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=Ask the Teacher Team **1**=

Interface Magazine Issue # 25 July 2010 (Pages 30-31)



How is ICT changing teaching

 * It is a necessity for student learning. You can find anything!!! On the Internet
 * Looking at other schools : how they implement curriculum/inquiry learning etc., teachers planning/ideas from around the globe
 * On the Internet: Finding resources and information to support planning and class learning
 * Accessible no waiting: quick to access information and answers
 * Easy to take digital photos to use for story writing/ recording events
 * Very visual for young learners, immediate impact on their learning
 * Help us make quality resources that are specific to our students learning needs

What is your favourite tech-related activity?

 * Digital photography- capturing those learning moments, photos are a great way to retell what a child has been doing in class and learning, talk about write about

What’s your favourite online resource?

 * You Tube movies related to topic work. For our Maori Inquiry topic we used You tube, they had language lessons, action songs to share with the class
 * Primary resources/Sparklebox/BBC site/ National Geographic etc., fabulous resources and images to use in class
 * E-Books what a range of free online books to access, again they can be related to current topics

In your experience, what are the biggest challenges using ICT in teaching?

 * Time to practice and trial new technologies, we are shown lots of new things, given some PD, but we need time to play and practice what we learn.
 * Equipment break downs/ wasted time when things don’t work
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cost of some really good online resources eg E-books
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">KEEPING UP with new technologies

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there anything you’d like to do with technology in your school that you aren’t already doing?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Film making making short clips to share with our classes and share in our team.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like a typing program for Juniors to use in my class, so the children get quicker at navigating around the keyboard, speed up story writing on the computer- this would help further up the school also
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Projectors or Activboards in every classroom this is an area Team 1 felt they wanted PD in and the opportunity to use in class.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4-6 computer per classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More PD

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What would be your advice to teachers wanting to make better use of ICT in their classroom?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure you include it into your planning, during written language /reading /maths have students timetabled on
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be a risk taker be open minded about ICT Embrace it!!!!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make time to practice new skills
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don’t be afraid of asking for help
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Share ideas and new skills

= Ask the Teacher Team 2 =



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The answers below vary due to the different levels of ICT knowledge that individual teachers have and also the ICT equipment they have in their rooms.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is ICT changing teaching?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As stated by Robert Douglas in the article –“it is seen as a necessity for student learning.”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What’s your favourite tech–related activity?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using the data projector in the ICT room when teaching in the computer room
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using an interactive board

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What’s your favourite online resource?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E Books
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Matheletics

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In your experience, what are the biggest challenges to using ICT in teaching?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not enough equipment for a whole class to be involved at once
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Limited teacher knowledge and confidence to teach more advanced ICT skills
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time in the classroom programme to teach new skills
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Varied ability of students

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there anything you’d like to do with technology in your school that you aren’t already doing?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A mobile class set of laptops for teaching of skills
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A data projector and interactive board in every room
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children have the option to bring their own personal phone or laptop to school

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What would be your advice to teachers wanting to make better use of ICT in their classroom?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upskill themselves so they can confidently teach ICT
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn management techniques that reduce the stress of teaching ICT to a class
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Integrate ICT as much as possible rather than teaching it in isolation

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To be discussed in your team meeting.
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1) Handout Interface Magazine Issue #25 July 201o <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2) Read the “Ask the Teacher” articles page 30 and 31. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3) Discuss content as a team <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4) Fill out your own “Ask the Teacher” page as a team using the template provided (you can change the font etc to suit) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5) Insert a digital photo of your team at the top of the page <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6) Email the finished document to Christine by Friday 6th August.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is ICT changing teaching?

