Relieved! First time blogging is not so tricky
Hello and welcome. My name is Alicia Smart and I am currently a third year student studying a degree in Primary Education at the University of Northampton. Exactly one week ago I was challenged to...
View ArticleEducating pupils to be E-wise – An appropriate curriculum?
In today’s ICT session we re-visited the potentially life-saving topic of E-safety. The verse and video below illustrates very powerfully the dangers children may face on the internet. He said he’s 11...
View ArticleItching to Scratch
ICT Session Two. What can I say? Scary!!! Computer programming… This was something I never thought I would do in my lifetime. Being perfectly honest I have always imagined computer programmers to be...
View ArticleKids can teach themselves!
Well ICT session 3 was interesting. We were challenged in groups to design an interactive learning resource, game or challenge on Scratch, Kodu or 2DIY which would introduce children to computer...
View ArticleiPad’s – Developing independent learners
Today was the first time I had ever used an iPad. Before today’s ICT session I had never been interested in owning one myself or considered the benefits that mobile technology could have in my...
View ArticleIgnorance is not bliss!
At the start of today’s session we were introduced to Green Screen. I had never seen or heard of this technology before however on reflection I think it has great potential for enhancing learning...
View ArticleVision Statement
Recent developments in education have reflected how thinking about ICT has gradually shifted from one which placed ICT on the periphery of learning to the central role that it now plays in contemporary...
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