Using Free Tools & Web 2.0

15 ICT Ideas for the

Classroom

Authentic

Contextualised

Experiential

Do we need ICT in the classroom?

Watch videos/

Youtube?Play Quiz?

Educational Games?

Learning Portal?Virtu

al Classroom?E-learning?

Problems with ICT in the classroom

• Non-authentic learning and meaningless consumption of educational media perpetuates the old problems of traditional classroom – passive & disengaged learners

• Disjointed from classroom and curriculum needs

• Adds to teachers’ plates and students’ learning requirement i.e. learn ICT skills ON TOP of curriculum

• Technology driven, not pedagogy driven.

How to create

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There is a need to integrate ICT more meaningfully in the classroom, with consideration of learners’ needs and technology affordances!

ICT is a great mean for…

Learning by doing.Give the pupils

something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to

demand thinking; learning naturally results.

~ John Dewey

How do we learn?

ICT engages learners by

Learning by doing.

Tell me and I forget; Teach me and I may remember; Involve me and I will learn.

~ Xunzi(312-230 BC)

ICT – the mean of

Doing in the classroom

To become• 21st Century Competent• Critical Thinkers• Creative Builders

Meaningful ICT in the classroom• Learning must be authentic and contextualised.

• ICT must be the mean of learning, and not the end in mind.

• ICT as a mean of doing something, creatively and collaboratively; involving critical thinking

• ICT as a mean to expand minds.

“Learn to learn, with ICT, not learn ICT.”

15

Meaningful ICT Project Ideas For learning by doing

#1. Create a SlideShareAs an alternative task to composition or argumentative writing, task students to collaborate and create a SlideShare using PowerPoint and these PowerPoint Templates.

Flyer#2. Create a

for a Cause

Discuss a social cause with

students in the class. Ask students

to design a flyer to persuade

people to support the social cause.

1. Discuss the persuasive message

2. Task students to brainstorm on what

persuades and how to persuade.

3. Task students to research on facts and

statistics to support their persuasive

message

4. Task students to find suitable and

persuasive images for their flyers

5. Download flyer templates and design

flyers

6. Reflect and discuss

#3. Create a Life Cycle

V-Log Task students to create a Vlog using PowerPoint to explain [Life Cycle]

1. Task them to do research on the topic at hand to create the slides & write their own narration script.

2. Use Audacity to record their narration.

3. Import audio into PowerPoint4. Enhance V-log with animation and

slides transition. 5. Save as .mp4 or .wmv file.6. Upload to LMS or Youtube

Full lesson slides and lesson plans free for download here.

#4. Create a Class

Newsletter

Task students to create a newsletter using PowerPointFull lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.

#5. Design a

Pollution PosterTask students to explain pollution using

these free PowerPoint Templates.

Full ICT lesson slides, lesson plans &

PowerPoint newsletter templates free for

download here.

#6. Create a

Comic StripTask students to convert a

piece of informative text into a

narrative comic strip with tool

like Bitstrips or

Pixton.

#7. Edit a Text

Provide students with a text with factual

and grammatical errors.

• Have students do research to verify its

factual information, and edit the

passage. • Encourage them to improve on the

writing.

For advanced learners:

If students are learning about different

types of texts, task them to change the text

type e.g. Formal letter to informal letter;

factual report to narrative storytelling.

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#8. Create

an E-Book Create an E-Book on [Energy

Consumption] or any other

topics using these

PowerPoint templates.

Advance:Record narration with

Audacity to publish an audio

e-book.

Full lesson slides, lesson plans

& PowerPoint templates free

for download here.

#9. Create

an interactive

presentation

Learn about the Tropical

Rainforest and prepare an

interactive E-learning

package for the learning

community using these

resource files.

Full lesson slides,

lesson plans &

PowerPoint templates

free for download

here.

#10. Create

an Interview

Podcast

Have students learn about different

occupations by interviewing people of

different occupation and record the

interview as podcast for sharing.

1. Task students to prepare the questions.

Guide their writing of the questions.

2. Share interview techniques

3. Record & edit the interview with

Audacity.

Alternative:Design the task to have students interview a

science teacher on explanation of a

scientific concept.

#11. Create a Math ProblemExplainer VideoHave students explain a maths question for peer teaching by creating a video.

1. Provide the math question.2. Task students to solve the math problem.3. Have them write narrative steps to explain solution to the math4. Have them plan the visual to aid their explanation.

5. Record and edit video6. Share the video on LMS.

Full lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint templates free for download here.

#12. Create a

voice over script

1. Give students a video without audio.

2. Have them do a voice-over script

according to the visual.

3. Provide them a theme or topic for the

narration script e.g. Save the Earth,

Effects of pollution

4. Task them to hire their voice talents

among their classmates.

5. Record their voice acting dialogues

with Audacity.

6. Synchronise the voice acting tracks

with video using windows movie

maker

#13. Create a HistoryInfographicTimeline

Task students to research and summarise key milestones of a selected topic. Present info using a timeline design.Infographics PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.

#14. Create a

virtual learning journey

Task students to design a history

learning journey of their

community

1. Discuss the history of the community

2. Using Google Map, plot a tour itinerary

for visitors to learn about important

history of the community

3. Include write up introducing each

places of interest and their historical

significance.

4. Task student to consider the plan

and time requirement of each

places of interest in this exercise.

#15. Summarise

learning &

Peer comments

on social mediaTask students to post status update of

their learning key takeaway from their

lessons daily for a week. Task students

to then comment on each others’

posts.

Instead of Facebook, set up a class

page on Edmodo (free). Provide

comments when necessary.

Remind students to comment

responsibly and discuss the social

media etiquettes periodically over the

week.

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