using it in a meaningful way in the classroom learning how to use microsoft office and other...
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Using IT in ameaningful way in
the classroom•Learning how to use Microsoft Office and other
products within the context of other learning
•But what’s the point of this?
•Sharing IT learning in the global online community
•DON’T PRESS PRINT!
• Teaching children how to use programmes such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Publisher in isolation is inefficient and does not result in high student engagement and retention of new concepts.
• There are many creative ways to teach the necessary skills which put learning into an exciting and relevant context
• Using IT as a tool in learning enables students who struggle in other learning to achieve and have success at school
IT skills: • Drawing using Autoshapes• Ordering• Grouping• Colouring• Cutting/copying & pasting
Work and study skills: • Persistence
• Flexibility
• Creativity
Industry related skills: • Illustration
• Graphic design
• Animation
•PowerPoint Movies
Language skills • Correct sentence
formation
• Correctly quoting dialogue
•CREATE
IT skills: • Drawing using Autoshapes• Ordering• Grouping• Colouring• Cutting/copying & pasting• Hyperlinking
Work and study skills: • Persistence• Flexibility• Creativity• Questioning and posing
problems
Industry related skills: • Illustration
• Graphic design
• Animation
•PowerPoint Games
Language skills • Correct sentence
formation
• Correct question formation
One of the best ways for students to demonstrate deep understanding of a concept is to create problems for others to solve
•CREATE
IT skills: • Searching for / or uploading
photos• Visualising and choosing the
best transitions• Choosing appropriate music
or composing• Checking, editing and refining
Work and study skills: • Persistence
• Flexibility
• Creativity
• Striving for accuracy & precision
Industry related skills: • Soundtrack
selection
• Photography
• Photo sequencing
•Photostory
Language skills • Correct sentence formation
•CREATE
• When students know the purpose of a task they are more likely to engage it.
• When students are excited about the purpose of a task, they engage in it fully and with passion!
• PowerPoint Movies– Demonstrating their understanding of concepts covered in
other learning areas E.g. Dinosaurs – Carnivores, Omnivores, build etc
– Demonstrating their skills with IT features like realistic colour selections, transitions, custom animations etc
– Possibility of posting work online• PowerPoint Games
– Demonstrating their understanding of concepts covered in other learning areas E.g. Maths; division, multiplication
– Creating a game for a specific audience – Who is going to play my game? Age? Interests?
– Possibility of posting work online• Photostory
– Answers the question “What do I do with the photos I’ve taken now?”
– Demonstrating their understanding of concepts covered in other learning areas
•But what’s the point of this?
All of these exercises are excellent for developing language skills in English speakers of other languages
• Using Wikispaces as a way of publishing and sharing learning
• Wikispaces is an example of many websites that are available which allow teachers and students to share learning with a real-life global audience.
• Students are excited and motivated to create work that will be posted online
• It is a good motivator for them to produce QUALITY work – not just any work gets to go online
• They can receive useful feedback from peers, family, other educators – not just the ‘same old’ feedback from their teacher!
• They become part of an online community of learners, with the chance to have their work noticed and be considered experts by members of this community
• Using IT as a way to promote resource conservation
• All of the things you have created today would cost a fortune to print – that’s the point – this IT learning takes us far beyond the ‘word process and print’ capacity of classroom computers.
• Using interactive technologies such as Interactive Whiteboards, Wikispaces, Video posting websites, and other online learning forums allows us to meaningfully ‘publish’ without ever having to press print.
• You won’t be receiving any handouts to take home, but I’d love to email you anything you would like to use!