this government artist make?
Why was this source distributed during the war?

• Less than 4
• 4
• 5
• More than 5

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Which slogan should be on the poster?
Why was this source distributed during the war?

• Come onto the farms!
• Come into the factories!
• Save iron for the war effort!
• Fresh air and exercise keeps you fighting fit!

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Which cause was most important in producing this
poster?
Why was this source distributed during the war?

• Factory work needed to be glamorised.
• More women were needed to do dangerous war work.
• More factory workers were needed.
• Women needed to know that their war work was
  important.
• Women needed to know that they had a different
  role in war time.

WOMEN OF BRITAIN
COME INTO THE FACTORIES
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This source was targeted atThis was
becauseIt tries to persuade thatbythe
picture the sloganBut really
Why was this source distributed during the war?
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Source Analysis
gt Useful to develop higher order thinking
skills gt Resource preparation is time consuming gt
Discussion is vital!
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Role Play
gt Differentiate through roles gt Challenge
students to justify views (whiteboards) gt
Understand changing perspectives
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1625 CHARLES MARRIES HENRIETTA MARIA.
In 1625 Charles married a beautiful French
Princess. Henrietta Maria was a 15 year old
Catholic. She would do her best to make sure that
any children she had would be brought up as
Catholics, and would influence Charles to accept
Catholic ideas.
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1625 Charles Marries Henrietta Maria.
CHARLES SHOULD BE KING

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• No opinion
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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WHITEBOARDS I chose ___ because.
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1634 SHIP MONEY.
By 1634 Charles was absolutely desperate for
money. He wasnt prepared to listen to
Parliaments advice on the matter. There was an
old law that allowed the king to collect Ship
Money from towns on the coast. This tax was
used for building up the navy. (If there was an
invasion coastal towns would be attacked
first). The king decided that every town in
England would have to pay ship money and that the
money could be used however he wanted.
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1634 Ship Money.
CHARLES SHOULD BE KING

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• No opinion
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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WHITEBOARDS My view has / hasnt changed
because.
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Student Evaluation
gt Fun Element Varies gt Learning Varies
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I enjoyed answering these questions

• A lot.
• Quite a lot.
• A bit.
• Not a lot.
• Not at all.

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By answering these questions I think I have
learnt

• A lot.
• Quite a lot.
• A bit.
• Not a lot.
• Nothing.

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Gender differences not of statistical
significance.
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Gender differences not of statistical
significance.
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Cool. Lots of fun. I liked my picture!! LOL.
You should keep doing it!! Keep it how it is
I like it better working in pairs.
It helps mainly as a revision tool but could
work as an exam.
I think we should do it more often because it
is a fun way of learning.
I feel that the handsets are a fun way to learn
because it is easier than reading and writing,
but you learn just as much.
The fact you are competing against others makes
you put the right answer instead of being silly.
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Its good fun but stressful when it doesnt
work.
Its fun, quick, easy and much better than
writing, as well as it is a bit of a game. It is
more activity and shows what we do and do not
know in different topics in History
The good thing about it is that its a
competition and fun compared to writing. Its
good revision. The bad thing about it is that it
sometimes doesnt work.
Would be good to help with revision for tests.
Please never use it again!
Writing and reading is boring. Handsets arent.
I prefer this because it has a competitive
spirit and makes you want to win more.
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The best way to learn is through a game because
its fun and enjoyable. And it is better when
you enjoy yourself when learning because then you
will want to learn more. I like this method
The purple things with buttons. They are OK to
use sometimes but not often because they get
really boring. I like reading and writing
better, because I learn more that way. I like
learning things in more depth. I get fed up of
them after a short time using them.
I think we should do it more often because it is
a fun way of learning. There is only a few
problems but nothing major.
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hmohon_at_huntcliff.co.uk
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Selecting a supplier of interactive handheld
devices Are they fit for purpose? Free trial
period Trial with whole classes Are they user
friendly? After purchase technical
support Battery life Powerpoint
compatibility Easy slide preparation Ease of
importing movies Copy and paste between
applications What are the quiz options? Charts
showing student choices Question
flexibility Conditional branching Recording of
student answers Screen freeze Audio Game play
options Dont trust the sales pitch!!!