Morse Code Toolkit vs Oceania - Montessori Geography Usage & Stats
Learning to use the Morse Code is an fun way to send secret messages to your friends. It is also a way for teachers to introduce the history of how electricity was first used to send messages. Learning about the Morse Code is important because it encourages them to experiment and gives them confidence to be creative. It also provides a historical perspective on a communication that was an important that helped in the expansion and settlement of the western parts of the United States.
The Morse Code Toolkit is an interactive learning tool for introducing the signalling system used in the middle part of the 19th century. Invented by Samuel Morse, the coding system is made up of sequences of dots and dashes. It is still used today by ham radio operators and others. When using the app In the exploration mode users can press any key and see the how to represent the associated letter in dots and dashes. Using the keyboard students can see how to spell a word using Morse Code. Switch to the number mode to learn how to represent numbers from zero to ten. Press any key in this mode and see how to represent the number using a series of dots and dashes.
Students who are learning Morse Code will find the quiz feature helpful. After pressing the question mark to start the quiz a word is randomly selected from the word list. The way to spell the word using Morse Code is shown. The object is for the student to recognize the dots and dashes for the letters in the word and to type them on the keyboard.
Speech effects are provided so that when a letter is pressed on the keyboard it is pronounced aloud and also played as an audible series of dots and dashes. This feature can optionally be turned on or off.
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***Our series of geography apps are being used successfully by parents, schools and therapists all over the world! The method had been tested thoroughly and it works! Give it a try and see for yourself!!"***
Learn the names and locations and flags of all the countries in Oceania with this app that beautifully complements the geography materials used in the Montessori Classroom!
In Lesson #1 learn the names and locations of the countries in Oceania:
Touch a country in the filmstrip to change the featured country on the page. Touch the speaker button to hear the correct pronunciation of the country name and touch the compass button to see the country highlighted on the map! The map itself follows the same color scheme used for the physical materials in the Montessori classroom.
In Lessons #2 & #3 assemble the complete Oceania puzzle map with pieces that are exact replicas of the physical Montessori materials:
In the first puzzle map lesson children have to look for the country puzzle piece that is blinking on the map. When they touch the correct piece it will move into position on the map and the country name can be heard aloud.
In the second puzzle map lesson children have to look for the country puzzle piece that corresponds to the name shown at the top. For children who cannot read, the country name at the top can be touched to hear the name aloud for them to know which one to look for.
The final puzzle is a rendition of the Montessori Pin Flag map. Simply find the correct flag and place it on the country map.
This Montessori application was co-developed and approved by an AMI certified, Montessori teacher with over forty years experience educating children!
Please see some of our other educational apps:
- A Montessori Sensorial Exercise - Pink Tower: Assemble up to twelve patterns with the famous pink tower! (Now used with children having autism)
- A Montessori Approach to Math - Hundred Board: Practice counting from 1 to 100 as you complete the hundred board! (Available in several languages)
- A Montessori Approach to Cosmic Education - Solar System: Learn about the planets that makeup our solar system!
We sincerely thank you for your support of our Montessori applications and hope you enjoy this one!
Visit our website: http://www.mobilemontessori.org
App page: http://www.mobilemontessori.org/oceania
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Morse Code Toolkit VS. 
Oceania - Montessori GeographyDecember 31, 2024