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What it meant to usthen

and what it means to usNOW!!!

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What ICT meant to ourstudents…

The children thought ICT  “ was the computer” which included…

•Using Word

•Surfing the internet

•Playing Maths, Reading and Writing games and games for fun

• Working independently

Uhhh!!!

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SO…

If this is what our

students think,what do your students think

ICT is?

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This made us realise that weneeded to educate our students

about what ICT REALLY is and

demonstrate to them how theycan use various ICT tools to

enhance their learning,particularly in an inquiry.

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The Steps We Took..

1. Kim Scott (GRITS ICT facilitator) came tovisit. She too could see that our children’s

ICT experiences were limited andimmediately came on board to help.

 

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• She suggested that Casey (Gore Main Schools ICT  lead teacher) and her work together to develop an

ICT Assist Programme, where some seniorstudents were trained to use various tools on thecomputer including publisher and WORD, toenhance their work.

• As trained experts these students would thenspend their lunchtimes (on a rotational basis)teaching junior students what they had learned.

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This proved to be highly successfulas our students then began to use

these newly taught skills every dayin the classroom.

BUT… it didn’t stop there!!!!!

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Casey was happy with this result butfelt more could be done to further

develop the students knowledge ofICT and their skills, as at thisstage the children still thought ICT  

was solely about using the

computer. 

SO…Casey then enlisted the help of her

friend/colleague Renata… aka me!

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Casey briefed me on what she hadbeen doing and outlined her

concerns.

I took on board what she had to

say and together we planned a miniinquiry on worms.

This that would include her senior

class working with my junior classand lots of…

ICT!!!

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The ICT skills wedemonstrated and which

the students implementedthroughout our inquiry 

process included… 

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The Phone

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The Photocopier

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The Digital Camera

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The Mino Flip(new video camera)

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Desk Tops and PC’s 

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Interactive Whiteboard

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Microphone

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The Fax Machine

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To Conclude…• The students were surprised to learn

that there is one ICT tool they use on adaily basis, without thinking twice.

• In fact, you and I use this tool on a veryregular basis.

It is the good old …

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PENCIL

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The Outcomes of Our ActionResearch are …

• Our students now know what different ICT tools are, andhow to use them.

•Senior students have benefitted by having theopportunity to work alongside junior students and assistthem in their learning. They also know how to enhancetheir own learning.

• Junior students have gained confidence and knowledge in

using ICT tools.

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• Ironically, our students have developed teacherlearner relationships between themselves

(senior-junior) just as we do with them.• A bonus is that friendships between the two

differing Year levels have developed and are nowevident in our school, particularly in the

playground.• Another bonus is that we (the teachers) have

got to know the children from the other classand visa versa.

• And we all know heaps about worms!!!

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The Results …

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With thanks to …

• KIM SCOTT – we couldn’t have donethis without you! Thank you for

believing in us and for being there!• Room 1 and 6 students – what ahuge learning journey! Well done!!!

• All the WORMS that sacrificed theirlife in the name of science!