This Term ICT has been really effective in the classroom. The children really enjoy using the computers and absolutely love it when it is free time and they get to explore Y8 games.
In the classroom I use the computers on a daily basis as a rotation ativity in Numeracy and Reading. All the children have now learnt how to get themselves onto the correct activity which has been a massive benefit for them being able to active independent learners and seek information for themselves.
This meeaning that they are now able to go and turn the comupters on themselves and log them on.
The computers have also had great benefits around Inquiry. Our topic this term was Toys and having the computers has made information alot easier to access. Being with juniors it is has been alot easier to show information as a whole class. A huge benefit is being able to visually show the students information.
Numeracy and Literacy has proven to be more enjoyable in the class as it has made learning fun. Counting interactive games are really fun and enjoyable.
A massive achievement this term for all students was learning how to use the keyboard. The children have all grown so much around ICT. IT IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!
I Look foward to implementing more ICT next Term in the classroom.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Nessa
How ICT has been used in the classroom?
Name some of the benefits...
This is the first time I have been in a school that has so many computers in one school. We have access to computers, interactive boards, cameras and more. Staff and children are confident and skilled in using all resources.
We are in the 'technology age' and it is of upmost importance to ensure our tamariki have the skills needed to keep up with times.
Ka mau te wehi!!!!
ICT is used on a daily basis by both the children and myself. Here are some examples:-
Computers
a) Individual - Story writing - children are able to publish their work and use all the various tools to make better presentations of their work ie. school trips and adding photos or pictures to make more attractive
b) Individual / Group - researching - access to information immediately
There is a limited amount of resources in 'maori-medium' and having access to the internet via pc/interactive boards has opened a whole world for my students ie. using websites to research ie. Maori television/Te Karere
- Interactive board
a) utilized as a glorified whiteboard but with the benefits of better instant presentation ie. colours, stamps, more efficient outcomes for both the student and tcher
b) group work - using the internet for maintenance and practice activities ie. for new entrants that are learning to use the computers/the interactive pens are easier to use and the whole group can participate in math activities - counting
c) performing arts - when learning a new waiata or dance, it can be recorded then watched and shared with the whole school by saving on the server
Name some of the benefits...
This is the first time I have been in a school that has so many computers in one school. We have access to computers, interactive boards, cameras and more. Staff and children are confident and skilled in using all resources.
We are in the 'technology age' and it is of upmost importance to ensure our tamariki have the skills needed to keep up with times.
Ka mau te wehi!!!!
ICT is used on a daily basis by both the children and myself. Here are some examples:-
Computers
a) Individual - Story writing - children are able to publish their work and use all the various tools to make better presentations of their work ie. school trips and adding photos or pictures to make more attractive
b) Individual / Group - researching - access to information immediately
There is a limited amount of resources in 'maori-medium' and having access to the internet via pc/interactive boards has opened a whole world for my students ie. using websites to research ie. Maori television/Te Karere
- Interactive board
a) utilized as a glorified whiteboard but with the benefits of better instant presentation ie. colours, stamps, more efficient outcomes for both the student and tcher
b) group work - using the internet for maintenance and practice activities ie. for new entrants that are learning to use the computers/the interactive pens are easier to use and the whole group can participate in math activities - counting
c) performing arts - when learning a new waiata or dance, it can be recorded then watched and shared with the whole school by saving on the server
Tina Maclean Literacy Lounge
How has ICT been used in our school?
ICT has really changed the whole out look of our school. From the decisions around budgetting at Board level, fund allocation of curriculum budgets, Maintainence and support for the ICT infrastructure and the need to have technology always accessable for our students. The headaches have been worth it. As staff have been able to embark on a unified professional development journey that has lifted both teacher delivery and student learning. IWB's are an every day feature in classroom programmes. Students from Y0 to Y8 are competent users of technology and now have access information, software, global communities and the means to direct their own learning.
The benefits to our school?
Improved teacher capabilities.
Information sharing
Unified planning and assessment procedures
Collation and storage data
Confident students who are risk takers and have a belief that the world is at their finger-tips
A community of learners that has unitied our school to other schools in our community.
