Issues+Discussion


 * Just in time ICT Teaching versus just in case. How much time should you spend on skills versus curriculum? Can you always teach skills in context? ||
 * * Skills not used/ practised are forgotten.
 * Meet kids needs as they arrive.
 * Kids need to see a purpose for the skill.
 * It can be good to cover some general skills that cover a lot of different programs.
 * Some of these general skills could be typing, internet safety, and file management.
 * Don't focus on bells and whistles - think about the content. ||
 * How can you avoid 'busy work' and encourage higher level thinking? ||
 * * Be well planned and have reviewed appropriate resources/ sites etc
 * Knowing where you are planning to head with activities
 * Use ICT as a tool as part of the curriculum rather than a stand alone.
 * Tie it in with your current inquiry topic.
 * Having an authentic context for the work.
 * Be responsive to student questions - don't place limits on them.
 * Provide high expectations/ models of where you can go and what you can do with ICT.
 * Allow the kids to be experts (teacher doesn't always have to know more)
 * Have an awareness of what is out there.
 * Know your students and what their needs are.
 * Find user-friendly apps that help children focus on the content not the look/ format. ||
 * How do you plan for the use of ICT? Do you start from the curriculum or the needs of the children? ||
 * * Children's needs should be the centre of education: school plan, curriculum, professional development, and software/ ICT.
 * Start from the curriculum in school plan and tie into the current topic and then work out how to meet the needs of the children within this context.
 * Adapt the programme to the needs of the children.
 * Combine the curriculum with the needs of children. ||
 * How can you manage equipment/ network failures? ||
 * * Turn it off and go out for PE!
 * Find your ICT geek (unless they are teaching right then :)
 * Go back to it later
 * Go home and have a cold beer
 * Save websites to the computer so you can use them offline
 * Make sure work is saved to the desktop/ server regularly
 * Try refreshing the page.
 * Throw the equipment out the window!
 * Have a back up plan
 * Know the basics of how to troubleshoot.
 * Have patience!! ||
 * One/ two computer classrooms - how to manage? ||
 * * Use a portable data projector.
 * Set up a roster
 * Send kids around other classes
 * Buy more computers on TradeMe (like Nigel does!)
 * Use kids as experts to teach other kids.
 * Have longer time frame to computer or shorter tasks.
 * Have cooperative groups/ buddies on computer
 * Not every child has to do every activity. ||
 * Ideas for managing suite/ pod? ||
 * * Have a school timetable
 * Children paired/ shared
 * Blank booking form for pod
 * Have lesson well planned in advance
 * Have a buddy classroom to support programme
 * Be flexible with your class timetable ||