Std X ICT Practicals

Practical Name: To create a Power Point Presentation on ‘Impact of ICT in Education’.

Tools/Software: Computer and MS PowerPoint 2007 Application

Description/Theory: MS PowerPoint is most popular Presentation software. PowerPoint provides numerous features that offer flexibility and the ability to create a professional presentation with animation effects, sound effects, background music playback, record voice for narration, etc. We can also broadcast the presentation to specific users via a link and Windows Live.

This Presentation describes the way ICT has made a place in the field of Education and changed the teaching and learning process

Procedure: 

1)         Gather important points on the Impacts of ICT on education from your text book. Jot down the content of each slide (about 8 to 12 slides)

2)         Download images for your presentation using  Google image search as per the slide content.

3)         Start Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. Click on the Start button, Select All Programs, Click on Microsoft Office sub menu and click on Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.

4)         Create the Slide Master --> On View tab, click the Slide Master button. Select the top slide in the hierarchy on the left pane and apply theme and background styles. In the hierarchy, delete the slide layouts that you will be not using. In the Slide master click on the Preserve button and then click on Close Master View button.

5)         A first slide with Title Slide layout appears on the screen.

6)         Click on the placeholders and enter the Title “Impacts of ICT in Education” and in the subtitle enter school name and your name.

7)         Insert a new slide by clicking on the down arrow of the New Slide icon in the Slides group on the Homeribbon. From the dropdown gallery of slide layouts, select the suitable layout.

8)         Insert pictures, word art and shapes from the Insert ribbon.

9)         Apply Formatting to the textual content like font, size, effects, highlight color, font color, etc..

10)      You can change the background for a particular slide by selecting Background Styles from Design Ribbon.

11)      Apply Slide Transition to the slides from the Animations ribbon, select appropriate transition speed, sound and advance slide timings.

12)      Apply Custom Animation effects to the place holders, text boxes and pictures. Select the object, Click onCustom Animation in the Animations ribbon, choose the effects by clicking on Add effect button. Select the options like Start, direction, Speed for individual animation effect.

13)      Subsequently add new slides and save the presentation.

14)      To run the slide show, click the Slide Show tab on the Ribbon and click the From Beginning button in theStart Slide Show group.

Result: PowerPoint presentation containing 8 to 12 slides containing graphics and animation effects is created

Practical Name: To create a Blog on ICT topic using www.blogger.com.
Tools/Software: Computer with Internet Connection and Browser like Mozilla, Chrome, etc.
Description/Theory: A Blog is a personal diary space of a user at a website to chronicle articles, ideas and opinions by posting short and frequently updated text and entries. A blog may include news, facts, digital media, links to other web articles and comments by visitors.
Blogs helps teachers to share educational information and can meet the diverse needs of all students in the classroom by posting tips, explanations and ideas. Students can create blogs on their favourite topics and take command over their own learning process.
Procedure:  

1)         Start the Browsing Software like Mozilla or Chrome.

2)         Go to the free blogging website, http://www.blogger.com

3)         Sign in with your Google email.ID and password, and click the Sign In button, else click the SIGN UP button to create a new Google Account.

4)         On the next page, choose profile, add people to your circles whom you want to follow, and add your photograph.

5)         On the Blogger Dashboard, click on the ‘New blog’ button.

6)         In the window that opens, choose a template, a title and URL for your blog.

7)         Click the ‘Create blog’ button.

8)         On the next page, you will see the title of your newly created blog with the message, “Your Blog has been created!’

9)         Then Start posting the content for your blog by clicking on the ‘Start posting’ link or the ‘Create new post’ button to compose. You can also add images, videos, links, etc.  in the post. Preview your post then save and publish it.

10)      Apply proper templates and background colour schemes for your blogs. Click the ‘View blog’ button to view it.

Result:  A blog on 'ICT in education' is created. 

Practical Name: To search your District, City and Residence using E-map E.g. Google Map, Wikimapia
Tools/Software: Computer with Internet Connection and Browser like Mozilla, Chrome, etc.
Description/Theory: Google Map is an interactive computerized geographic map with zooming, route-planning and navigational facilities. It shows aerial or satellite images for most urban areas all over the world and also provides a route planner for driving or walking.
Procedure:  

1)     Launch the Browser like Internet Explorer, Mozilla or Chrome.

