The document summarizes an inset day for teachers at King's Heath Leading Edge Partnership on using technology innovatively in teaching. It discusses strategies shared for more effective use of ICT to engage students, emphasizing that technology should serve teaching goals rather than being the focus.

1. KING’S HEATH LEADING EDGE PARTNERSHIP INSET DAY FRIDAY, 23 rd NOVEMBER 2007 INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND NEW TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE

2. Is this the c21 pupil?

3. It’s not about the tech...it’s about the teach (ing)!

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10. Tip # 2 Buy a scanner

12. Starter What part does cinema play in the USA being described as ‘roaring’ in the 1920s? [5 marks] Level 1 – Simplistic answer explaining that cinema became popular in the 1920s [1 mark] Level 2 – Simple inference explaining the role of cinema talking about the increase in excess of 120% over 9 years. Examines the use of advertising perhaps or comments on big queues = more leisure time, more profits [2-3 marks] Level 3 – Developed answer. Cinema was part of the wide ranging explosion in leisure time created in ‘roaring 20s’. It became a multi-billion dollar industry, stemmed from Hollywood. May mention sports, jazz, radio. [4-5 marks] Historical knowledge:- Stars like Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Until 1927 silent movies, Hollywood in LA

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