 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Isolating teachers in their classrooms more, i.e. more communication between teachers is now by email rather than face to face - impersonal ===
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">necessary for the progress of learning – makes learning more mobile
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">reinforce learning intentions
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">shrinks the world and makes it more accessible
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">opened up learning – YouTube, Digital Storybook, access to photos for setting the scene and motivation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">gives those children who are less academic an opportunity to blossom and “be the expert” at something in the class room

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is your favourite tech-related activity?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">email for personal use
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PowerPoint to teach maths
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">create own resources with MS Publisher
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">using mobile/cellphones
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">using computer for planning

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is your favourite on-line resource?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sparklebox
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ABC learning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bbc.co.uk
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NZ Maths
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">tes.co.unk
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Primary resources
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">communication4all.co.uk
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fresherschools.co.uk
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ABC teach

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In your experience, what are the biggest challenges to using ICT in teaching?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">keeping up with the new things
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the number of computers available in each class room – need 6
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">furniture that is suitable for the age of the children
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">new equipment when the old stuff in no longer serviceable/useable

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there anything you’d like to do with technology in your school that you aren’t already doing?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">use Skype between class rooms, between NZ schools and overseas schools
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mathletics as a tool – can it be made a compulsory on the students’ stationery order?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">movie making for PCs

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What would be your advice to teachers wanting to make better use of ICT in their classroom?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">don’t be afraid to try
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">start small and move on up and out
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">don’t be afraid to ask for help from more able staff members
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">use the children who are experts in your class
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">more Huis﻿ (Computer Technician)

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 * ICT has changed teaching from being teacher-driven to more student-driven. Students are more engaged and motivated, they are learning independent learning skills and individual learning needs are being met more effectively.
 * The Team agreed that the data-projector and internet are ideal for modelling, motivation and instruction.
 * Mathletics and enchanted learning are favourite on-line resources.
 * The biggest challenges to using ICT in teaching are lack of sufficient computers and effective management of group and class tasks.
 * Some of the team would like to make movies of class activities.
 * Our advice for making better use of ICT in the classroom is to use the competent children as tutors and making sure that every child knows how and where to save their work.

= Ask the Teacher Team 5 =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To be discussed in your team meeting.
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1) Handout Interface Magazine Issue #25 July 201o <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2) Read the “Ask the Teacher” articles page 30 and 31. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3) Discuss content as a team <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4) Fill out your own “Ask the Teacher” page as a team using the template provided (you can change the font etc to suit) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5) Insert a digital photo of your team at the top of the page <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6) Email the finished document to Christine by Friday 6th August.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How is ICT changing teaching?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fewer paper/print based tasks
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work presented in different formats
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources changing rapidly and access to resource materials/information is vast and more pertinent

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is your favourite tech-related activity?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">email for personal use
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Data Projector use
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Photoshop- manipulating images
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creating resources with MS Publisher
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Audacity- recording sounds and sound effects

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is your favourite on-line resource?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">tki
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">nzmaths.co.nz
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bbc skillwise
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://www.princetonol.com] for art ideas
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You tube

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In your experience, what are the biggest challenges to using ICT in teaching?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Insufficient equipment to enable whole class teaching
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ongoing cost factor to update or replace damaged items
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Constant up skilling required to keep up-to-date with new trends
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lack of confidence to enable teachers to pass on new skills

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there anything you’d like to do with technology in your school that you aren’t already doing?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moving images
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mathletics made available for all pupils to access at School
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Skype

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What would be your advice to teachers wanting to make better use of ICT in their classroom?

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More training/ on hand guidance for Staff to practise new skills as one off sessions are not always satisfactory
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Detailed manuals or booklets to refer to “ Dummies Guide to…”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Persevere and keep trying new things. You do improve!!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don’t be afraid to use able pupils as peer guides. You can learn a lot from them also.

= Ask the Teacher Team 6 =

How is ICT changing teaching?
Teaching with ICT is multifaceted. There are different models that we can use like video resources on line, e.g. YouTube. Resources are more easily shared among the staff now. ICT is becoming integrated into our every day work.

What’s your favourite tech-related activity?

 * Taking photos of children working throughout the school
 * Using the digital camera
 * Score library
 * Interactive Sites
 * Digital Story sites
 * PowerPoint
 * Mathletics

What’s you favourite online resource?

 * TED – for conferences
 * Mathletics
 * You Tube
 * NZ Herald/Stuff for news
 * Google
 * BBC
 * NZ Maths
 * Enchanted Learning

In your experience, what are the biggest challenges to using ICT in teaching?