2)     Go to the http://maps.google.co.in/ webpage. Since your current location is India, the map of India will be centered in the map window. Click on the Correct it link at the left and enter a new location in the text box.

3)     Type the name of your district Mumbai city in the search text box above the map window and click on theSearch button or press the Enter key. The program zooms in and marks the district on the map with a border.

4)     Type the name of your area/village in the search text box and click on the Search button.

5)     Use the Pan buttons to move up, down, left and right. Use the Zoom in button to zoom in a place. E.g. Mulund

6)     To search your Residence type the area name and press enter. Then Zoom in to view your residence building.

7)     Click on the small icon Satellite at the top right corner to see a satellite map of the region. (The icon now reads Map)      

8)     Use Get direction button to get directions to reach a particular destination.

9)     If you are using Wikimapia, you can add linear features to the map. Click on Add Place button on the top left of the Wikimapia window and draw the outline of your residential building. In the window that opens, type the name of your building/house.

Result:  Located School Building and Residence on Google Maps

Practical Name: Create a simple document using Word Processor in an Indian Language (Marathi/Hindi) making use of an Unicode font.
Tools/Software: Windows Computer with Unicode Fonts installed and Word Processing Software and Google Input Tools
Theory: Google Input Tools for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards. Google Input Tools for Windows is currently available for 22 different languages
Procedure:  

1)         Click the Start button and go to Control Panel.

2)         Double-click on Region and Language Options.

3)         Click on Languages, choose Change keyboard.

4)         Click the Add button and choose the input language as Devanagiri Inscript Marathi/Hindi

5)         Then click on Apply button.

6)         Under Preferences, click Language Bar.

7)         Select the Show the Language bar on the desktop check box.

8)         Again click on Apply button and Click on OK.

9)         Start a Word Processing Software like MS Word.

10)      Click the Language bar and Choose the language as Marathi and Start typing the paragraph.

Result: A paragraph from Marathi Textbook is typed in MS Word document.

Practical Name: Convert the given English Paragraph using into Marathi/Hindi using Google transliteration.
Tools/Software: Computer with Internet Connection and Browser like Mozilla, Chrome, etc.

Description/Theory: Google Translate is a free translation service that provides instant translations between dozens of different languages. It can translate words, sentences and web pages between any combination of our supported languages. With Google Translate, we hope to make information universally accessible and useful, regardless of the language in which it’s written.

Procedure:  

1)         Start the Browsing Software like Mozilla or Chrome.

2)         Go to the http://translate.google.com website.

3)         In the left side choose English as the language.

4)         On the right side click the down arrow and choose the language to be converted as Hindi.

5)         In the text box on the left side type the English paragraph.

6)         As you are typing you will get the translation of the words in the right side text box or Click on the Translate button.

7)         If you are not satisfied with some of the words in the translation, you can highlight them. Clicking on the highlighted text gives you a few alternatives for you to select or you may edit a suggested word in the text box given below the list.

8)         You can copy the translated text and copy it in your word processor file.

9)         To translate an entire document, click on the translate a document link.

10)      When finished click on the close button on the browser's window.

Result: A paragraph from English Textbook was typed and translated in Hindi/Marathi.

Practical Name: Perform using following web site (http://phet.colarado.edu)
Tools/Software: Computer with Internet Connection and Browser like Mozilla, Chrome, etc.
Description/Theory: PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. We extensively test and evaluate each simulation to ensure educational effectiveness. These tests include student interviews and observation of simulation use in classrooms. The simulations are written in Java, Flash or HTML5, and can be run online or downloaded to your computer. All simulations are open. Multiple sponsors support the PhET project, enabling these resources to be free to all students and teachers. 
Procedure:  

1)         Start the Browser like Mozilla or Chrome.

2)         Type in the address bar http://phet.colarado.edu

3)         Click on "Play with Simulations" button.

4)         Select a subject or grade/device category to display simulation list in the page:

a.    Physics

b.    Chemistry

c.    Biology

d.    Math

e.    Earth Science

f.    By Grade Level

g.    By Device

5)         A list of simulation for the option selected will be displayed. Choose a simulation from the list and click on Play button icon to play the simulation in a new window.

6)         Several tools in the simulations provide an interactive experience:

         Click and drag to interact with simulation features

         Use sliders to increase and decrease parameters

         Choose between options with radio buttons

         Make measurements in your experiments with various instruments – rulers, stop-watches, voltmeters, and thermometers.

