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ICT ICT TodayToday!!In the recent Rose review ICT is now to become a centre piece of the new primary In the recent Rose review ICT is now to become a centre piece of the new primary curriculum alongside English and Maths. (curriculum alongside English and Maths. (Rose Review: 2009Rose Review: 2009)) “ “We must recognise that there is a wealth of technology available today, whichWe must recognise that there is a wealth of technology available today, whichwhen used effectively and imaginatively, can compliment the traditional skills and aidwhen used effectively and imaginatively, can compliment the traditional skills and aidteaching. It can bring lessons to life, make learning more enjoyable and canteaching. It can bring lessons to life, make learning more enjoyable and canultimately help children achieve more.” (ultimately help children achieve more.” (Crowne:2009Crowne:2009))

The current aims and purposes of the standards for teaching ICT are forThe current aims and purposes of the standards for teaching ICT are for children too:children too: developdevelop IT capability, including their knowledge and understanding of the IT capability, including their knowledge and understanding of the

importance of information and of how to select and prepare it; importance of information and of how to select and prepare it;

develop their skills in using hardware and software to manipulate information in their develop their skills in using hardware and software to manipulate information in their processes of problem solving, recording and expressive work; processes of problem solving, recording and expressive work;

develop their ability to apply their IT capability and ICT to support their use of develop their ability to apply their IT capability and ICT to support their use of language and communication, and their learning in other areas; language and communication, and their learning in other areas;

explore their attitudes towards ICT, its value for themselves, others and society, and explore their attitudes towards ICT, its value for themselves, others and society, and their awareness of its advantages and limitations. (their awareness of its advantages and limitations. (Standards site: 2009Standards site: 2009))

Why use Movie Maker!Why use Movie Maker!AdvantagesAdvantages

Movie maker is a free programme Movie maker is a free programme found on school computers,and it is found on school computers,and it is suggested that,suggested that, “… it provides “… it provides students with tools that will enable students with tools that will enable them to create and share intriguing them to create and share intriguing multimedia projects”. multimedia projects”. (Dinwiddie: 2009(Dinwiddie: 2009))

Children can use ICT in a fun, Children can use ICT in a fun, imaginative and creative way.imaginative and creative way.

Movie maker helps promotes pupils Movie maker helps promotes pupils concentration, collaboration, co-concentration, collaboration, co-operation and discussion.operation and discussion.

It introduces children to movie making It introduces children to movie making and presentations with moving images and presentations with moving images and sounds.and sounds.

It is a classroom tool that is inclusive It is a classroom tool that is inclusive to all.to all.

It is relatively simple and easy to use.It is relatively simple and easy to use.

DisadvantagesDisadvantages The negatives to using moviemaker is The negatives to using moviemaker is

that it can be time consuming as each that it can be time consuming as each little movement needs to be taken a little movement needs to be taken a frame at a time to then be put all frame at a time to then be put all together. together.

As a school it has to invest in pieces of As a school it has to invest in pieces of technology such as tuff cam, digi blue technology such as tuff cam, digi blue or digital cameras and money can be or digital cameras and money can be limited.limited.

You need the use of a computer so You need the use of a computer so space and time constraints may hinder space and time constraints may hinder the finishing of the complete movie the finishing of the complete movie and need to be considered in planning.and need to be considered in planning.

Some practitioners may not feel they Some practitioners may not feel they have the skills and knowledge of how have the skills and knowledge of how to use this piece of technology.to use this piece of technology.

ResourcesResources

Resources that need to be used in Resources that need to be used in producing movie maker and usually producing movie maker and usually come with voice recording buttons can come with voice recording buttons can either be :either be :

a digi blue cameraa digi blue camera

A tuff cameraA tuff camera

A digital cameraA digital camera

ResourcesResources

Other equipment that might be needed to Other equipment that might be needed to

make models are play dough or plasticine . make models are play dough or plasticine .

Small world equipment like dolls, transport, Small world equipment like dolls, transport,

animals.animals.

Art and craft materials to make backdrops or Art and craft materials to make backdrops or

clip art images.clip art images.

Space.Space.

Computer with the movie maker application. Computer with the movie maker application.

Enthusiastic children.Enthusiastic children.

