ICT workshop

Presentation software Interactive Whiteboards

PhonesTablet PCs

Virtual Learning Environments

Technology in the classroom

Powerpoint

• Powerpoint is a presentation software• Slides containing text, images, movie clips, and

sound• Can use animations within a slide to present

information• Can use transitions between slides• Useful to save presentations and adapt

accordingly• “Death by powerpoint”

Experiences of Powerpoint

• What experiences have you had of students using powerpoint?

• When was it used well? Why?

• When was it used badly? Why?

“interactive whiteboards”

• Interactive display connected to a computer• Projects desktop usually with interaction

allowed by use of a stylus or touch• Can be wall or floor mounted• Interact with the internet or another computer

programme• Capture notes written on it• Audience Response System or engage with

tablets used in the classroom

Experiences of interactive whiteboards

• What experiences have you had of students using interactive whiteboards?

• When was it used well? Why?

• When was it used badly? Why?

Tablet PCs

• Mobile computer with all of the components in a single unit

• Usually touchscreen or stylus interaction• Usually have camera, speakers, and

microphone• Some can be converted to a laptop• All the functions of a normal computer

Experiences of tablet PCs

• What experiences have you had of students using tablet PCs?

• When was it used well? Why?

• When was it used badly? Why?

Phones

• Basic phones just send and receive calls or texts

• Smartphones can be thought of as small tablets

• Useful as information can be saved in a medium most students are comfortable with

• School policy!!!

Experiences of phones

• What experiences have you had of students using phones?

• When was it used well? Why?

• When was it used badly? Why?

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

• Virtual Learning Environments are e-learning systems providing virtual access to content, homework, assessment, forums, and website links

• Can be “real-time” or independent• Student tracking, support, and communication

with students

Experiences of VLEs

• What experiences have you had of students using VLEs?

• When was it used well? Why?

• When was it used badly? Why?

Questions?

Clinic

• Issues people responded to from the e-mails were about setting up an e-mail account

• What do you want me to look at?