Another Brilliant Use of ICT in Biology
September 9, 2006 by Graham Davidson
Today S1 Science were introduced to the light microscope and using it to look at plant cells – in particular, onion cells. In order to demonstrate this we set up a microscope attached to a “Visiview” video camera which in turn was attached to the Smart board. This allowed the whole class to become involved and see the cells on the large screen. By doing this the pupils are then much more aware of what they should be seeing through their own microscope when they do it individually. It also made it easier for me to teach them what the different parts of the microscope do as they could all see what was happening at the one time. A fantastic lesson for all, particularly me, the teacher, as this is quite difficult to teach normally. Another plus for ICT as a “tool”. The attached photo shows the onion cells as they appeared on the Smart board.
Onion Cells on the Smart Board
“Visiview” camera attached to the Smart board and the microscope.
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Great use of technology Graham. Presumably this concept could be adpated to other curricular areas? Without the ‘visiview’ camera attached to the microscope, a teacher could use a DV camera to show things for all the class to see on a SmartBoard? Forgive my ignorance, but would you would need the visiview for microscopic clarity, or is it just really helpful that it attaches to the microscope?
The visiview gives the microscope clarity. Without it the picture doesn’t really show up properly. The visiview can also be used as a basic video camera and used to show demonstrations on the big screen.