ICT Resources

Movie Maker - Free online
Sounds and Pictures -

National Education Network
Sound Archives

Interactive Whiteboards
Promethean Planet

ICT - 1 October

How does ICT effect the learning of children?
  • Bridges the gap between home and school
  • Encourages a variety of learning skills
What competencies does a teacher need to use multimedia effectively?
  • Experience - frequent use throughout curriculum
  • Confidence - they need to know how to use any equipment
  • Cross curricular links
  • Need to have a back up plan
  • Be able to give explicit instructions
  • F1 - help buttons, software websites, Becta
  • Awareness of how equipment can be used - teach one child ask them to teach others
  • Be flexible
  • Don't be afraid to ask for help

What skills do children have to develop to use multimedia?
  • Different ways of teaching the same thing for different abilities
  • Range of activities that can be adapted to suit all abilities
  • Extra curricular activity

Children
  • Confidence
  • Thorough understanding of programs