 * integrating it into every day activities
 * resources
 * time
 * children being at different levels of capability
 * reading ages
 * teacher PD

Is there anything you’d like to do with technology in your school that you aren’t already doing?

 * integrating movie making
 * inbuilt cameras in laptops
 * better microphones and head sets so that children have more opportunities to use the equipment
 * Flip videos for recording of events
 * Skyping – conferencing
 * iPads

What would be your advice to teachers wanting to make better use of ICT in their classroom?

 * Don’t be overambitious
 * Quality rather than quantity
 * Relate your ICT to your learning
 * Get Authentic use of the programmes
 * Set targets for yourself and your class
 * Use the expertise of the children

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E Learning Journey 2010 (Lindsay) =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How did you feel about ICT as a subject to be integrated at the beginning of the year? How has this changed as the year progressed?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I felt it was a natural progression as ICT was already being used in many aspects of our programmes.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What has helped you along your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Support of colleagues, PD sessions and seeing results with pupil accomplishment and a growth in their confidence through skills learned.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways are you integrating ICT into your classroom programme?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a means of teaching research skills as part of Inquiry, exploring a range of publishing techniques, Score-Library pupils quiz, maths sites to encourage basic facts learning, Mathletics, using class data screen to view world events as they are occurring.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways do you feel ICT has improved student learning this year?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many new skills learned e.g. Comic Life, Photo Story, digital Story Books, Use of Digital Camera etc

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where would you like to go next year in your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Perhaps revisit some of these areas to further extend skills, especially working with sound recording in Audacity. Maybe look at movie making? I’d be very interested in Teacher friendly ways to extend my Class in ICT.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E Learning Journey 2010 (Claire F.) =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How did you feel about ICT as a subject to be integrated at the beginning of the year? How has this changed as the year progressed?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I felt that ICT was easy to integrate into a range of curriculum areas but I always had issues with organisation around all the other subjects so the children had ample time to get a piece of work completed by a set time and set work done. They all work at different levels and had varying concentration spans and enthusiasm levels for ICT. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ICT is still relatively easy to integrate, I would still like to be able to get the computers used more, especially in the morning block. Getting children to work in groups was a way to get them moving along plus I had a set timetable for the term so the children knew that by a certain time they needed have that component finished. I liked having all the different websites throughout the year so we had plenty of choice for online and printed activities for the children to do.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What has helped you along your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">having PD and practice time, going away and trialling the programme so that I knew what I had to teach the children, Being able to talk to others about what they are doing, Hui.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways are you integrating ICT into your classroom programme?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have integrated ICT into Inquiry work, also written language for modelling, maths with Mathletics, the Activboard for group work and whole class teaching in Maths, Current Events, Handwriting, Spelling, Inquiry.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways do you feel ICT has improved student learning this year?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are always children who don’t like to use the computers so you have to choose activities where they learn new skills, are interesting and where they also have the confidence to ask for help. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The student’s motivation and cooperation levels were improved as they used the computers in groups to achieve. They were able to gain new skills in the various programmes from me and other children in the class who were able to help. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Their retention levels from information given over on the activboard seemed to be absorbed more easily than traditional paper ways.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">Where would you like to go next year in your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt;">I would like to know how to get all children to have an appropriate amount of time on the computers without missing out on the other essential learning areas. I know how to use a lot of programmes and would like to use them more efficiently over the school year. To continue readings from the Interface magazine so I can keep up to date with current technologies and what other schools are covering in their ICT programmes.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E Learning Journey 2010 (Year 1) =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How did you feel about ICT as a subject to be integrated at the beginning of the year? How has this changed as the year progressed?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were already doing this in the Juniors, our computers are in use and inter weaved into most subject areas.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What has helped you along your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Definitely workshops with Kirsty, having release time to trial and use new programmes. Keeping up with new ICT software /tools/latest and greatest through our INTERFACE magazine was good. Team sharing and problem solving with ICT. Having Aprill and her enthusiasm was also supportive. Feeling confident using ICT in the classroom /teaching it and seeing it support our class programme.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways are you integrating ICT into your classroom programme?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The MATHLETICS programme supports our Numeracy programme and also can be tailored to the individual. I personally feel I use the web much more to source current images of the earthquake to show the class/ look at YOU TUBE/ National Geographic videos to support our Insect Inquiry unit. To source worksheets and information to help my planning etc., E-books, interactive Sunshine classics for reading/PM readers/ Maths programmes etc.,