ICT has really changed the whole out look of our school. From the decisions around budgetting at Board level, fund allocation of curriculum budgets, Maintainence and support for the ICT infrastructure and the need to have technology always accessable for our students. The headaches have been worth it. As staff have been able to embark on a unified professional development journey that has lifted both teacher delivery and student learning. IWB's are an every day feature in classroom programmes. Students from Y0 to Y8 are competent users of technology and now have access information, software, global communities and the means to direct their own learning.
The benefits to our school?
Improved teacher capabilities.
Information sharing
Unified planning and assessment procedures
Collation and storage data
Confident students who are risk takers and have a belief that the world is at their finger-tips
A community of learners that has unitied our school to other schools in our community.
Principals Post
I have seen ICT being used here at FPS on a daily basis by students, staff and whanau. It's very encouraging to observe and I am so proud to share this with any visitors to our school. Just yesterday an ex-pupil came for a visit and as we walked through the school she made a comment that we have heaps of computers in the school (7-11 in each class). She also stated how confident the kids were as they were using the computers for a variety of reasons. We saw students publishing stories about favourite family members, others graphing their dream house into a floor plan, some were on the blogsite adding comments about the great Whanau Hauora Day we had last week, and some were listening and watching Utube childrens songs. Of course that was just a typical moment in the life of our school.
I think one of the major benefits of ICT at our school has been the increased confidence that our students possess in being able to access ICT, understand what it can do to enhance their own knowledge and skills, manipulating it, transforming it and producing outcomes which they created with the teacher as the facilitator - this is 21st Century learning in action, this is inquiry, this is the NZ curriculum.
I think one of the major benefits of ICT at our school has been the increased confidence that our students possess in being able to access ICT, understand what it can do to enhance their own knowledge and skills, manipulating it, transforming it and producing outcomes which they created with the teacher as the facilitator - this is 21st Century learning in action, this is inquiry, this is the NZ curriculum.
Anaru-ICT Reflection Term 3 2009
ICT has been a major component of our class program this term. ICT has been used extensively with our numeracy and literacy. For example, the class IWB has been used as our modeling book for numeracy this term while exploring number strategies and more recently measurement and area. The software provides students with the opportunity to manipulate and then save tools on the IWB which can demonstrate their learning and understanding. Students have commented during numeracy time that using the IWB has made numeracy more enjoyable and has helped with their learning during numeracy.
The great number of websites that are available to reinforce numeracy learning has also been very beneficial in class too, as this has become a regular part of our numeracy rotation. This has reinforced new learning as well as maintained previous knowledge too.
In literacy the internet has become a regular part of our literacy rotation, either through reinforcing students spelling or a certain concept that we have covered in reading. The wickEd website through the www. tki.org.nz has been hugely beneficial for students motivation in reading as well as their comprehension strategies. In addition to these benefits students have become more confident in using the internet as a resource for information.
Students have become a lot more confident using ICT to record their learning during reading as they are required to regularly reflect on their learning and progress during literacy time.
In summary ICT has been very beneficial for our student's learning and motivation in Room 4 this term.
Hellen - Room 1
ICT this term in Room 1:
Students have improved their word processing skills with story writing and publishing, internet use has increased due to inquiry being more stable in class and researched deeper than in the past. ICT has been a major part of planning, teaching and learning this term especially. During numeracy and literacy students are on computers and using ICT equipment daily as part of the reading and maths rotations in class.
Computers are also used as a reward in class but I have found that the students would rather be using the equipment to complete work that have free time. This has been a huge plus!
Benefits:
Student confidence has increased - some students have come up from the junior classes not knowing a lot about computers or interactive and as they have been immersed in more and more ICT (compared to previous years) they have become both learners and teachers in the classroom.
Inquiry has been more focused for the students this term as brainstorming, mind mapping, researching and setting intentions has been increased - some students have been able to go off and research their own topics with limited teacher assistance.
Throughout the school I can see there have been a huge jump in levels of confidence to use ICT for admin, planning and assessment - on reflections it feels as if we are much more uniform now and all on the same waka.
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