Presentation of the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in the school classroom, including a discussion of effective and ineffective use cases, as well as six areas of ICT tools for teachers. Presented on May, 2016 at University of Queensland, in EDUC7575 'Teaching Science in Primary and Middle Schools' by David Haberlah

1. ICT in the
classroom
David Haberlah

2. Effective use of ICT
… in the classroom
YES

3. Communication
Distributed teams & expertise, multi-
sensory learning, perspective taking

4. Experts add another dimension
Introduce experts via QLD OneChannel, video clips, use
webcams of places, pen friendships with other schools

5. Gray
Individual Pace
Better support both ends of the ability
spectrum with self-paced learning apps

6. Flipped classrooms
Practice as much as you need with instant feedback, use
class time for group activities and F2F

7. Create stuff
Create unique content, write software,
control hardware

8. DIY changes the world
Build and control robots, write games, create movies,
measure and analyse data
Place your screenshot
here

9. Ineffective use of ICT
… in the classroom
NO

10. Participation vs
Absence
Education vs
Entertainment
ICT can be detrimental if used without goal
and reflection
Content
creation vs
Consumption

11. ICT Teacher Tools ...
… to facilitate student learning
TT1

12. Awesome Science, Numeracy
and Literacy learning apps
ExplOratorium apps (colour,
sound, time), Khan
Academy, Mathletics, My
Incredible Body, Ladybird
Classics, ...

13. ICT Teacher Tools ...
… to student content creation
TT2

14. Awesome apps for coding,
recording, editing, publishing
Hopscotch, Little Bird Tales,
Lego Movie Maker,
Procreate, Bookcreator, ...

15. ICT Teacher Tools ...
… for Science investigations
TT3

16. Accurate apps for measuring
sound, light, time, tilt
decibel, chromatic tuner,
illuminometer, stop watch,
binary clock, spirit level, ...

17. ICT Teacher Tools ...
… for productivity management
TT4

18. Help your students manage
their priorities and time
Agile processes (e.g.
planning poker, retros),
Trello, Priority Matrix, ...

19. ICT Teacher Tools ...
… for content management
TT5

20. Make content accessible,
searchable, analysable, safe
Use powerful cloud-based
to collate and collaborate on
anything you do

21. ICT Teacher Tools ...
… for classroom management
TT6

22. Make students, parents,
teachers stakeholders in
behaviour management
OneSchool, Class Dojo, Too
Noisy, ...

23. We will
teach 2030+ graduates!
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of
getting the kids working together and
motivating them, the teacher is the
most important"
Bill Gates