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways do you feel ICT has improved student learning this year?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think what we do better is the actual teaching of skills and scaffolding the learning. Eg I trialled TEN Thumbs a typing tutorial to help my new 5 year olds get acquainted with the keyboard. Now they are publishing simple stories on the computer with much more confidence and accuracy. I can find rich stories/creative writing and poems on the web to share and inspire the class. The visual impact for 5 year olds is immense

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where would you like to go next year in your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consolidate what I already have learnt. I would like to do movie making and record events as they happen to show the class. Great for story writing. I feel I personally would like to do a typing tutor programme for my own personal growth.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E Learning Journey 2010 (Year 3) =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How did you feel about ICT as a subject to be integrated at the beginning of the year? How has this changed as the year progressed?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have always tried to integrate ICT as much as possible in my own classroom programmes however I had never used it as the main tool of a literacy programme. ICT had always been used as an adjunct to my literacy programme.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What has helped you along your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have observed that the greatest help on this ICT journey has been the support of an approachable ICT facilitator who was patient with staff members who found the initial concepts difficult or confusing. The facilitator also produced booklets to go alongside her teaching programmes. These booklets were very well set out with examples of screen shots so that staff could refer to them when on their own. The setting up of early morning workshops that staff could attend was extremely helpful. These workshops were a mixture of follow ups to the teaching sessions and what individuals needed help in. The two staff members who ran these workshops were approachable and patient with other staff members who were struggling with a particular thing.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways are you integrating ICT into your classroom programme?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children are using ICT throughout their learning journey and in most areas of the curriculum. Groups are rotated to and from the computers throughout the day and tasks and learning activities are assigned by the teacher depending on the subject in the time table. Children are using maths programmes like Mathletics and other websites for basic facts etc. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children are using MS Word to write reports, invitations, instructions and narratives. They are also using MS Word and Publisher to publish and illustrate their writing. MS PowerPoint and Digital Story are used to present work. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Comic Life is used as a means of presenting information.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The teachers are also integrating and using the data projector in a variety of ways. It is used to model teaching in a number of curriculum areas, i.e. maths, writing, spelling, reading etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Typing skills programmes like Dance Mat are also being used to introduce correct typing techniques

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children are using paint to draw pictures and have learnt to insert pictures into a Word or Publisher document.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Digital stories from various websites are being used for reading activities.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spelling websites are being used as a learning centre for extra practice in spelling.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A consistent comment from teachers was that the increased integration of ICT across the curriculum allowed the students to work with increasing independence.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In what ways do you feel ICT has improved student learning this year?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers feel that students’ personal understanding of the use of computers has increased and their passion for using computers for everyday tasks has developed. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most students are confident with logging in, saving work to their personal files and carrying out such things as copy and paste. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers commented about the enthusiasm with which the students have learnt how to use the different computer programmes, how to take digital photos, download them to a computer and then import them into their own document. They have learnt to record their own voices and attach this file to a document. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The students have also worked well as a team to produce a completed digital story.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where would you like to go next year in your ICT journey?
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most teachers commented that depending on the children’s core knowledge they would like to step away from having to teach fundamentals and allow time to focus on more advanced computer skills for the children. Typing programmes would also enhance some teachers’ typing skills and would be hugely advantageous to the students.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other areas for consideration are:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copying and pasting into folders <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saving ClipArt into folders <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Borders, shading copying digital pictures into publishing work <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using audio programmes to record sound <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creating posters <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Editing skills, colours, shapes, bold fonts <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Making movies <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More power points to download digital pictures <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More animation stories <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Opportunities to work with Photoshop to manipulate images

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Joanna Mawdsley <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Team 3 Leader