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Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
ICT Skills in the Early Years
* To kindle children's excitement, curiosity and appetite for more
ICT in the Early Years
Technology is an integral part of children’s everyday lives and at home they come in contact with mobile phones, television remote controls and toys that have buttons and particular functions. Whilst outside the home they see cash registers, bar-code scanners, traffic lights, automatic doors, security cameras, the list can go on and on. Our early years settings need to reflect a familiar technological environment where we can build on children’s experience and out of their natural curiosity they will be able to explore not only how technology works but how it fits into their world.
ICT supports learning across the curriculum and can enhance educational opportunities. It encourages creativity, problem solving, risk taking, discussion and purposeful and exploratory play. This demands early childhood educators to be skilled and confident in ICT. They must understand that through ict children are developing an emergent digital literacy whilst also developing skills on how to use tools and applications. We need to provide opportunities for children to learn about ICT as well as to learn with ICT. They must be given opportunities to access applications which whilst they are fun are full of educational potential. A variety of applications are needed to encourage a range of development including language, problem solving, self expression and creativity. This in turn will lead to the children being intrinsically motivated to learn.
Integrating ICT with play and project work will make it relevant to the children. ICT needs to be a natural part of the learning environment and used in a meaningful context. Digital drawings can be made into cards for special occasions. Stories can also be created from the children’s digital drawings. During role play which is central in young children’s process in learning,digital toys and manipulatives which are functional or pretend technological toys and artefacts provide symbols for children to engage and interact with.
Integrating ICT into the curriculum recognises the notion that it is used as a tool and not as just a skill. Continous use of integrated ICT by young children living in this technological age ensures the development of childrent’s emergent awareness and positive disposition towards digital literacy.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Role of ICT in learning
We are living in a constantly evolving digital world. ICT has an impact on nearly every aspect of our lives - from working to socialising, learning to playing. The digital age has transformed the way young people communicate, network, seek help, access information and learn. We must recognise that young people are now an online population and access is through a variety of means such as computers, TV and mobile phones.
As technology becomes more and more embedded in our culture, we must provide our learners with relevant and contemporary experiences that allow them to successfully engage with technology and prepare them for life after school.
It is widely recognised that learners are motivated and purposefully engaged in the learning process when concepts and skills are underpinned with technology and sound pedagogy. Learning and Teaching Scotland aims to provide resources for practitioners, parents and pupils to engage with these technologies in order to inform and enhance the learning experience.
These resources include, but are not limited to:
- Glow - the world's first national schools intranet which provides access to a range of tools and resources for pupils and practitioners
- examples of innovative uses of technology in practice, including game based learning through computer games and the use of mobile technologies
- support and advice on internet safety and responsible use for all
- video material on iTunesU
- communication via social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Spelling Activities
Spelling Activities in the classroom - by Evergladelearners
It is a fun way for spelling.
Teacher Sul: ICT Teaching and Learnig
http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com/
Sharing is caring. Have a look and I think it will be great if you teachers out there can adapt it with your class. Allthe best teachers.
ICT Teaching and Learning
http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com
This is one of my favourite blog where I can adapt to my teaching. Most of the activities done are related to the school syllabus. I would love to share this blog with friends out there. Have a look and you know what is best about it. Thanks to Jacqui Sharp.
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