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Session 1. ICT tools and learning. First excersise. Thinking about the use of technology in education does not mean thinking about technology. It means thinking about education. Ellis, 1984 How has ICT changed education?

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  1. Session 1 ICT tools and learning

  2. First excersise Thinking about the use of technology in education does not mean thinking about technology. It means thinking about education. Ellis, 1984 How has ICT changed education? Leicestershire - primary schools have started to use devices like the DS to teach through

  3. Second excersise Define ICT within the context of the early years • How many ICT tools would you see used in the early years (make a list) ICT (information and communication technology)is in the Early years curriculum?

  4. EYFS • ‘ Support children in using a range of ICT to include cameras, photocopies, CD players, tape recorders and programmable toys in addition to computers’ (EYFS 2007: P 76)

  5. Many definitions of ICT • Usually refers to both - • Hardware, software and websites.

  6. Taken from - A review of the evidence on the use of ICT in the Early Years Foundation StageProfessor Carol Aubrey and Sarah Dahl (2008) In terms of everyday ICT, there that permeates young children’s lives and shapes their understanding of the world. laptops and tablet PCs ICT-based ‘smart’ toys microwave ovens mobile phones networked desktop PCs photocopies, scanners televisions and washing machines. • barcode scanners • calculators • camcorders, cameras • cash machines, • computers, console games • dishwashers

  7. In terms of everyday ICT, there that permeates young children’s lives and shapes their understanding of the world. • barcode scanners • calculators • camcorders, cameras • cash machines, • computers, console games • dishwashers • laptops and tablet PCs • ICT-based ‘smart’ toys • microwave ovens • mobile phones • networked desktop PCs • photocopies, scanners • televisions and washing machines. Taken from - A review of the evidence on the use of ICT in the Early Years Foundation StageProfessor Carol Aubrey and Sarah Dahl (2008)

  8. In terms of what new technologies are available specifically for the Early Years market • Bee-Bot programmable floor robots, • Roamers or Pixie Robots • digital cameras, Microscopes, mini DV camcorders • iPods • interactive whiteboards • laptops, mobile phones

  9. Within the early years there are many ICT tools that can be used......

  10. How can we use ICT in primary schools- review – • the collaboration of children in using ICT

  11. Software and internet use • The survey by Marsh et al (2005) of 524 EY practitioners in 104 EY settings stressed the use of age-specific software to introduce ‘key skills’ There was also regular use of art packages, but Internet use was infrequent (78 per cent said never). • Social software – interactive sites that allow virtual communication

  12. Task • Look at your ICT tools, what learning could take place; Digital cameras; Bee Bot; the computer and choose one other from your list of tools (as a group) • Consider the definitions to help your discussions; Motivation and self-esteem Cognitive development Social process Metacognition

  13. Learning has affective* as well as cognitive dimensions. Factors such as motivation or self-esteem, and their impact on behaviour and consequently on learning, are very important. Effective teaching pays attention to these aspects of learning and this includes developing positive and supportive relationships and a positive and supportive ethos.

  14. Learning is a process of interaction between what is known and what is to be learned. This involves building cognitive structures – schemas, maps, concepts – by adjusting our mental models to accommodate new experiences. Effective teaching recognises the critical role in learning played by experiences or interactions with the surrounding environment and supports this by exploratory pedagogic approaches.

  15. Learning is a social process • When working with others learning develops through: • – shared consciousness (group interaction); • – borrowed consciousness (expert others). • This means learners can develop greater knowledge and skills when working with more expert guidance or with peers than they can attain alone. Interaction with others as well as with the environment is crucial. • Effective teaching encourages paired and group work and recognises the importance of scaffolding to support learning.

  16. Learning is a situated process. We learn in a particular context and environment. Learning can be seen as searching to create meaning from our environment. This constructivist view of learning sees teaching as assisting in the process of enquiry. Familiar contexts assist in the processes of learning.

  17. Learning is a metacognitive process. Initially learning may be unconscious – we learn but do not know that we are learning. Gradually we acquire more active, conscious control – we begin to know what we know and what we don’t know; we can also become aware of how we learn. Effective teaching encourages explicit reflection on learning and seeks to make learners more aware of the learning processes they are using. It encourages children to develop a range of problem solving strategies that they consciously apply in a variety of contexts.

  18. Digital cameras Supporting child initiated play To use materials and resources in different ways

  19. Digital cameras Supporting child initiated play Time – to observe and explore

  20. Supporting child initiated play Opportunity to play with friends, imagine, create

  21. Supporting child initiated play For developing PSED skills – turn taking

  22. Supporting child initiated play For developing PSED skills – problem solving

  23. Supporting child initiated play For developing PSED skills - collaborating

  24. Aspects of Learning – to hit the learning we need to provide activities that will encourage • Enquiry • Problem Solving • Creative Thinking • Information Processing • Reasoning • Evaluation • Managing Feelings • Motivation • Empathy • Social Skills • Communication

  25. Next week • To consider – social software and education online • Look at the sites and think about what children may be learning from the use

  26. There are a number of good sources for reviews of technologies, hardware, software and websites, such as: • http://egfl.net/teaching/itsu/Software/early.shtml • http://foundation.ebn.org/ • http://www.gamesleyeec.org.uk/ict.asp • http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/foundation/ • http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/earlyict/ • http://primary.naace.co.uk/curriculum/earlyyears/eylinks.htm • http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/index.asp • http://www.surestart.gov.uk/resources/childcareworkers/technology/ • http://www.tes.co.uk

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