PlanningPlanning

PlanningPlanningWhen planning for this activity I needed to take into account the group size and experience the When planning for this activity I needed to take into account the group size and experience the

children already had of ICT. “Effective planning involves the careful and deliberate sequencing children already had of ICT. “Effective planning involves the careful and deliberate sequencing

of curriculum content and experiences which build on previous learning and achievements toof curriculum content and experiences which build on previous learning and achievements to

promote future learning.”(promote future learning.”(Qualifications and Curriculum development agency: 2009Qualifications and Curriculum development agency: 2009) As a ) As a

practitioner you need to “Analyse your observations and highlight children's achievements or practitioner you need to “Analyse your observations and highlight children's achievements or

their need for further support.”(their need for further support.”(Teachernet: 2009Teachernet: 2009))

ICT lends itself well to making cross curricular links, “...ICT can be used to enhance the learningICT lends itself well to making cross curricular links, “...ICT can be used to enhance the learning

and teaching of another subject.” (and teaching of another subject.” (Potter and Darbyshire: 2005: 1Potter and Darbyshire: 2005: 1) It is inclusive for all to ) It is inclusive for all to

access regardless of any additional needs and “enables the pupil to be an active participant inaccess regardless of any additional needs and “enables the pupil to be an active participant in

the classroom, not just a passive observer.” (the classroom, not just a passive observer.” (Wheeler: 2005:p 96Wheeler: 2005:p 96))

By planning this activity it allows children to have a sense of ownership of their own learning asBy planning this activity it allows children to have a sense of ownership of their own learning as

they can produce the finished movie. they can produce the finished movie.

Movie maker can be used as an assessment piece of work on a topic and also used as a stimulusMovie maker can be used as an assessment piece of work on a topic and also used as a stimulus

to a start of a topic.to a start of a topic.

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AssessmentAssessment

Assessments are the decisions you make using what you have observed about a Assessments are the decisions you make using what you have observed about a child's development and/or learning. (child's development and/or learning. (Teachernet:2009Teachernet:2009))

Assessment can be looked at on what all children will achieve what most children will Assessment can be looked at on what all children will achieve what most children will achieve and what some will achieve.achieve and what some will achieve.

So for this task So for this task Most children will:Most children will: use a multimedia authoring program to use a multimedia authoring program to organise, refine and present a movie, which incorporate images, sounds, using a organise, refine and present a movie, which incorporate images, sounds, using a range of resources.range of resources.

Some children will not have made so much progress and will:Some children will not have made so much progress and will: use a use a multimedia authoring package to assemble images, sounds on movie maker multimedia authoring package to assemble images, sounds on movie maker program.program.

Some children will have progressed further and will:Some children will have progressed further and will: use a multimedia use a multimedia package to organise, refine and present a movie, which incorporates images, sounds; package to organise, refine and present a movie, which incorporates images, sounds; and present a movie that matches the needs of the audience.and present a movie that matches the needs of the audience.

ReflectionsReflections

After completing the movie maker activity the children we able to assess themselves on what After completing the movie maker activity the children we able to assess themselves on what

was learnt and what if any changes they would make in the future. This directly links into the was learnt and what if any changes they would make in the future. This directly links into the

planning on slide 6 reviewing, modifying and evaluating their work.planning on slide 6 reviewing, modifying and evaluating their work.

The children expressed that they would of liked more time, they would of made the backdrop The children expressed that they would of liked more time, they would of made the backdrop

bigger and better with clip art pictures. They would of taken more photographs so that the time bigger and better with clip art pictures. They would of taken more photographs so that the time

frames on the storyboard were better and overall make a longer movie.frames on the storyboard were better and overall make a longer movie.

Generally all really enjoyed working together collaboratively which refers to a “method in which Generally all really enjoyed working together collaboratively which refers to a “method in which

learners at various performance levels work together in small groups toward a common goal. The learners at various performance levels work together in small groups toward a common goal. The

learners are responsible for one another's learning as well as their own. Thus, the success of one learners are responsible for one another's learning as well as their own. Thus, the success of one

learner helps other students to be successful.” This links back to our planning and sharing and learner helps other students to be successful.” This links back to our planning and sharing and

exchanging information.(exchanging information.(online gdrc.org online gdrc.org ))

All the children expressed that the would like to use movie maker again.All the children expressed that the would like to use movie maker again.

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