7)         You can also download a simulation or get the embed code for inserting it into your website.

8)         Similarly go to Teaching Resources option and select browse activities link. You will get a list of all the simulations where we can choose topic wise, type and grade level of the simulation.

9)         When finished, click on the Close button on the browser window's title bar.

Result:  The simulations provided by PhET encourages scientific inquiry, provide interactivity, make the invisible visible, show visual mental models.

Practical Name: Using Geogebra draw

i)     Draw a line segment of length 6.5 cm and draw  perpendicular bisector to Line segment

ii)     Draw an angle with measurement 133 and bisect it.

Tools/Software: Computer with Geogebra Software installed.

Procedure:

Draw a line segment of length 6.5 cm and draw  perpendicular bisector to line segment

Using Mouse

1)          Start the Geogebra Software

2)         Click down arrow on Tool No 2 and select “Segment with Fixed Length.” Click anywhere in the Graphics view, it adds a start point A of the Segment and opens a dialog box.

3)         In the dialog box, enter the length as 6.5 and click the OK button

4)         A horizontal segment {a}  of required length will be drawn.

5)         Select the Midpoint or Center tool and click on the segment a to add the midpoint C.

6)         Click on Tool No 3 and select Perpendicular Bisector" Tool and click the segment {a}, a perpendicular bisector line {b} will be created.

7)         Select the Angle tool. Click on the segment a and line c, an angle between them as α = 90° will be shown.

Using keyboard:

1)          Start the Geogebra Software

2)         Click on Input box

3)         Type the commands in the input box as given below:

A=(2,3)

B=(8,3)

Segment(A,B)

PerpendicularBisector[A,B] 

Angle[a,b]

Draw an angle with measurement 133 and bisect it.

1)          Select the Segment between two points tool and click at any two points (horizontally) in the Graphics View. This adds two points, A and B and the segment {a}.

2)         Click on Tool No 7 and select ‘Angle with given size’.
In the Graphic area click on point A and then the point B. In the box that comes up enter the measure of the angle that you want e.g., 133^o and click on OK button.

3)         The angle α =133^o will be drawn.

4)         Select ‘Segment through two points’. Click on the points B followed by A', segment {b} will drawn.

5)         Select Tool 3 and click on ‘Angle Bisector Tool’.

6)         Click on points A followed by B and A’. The required angle bisector line {c} will be drawn.

7)         Save and print your file if required.

Result:  The figures i) and ii) are drawn.

Practical Name: Using Geogebra draw

Construct a regular polygon with six sides using the Polygon tool.

Tools/Software: Computer with Geogebra Software installed.

Procedure:

Method 

1)          Start the Geogebra Software

2)         Click down arrow on Tool No 5 and select “Circle with Centre through point.” Click in the centre of the Graphics view, and draw a circle {c} with centre at point A and passing through point B.

3)         Similarly, draw a circle {d} with centre as point B and passing through point A.

4)         Click on the Intersect two objects tool and click on circle {c} and circle {d} to intersect the two circles, you will get two vertices C and D.

5)         Then draw two circles {e} & {f} with centre as point C and centre as point D both passing through point A.

6)         Click on New point tool and click at the intersection of the circles {c} and {e} to get the vertex E and at the intersection of the circles c and f to get vertex F.

7)         Draw a circle {g} with centre as point F and passing through A.

8)         Using the New point tool, click at the intersection of the circles {c} and {g} to get the vertex G.

9)         In the Algebra area, right click the conic group and select Object properties, which will open a dialog box. Select the Style tab and change the Line Style to dotted option. 

10)      Select the Polygon tool, and click on the vertices from E in anticlockwise direction to get a closed polygon.

11)       Hide the point A by right clicking it and turn off the show object option.

12)      Click on the Angle tool and click inside the hexagon. It will show the interior angles of the hexagon, all equal to 120 ^o

13)      Save the construction with a suitable file name.

Result:  An Hexagon with side length of 5 cm. is drawn.

Practical Name: To find the mean, median and mode of the following raw data:

                             11, 25, 28, 37, 65, 47, 58, 59, 78, 14

Tools/Software: Computer with Geogebra Software installed.

Procedure:

1)          Start the Geogebra Software

2)         Creating the list:

In the input field of the Input bar, type list1 = {11, 25, 28, 37, 65, 47, 58, 59, 78, 14}

The Algebra view displays the list and its name list1

                                             OR

In the Spreadsheet View, type the raw data in the column A. Select the cells A1 to A10 by dragging the mouse. Right click and choose Create List from the right-click context menu. The Algebra View displays the list and its name list1.

