Case Study 1:
Using ICT to Present and Exchange Ideas

Before You Start...
Welcome to the Swansea Bay Online Learning Partnership case study series for teachers of Mathematics. Before you start work on this case study, you will need to ensure that you have confidence in using the skills and ICT packages the case study uses.

The most important packages to be comfortable with before you start the case study are:

  • A word processor - such as Word, ideally version 6 or higher, or equivalent, or a DTP package such as Publisher - you should be able to create, save and print simple documents and incorporate images.
  • Drawing tools - as part of a word processing or DTP package, or in a specialised package such as CorelDraw - you should be able to place a variety of stored shapes onto the drawing area, copy and paste shapes, select and rotate shapes, save and print drawings.

If you do not feel comfortable with any of the above, please refer to your skills-check and discuss with your mentor the best way of getting your skills ready before you start. If you are missing just one or two of the skills, and you are happy to develop them while you are working on the case study, go ahead with the next part.

Introduction