Integrating ICT into educational practices has become increasingly essential. One method involves revising existing subject notes and creating interactive whiteboard (IWB) activities, covering varied topics such as animal coverings, shapes, and letter identification.
Revise ESM310 (IWB based subject)
notes, and make some IWB based
activities for the classroom.
While on practicum I made/used
several IWB activities for the
classroom, covering topics
including feathers/fur/scales/
skin, shapes, numbers and
letter identification
Speak to ICT saavy staff
members about how to
incorporate more ICT
into classroom learning.
I spoke to several staff members
who provided different ideas of
how to incorporate more ICT into
classroom learning.
LOWER Primary: iPads are to be
introduced next term (looking
forward to seeing how they are
used), using iPods in reading
rotations, using classroom
computers in both literacy and
numeracy rotations and using the
IWB not just as a whiteboard, but
provide interactive activities for
students to participate in.
UPPER Primary- allow students to
choose whether to use computers
or not (my school has 5/6 level
computer pods-allowing one to one
student computer access), allow
exploration of a variety of web 2.0
tools and then allow students to
incorporate these in learning when
ever they can and encourage
students to use computers for more
than Microsoft Office.
Do some research on
iPad apps that can be
used in the classroom
with high educative
value.
These websites had great ideas for apps that teachers can use on iPads.
http://www.teachhub.com/20-amazing-ipad-apps-educators
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/software/3380559/best-maths-apps-for-children/
http://www.ipadineducation.co.uk/iPad_in_Education/Literacy.html
Incorporating more ICT based
lessons into my practicum.
During practicum I incorporated a
number of ICT based lessons into
my teaching. These included:
using iPods and computers during
reading rotations, using Reading
Eggs (junior reading computer
application) on the IWB for letter
ID, having IWB sorting tasks for
learning about animal coverings
in integrated studies, and I also
took 3 sessions in the computer
lab getting the prep students to
log on and complete tasks in
Tux Paint (a drawing/colouring
program).
Vist a 5/6 class and
observe what happens
in an upper primary
ICT lesson.
In upper primary classrooms I found
that the students were given a lot more
freedom to use a suitable ICT application
on the computer, rather than having the
whole class working on one program.
I loved the sense of independence it must
have given the students, and how it
encouraged problem solving.
ICTEV PD
The ICTEV PD was unfortunately booked out when I went to book it (more than one month in advance).
As it was not possible to
attend the ICTEV PD, I am
looking into attending ICT
based professional
development while at DueCon.