Just some examples of how I integrate ICT in my Year 2 classroom. I presented this at ULEARN 2011.

1. Integrating ICT in a Junior Classroom - Ulearn 2011
Sarah Taylor - Tauranga Primary School -Year 2
staylor@tauranga.school.nz
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

2. Sarah Taylor
Who am I ?
Tauranga
Primary
School
5 years
teaching
Taught Year 4
and 2
Currently
teaching year
2’s
ICT Leader
for our school
part of the
iTeam
Tauranga
Cluster
(2nd Year)
Junior
Syndicate
Leader
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3. What is the aim today?
• I love workshops/ • Open mind - you might
conferences where I not have iPads or the
come away with same technology as my
practical ideas/tips/ school but you never
websites to use in my know what you might
class get/or change schools
• We learn by doing, So I • Any other suggestions/
will be giving you 5- 10 ideas for useful sites or
minutes sandpit time to ways of integrating ICT-
explore/bookmark sites PLEASE SHARE!
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4. What ICT do we have in Room 11
• Trialling 10 iPads
• Mimio Interactive board
• Mimio document recorder
• 1 iMac
• 1 Laptop
• Class Digital camera
• Access to 2 syndicate Flip
Cameras
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5. Blended Learning
• ICT is combined with more traditional
classroom methods.
• ICT enhances the classroom
programme but doesn’t overtake it
• I don’t force ICT into any curriculum
area /learner focused/ best tools
selected for learning intention
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6. Management of ICT in a classroom
An easier life for teachers!
•Planning - include ICT
•Modelling
•Explicit teaching of troubleshooting
•Make it accessible and easy to use (bookmark
frequently used sites on your computers)
•Easy access to passwords
•Allocate kids to turn computers on/off
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7. Planning
Weekly Plan
iPad apps plan
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8. Passwords
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9. Explicit teaching of troubleshooting
• Dropping off the internet * Dans Guardian
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10. Maths in
Room 11
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11. Assessment/Practice
Modelling Books Formative Assessment
Practice Booklets
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12. Good Maths Sites - used on iMac and laptop
iPads - don’t play flash player games
Great to link
to Nump project
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13. Good Maths apps
• I have two folders for maths - NUMPA & Strand maths
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14. Maths Sandpit time
5-10 minutes to explore any
of the following:
* NZ maths links
* Study ladder (NZ)
* TutPup
* ICT Games
* Maths iPad apps
* iTunes - wish list any apps
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15. Structure to reading time
• Guided reading group with
teachers - phonic phones
• Group on iPads
• Group on mimio - activity
• Laptop/iMac - Study
Ladder/Tutpup spelling
• Group with Teacher Aide -
reading
• I ring a bell every 15/20
minutes and children look
at task board to direct them
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16. ICT in Reading - Recording fluency
Teach children
* Setting up of camera - showing
your face
* Introducing the book
* Only reading a few pages
* Model how to fill in assessment
* Sitting away from others recording
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17. iPads in Reading
iPads Reading Task board
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18. Reading sites
Tumble Books
Tauranga Reading council
Study Ladder
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19. Writing & editing on mimio/data projector
The mimio is a fantastic tool
to model
expectations and the children
love using it!
Editing - we scan students work,
and then edit it for all to see -
more meaningful for the children
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20. Character descriptions
Build your wild self Hero Factory Monster Mash
http://www.skynetwork.co.uk/monstermash/monster.html
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21. Self/Peer Assessment
Boys love this - girls can make
girl super heroes
Clear expectations of what
they have to do
Highlighter - allows them to
see if they are achieving the
learning intention or not
Rubric - self/peer assessment -
very honest, and acts as a
checklist
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22. Future goal - To implement Big Writing -
VCOP - Ros Wilson
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23. Hooking in the boys
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24. Puppet Pals
Director’s Pass
Gives you a plethora
of characters and
backgrounds to
choose from. You
can also add your
own characters and
backgrounds by
using your photo
collection.
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25. Puppet Pals - Writing
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26. Puppet pals - next term
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27. Internet image - inspire creative writing
W.a.l.t write a
beginning, a middle
and an end to our story
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28. Planning format
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29. Sequence Writing
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30. Great formative assessment
My class LOVE Highlighters !
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31. Handwriting
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32. Oral Language
TVNZ - Watch a short video every morning
Thinkers Tool Box
http://thinkerstoolbox.wikispaces.com/
Great way
of getting children to
think about their
questioning skills and
tests their comprehension
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33. Literacy Sandpit time
• Big Writing - VCOP
• Tumble books - Hamilton lib
• Tauranga reading.org.nz
• Thinkers toolbox
• Kiwi kids news
• TVNZ - video
• Sky Writer
• iPad apps
• Hero Factory
• Study Ladder
• Build your wild self
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34. Key Competencies
Mimio - used to brainstorm
ideas
Camera - children took shots of
what a good self manager looks
like
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35. Self assessing Key Competencies
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36. Questions
• I hope you have got some ideas/inspiration to
take back to your classrooms
• Does anyone have any questions?
• Would anyone like to share anything?
• This presentation will be uploaded to CORE site
staylor@tauranga.school.nz
Wednesday, 19 October 2011