3)         Finding mean, median and mode using the Input bar, type in the input field:

meanx = Mean[list1]

medianx = Median[list1]

modex=Mode[list1}

4)         The Algebra view will shows the value of the mean, median and mode of the the raw data. Since no number in the raw data is repeated, the mode is shown as an empty list, modex={ }

Result: Calculated mean = 42.2, median = 42 and modex = { }

Practical Name: Verify the theorem using Geogebra - The measure of an angle subtended by an arc at a point on the circle is half of the measure of the angle subtended by the same arc at the centre.

Tools/Software: Computer with Geogebra Software installed.

Procedure:

1)          Start the Geogebra Software

2)         Select the Circle with Centre through Point tool. Click at a point A and then click at another convenient point B to draw a circle with centre A through point B.

3)         Using New Point tool, add two other points C and D on the circumference of the circle

4)         Select the Segment between Two Points tool and draw the segments AB, AC, DB and DC.

5)         Select the Angle tool. Click on the segments AB and AC. This measures the angle subtended by the arc CB at the centre as α. Similarly, click on the segments DB and DC. This measures the angle subtended by the arc CB at the circumference as β.

6)         It is seen that α=2β, i.e. the measure of the angle subtended by an arc at the circumference is half that subtended at the centre.

Result: Theorem verified.

Practical Name: Verify the theorem: If two circles are touching circles then the common point lies on the line joining their centers.

Tools/Software: Computer with Geogebra Software installed

Procedure: 

1. Start the Geogebra Software. Click on Tool No 5 and select ‘Circle with center through point’.

2. Click at any place in the Graphic Area where you want one center ‘A’ of the first circle. Drag your mouse away from the center until you see a circle of appropriate size. Click to get point ‘B’.

3. Click on any point ‘C’ in the graphic area outside the first circle where you want the center of the second circle.Drag outward until the two circles are just touching. Click to get point ‘D’. See

4. Click on Tool No 2 and select ‘Segment between two points’.

5. Click on ‘A’ followed by ’C’.

6. Click on Tool 1 and select ‘Point on Object’.

7. Click anywhere on Segment AC. A New Point ‘E’ will appear where you have clicked. 8. Drag the point ‘E’ till it lies on the point where the two circles touch each other.

9. Click on Tool 7 and select ‘Distance or Length’ Tool.

10. Click on Point ‘A’ followed by point ‘E’. Click on Point ‘E’ followed by point ‘C’. Click on Point ‘A’ followed by point ‘C’. 11. In the Algebra Section verify that length(AC) = length(AE) + length(EC). This proves that A-E-C, i.e., the point of contact of two touching circles lies on the line joining their centers.

Result:  The Theorem is verified.

Practical Name:

The Percentage of Literate males between the ages of 15 to 45 in a colony is given in the table below.

Class	15-20	20-25	25-30	30-35	35-40	40-45
Percentage	42	38	35	26	16	5

Draw a Histogram and Frequency Polygon.

Tools/Software: Computer with Geogebra Software installed

Procedure: 

1. Open Geogebra. From the ‘Options’ Menu click ‘Advanced.’ See Figure 1 below. Select ‘Preferences -- Graphic’.

2. Click on x-axis Tab and click on Label. Enter 'Age' as label.

3. Click on Y-axis Tab and click on Label. Enter ‘Percentage’ as label.

4. Click on Grid tab. Select show Grid. Enter grid distance as ‘2.5’ for x-Axis.

5. In the Input Box at the bottom of the Screen type, histogram[{15,20,25,30,35,40,45}, {42,38,35,26,16,5}] and press Enter. The required Histogram will be displayed. Use the Mouse Scroll button and the Move Graphics View Tool from Tool 11 to position the graphics area properly.

6. Click on Tool 2 and Select ‘Segment between two points’.

7. Click on x-Axis at 12.5 and then on each class mark on the top of the histogram. Click on 47.5 on the x-Axis to complete the Frequency Polygon. The required Frequency Polygon will be obtained. In the Algebra section under Points, click on the green buttons indicating the points. This will remove the labeling of the points from the Frequency Polygon.

Result:  A histogram and frequency polygon is drawn as shown in the figure.




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