ICT Audit (Week One: 02/09/13)

PGCE Primary – ICT TEACHER TRAINING – NEED IDENTIFICATION

A   I am very competent and confident.

B   I am competent and confident.

C   I have an adequate level of competence but wish to strengthen my skills.

D  I feel competent at few or no aspects and need considerable training and support.

Use the results to establish personal targets and record these with others on your Showcase Website.

Name ……………………………………. Expertise/Experience/Skill	Level
	A	B	C	D

Level of knowledge and skill in using the following:

Word processor	X
Database			X
Spreadsheet			X
Presentation eg PowerPoint, Prezi		X
Video/pictures/graphics		X
Coding/programming			X
Blogs	X
Wikis			X
Email	X
Internet	X
File Management (naming/saving/copying/deleting)	X
Social Networking	X
Website construction			X

Ability to demonstrate and use the following ICT hardware and equipment:

Printers (troubleshooting)	X
Video / cameras	X
Scanners	X
Digital cameras	X
Interactive whiteboard/projector systems			X

Ability to:

Identify areas of the curriculum that could be enhanced by ICT			X
Use ICT so that it does not obscure the subject content/message			X
Access information relevant to teaching from the internet	X
Locate and access computer and non-computer materials, resources, support	X
Use ICT to prepare and adapt teaching materials.		X
Use ICT for administration systems for recording progress.			X

 Ability to develop lesson plans that integrate the effective use of ICT across the curriculum to:

Support teaching and learning		X
Cover the programmes of study of the National Curriculum for ICT			X
Teach ICT elements of the other core and foundation curriculum subjects			X
Identify and detail the resources, software /hardware to support the lessons		X
Improve learning of able children and those with special educational needs		X

Knowledge and skills relating to classroom management of ICT including:

How to organise and manage group work		X
How to approach whole class teaching		X
How to organise ICT equipment to allow pupils access		X

Ability to monitor and assess children’s use of ICT:

Identifying where they need extending and supporting			X
Identifying how ICT influences objectives and outcomes			X
Deciding whether or not all pupils have access to the objectives and outcomes			X
Determining how group work may affect pupil capability			X

Awareness of issues and legislation relating to pupils’ access to information:

Awareness of the role of the teacher in respect of child protection and ICT.		X
Protection of pupils from unsuitable areas of the internet.		X
Copyright regulations			X
The Data Protection Act			X
Health and Safety regulations			X

 

From this audit I will create my action plan so that I know the areas I need to focus on for my independent learning and to improve my use of ICT in the classroom.

Science Video Conferencing

Science Video Conferencing

On September 11th we had the opportunity to observe a live science lesson from a primary school in Cornwall.  No, we didn’t all drive to Cornwall, we watched from the comfort of our own classroom in Manchester.  Thanks to Skype technology we were able to watch the whole lesson and hear everything that went on, we were even given the opportunity to ask the children and the teacher questions.  It was useful to see a real science lesson and to actually see some of the principles I’ve learnt over the past couple of weeks put into action and working in the classroom set-up.

You might be thinking, what has video conferencing got to do with teaching?  I’ve been thinking about this and an obvious idea is to use video conferencing as part of language lessons in school.  An important part of the languages curriculum is for children to make contact with native speakers, this is done through partner schools.  A video conference could be held between the two partner schools and as long as the lesson is well planned and structured, the children in both schools would be able to really engage with the language.