3. Students
quickly
get off-task
leading to
behaviour issues
Students are
enthusiastic
about
ICTs
Students literacy skills need improvement,
especially in reading and writing
Worksheets and
individual work is
common in the classroom
Learning experiences are planned using the Australian Curriculum
4. ICTs allow for collaboration, by
connecting with people in the
community and around the world,
to gain greater perspectives and
learn from personal networks.
Link to resource(DEECD, 2011)
Connecting through blogs and
video conferencing mitigates
disadvantage caused by rural
isolation.
Link to resource (Department of Education
and Early Childhood Development (DEECD),
2011)
Skype allows face-to-face conversations with
people from around the world and provides
students with the opportunity to gain information
from a primary source.
Link to resource (Picardo, 2012)
A teacher describes the positives
of having a class blog as making
global connections and the ability to
have conversations and work
collaboratively on projects with other
classes.
Link to resource (Morris, 2011, May 7)
Given the rural location of the school
having opportunities to connect with others
is important
5. Blog home page
Blog contains
links to
students
individual
blogs
This short video shows how Ms Cassidy’s class uses
Skype to connect with a range of people around the
world (Cassidy, 2013, February 1).
Video
footage and
photographs
show what
the students
are learning
This class
regularly
uses Skype
Six and seven
year old
students
OPTIONAL
MATERIAL:
To see more
about this blog
Connect with
other classes
(Cassidy, n.d)
6. A teacher reported that by recording her students
reading they were able to see which areas of their
reading needed improvement leading to self-
correction and self-assessment skills.
Link to resource (Henriksen, 2012, November 4)
Modelling of inflections and
expressiveness by an instructor is a key
component of developing reading fluency.
Link to resource (Polino, 2009). The use of
interactive books provides this instruction.
Development of literacy is important as it is
essential in all learning areas and is a key
part of lifelong learning in our highly
networked world.
Link to resource (The State of Queensland (Department of
Education, Training and Employment), n.d.)
The students poor achievement in reading
could be improved through the use of ICTs
7. This blog post contains two short videos showing students
reading being recorded (Hendriksen, 2012, November 4) .
A Prep class at Grasmere Primary School used iPads to record their reading and
listen back to it. The teacher reported students paying more attention to their
volume, pace, coherence and their audience.
Link to resource (DEECD, 2011)
OPTIONAL
MATERIAL
This activity was
part of a project.
All activities can be
viewed here. This
activity was number
47.
OPTIONAL MATERIAL:
8. A computer program providing
interactive books for students
Use with an interactive
whiteboard to enable touch
screen function
An example video of how Galaxy Kids
works from youtube. This is a
shortened version.
OPTIONAL
MATERIAL
The full version
of the Galaxy
Kids video can be
viewed here
(RafflesEdu, 2009)
Four classes of five year olds
The result: All students made progress
however the students using Galaxy Kids
progressed further in the areas of letter
sound knowledge, essential word
recognition, writing and comprehension.
Link to resource(Stevenson & Dorset, 2011)
OPTIONAL
MATERIAL
The entire Galaxy
Kids pilot project
can be viewed
here
9. Student disengagement from classroom activities is a common
problem for teachers and can lead to passive negative behaviours which are
difficult to manage.
Link to resource (Nardelli, 2013)
ICTs are enticing for students and, often, they are already familiar with how to use
such devices which increases their engagement in the activities.
Link to resource (DEECD, 2011)
The hands-on nature of the interactive whiteboard increases students engagement
in class.
Link to resource (Smart Technologies Inc., 2004)
The prevalence of ICTs in our society means that students are ‘digital natives’ by
the time they reach school. The use of ICTs allows learning to be interactive and
engaging for these technologically literate students.
Link to resource (Cornwell, 2011, May 11)
The students disengagement and off-task behaviour could be improved through
using ICTs
10. Counting beetles: Level One
Designed for students in
year levels prep and one
(Scootle, n.d)
Designed for use on an
interactive whiteboard
Scootle, n.d.
OPTIONAL
MATERIAL*
Letter detective
learning object,
click here
(Education
Services Australia/
Sound Snap, 2012)
OPTIONAL
MATERIAL*
Counting beetles:
Level One learning
object, click here
(Education Services
Australia/ Sonomic,
2012)
*NOTE: You will require access to Scootle to view these resources
This learning object
provides visual
representations of the
differences between upper
and lower case letters and
audio of how to say each
letter of the Alphabet. It
meets requirements for the
Australian Curriculum:
English.
Link to resource * (Scootle, n.d).
This learning object is
designed to help students
count by asking them to count
the beetles seen on the screen,
choose their answer and have
it checked. It meets the
requirements for the Australian
Curriculum: Mathematics.
Link to resource * (Scootle, n.d).
Letter detective
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Cornwell, J. (2011, May 11). ICT: the way to engage the ‘digital natives’ in our classrooms [web log post]. Retrieved from
http://juliaec.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/81/
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (2011). Contemporary literacy practices of early learners (Preps). Retrieved from
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/researchinnovation/literacypracpreps.pdf
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (2011). Contemporary (digital) literacy practices of preps [ebook]. Retrieved from
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/content/de6260b7-9a40-40f3-bfad-
e2167e409bb7/0621%20contemporary%20(digital)%20literacy%20ebook.swf
Education Services Australia/Sonomic. (2012). Counting beetles: level 1. Retrieved http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L8281/index.html
Education Services Australia/ SoundSnap. (2012). Letter detective: letter case. Retrieved from
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L9502/index.html
Henriksen, T. (2012, November 4). Using video recording to enhance learning [web log post]. Retrieved from
http://henriksenlearning.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/using-video-recording-to-enhance-learning/
Morris, K. (2011, May 7). Connecting with other classes through blogging [web log post]. Retrieved from
http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/05/07/connecting-with-other-classes-through-blogging/
Nardelli, M. (2013, Feb/ March). Spreading the word on student behaviour [online news article] UniSA News. Retrieved
http://w3.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2013/FebMarch/story10.asp
Picardo, J. (2012). Why students need a global awareness and understanding of other cultures. Retrieved from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/sep/25/students-global-awareness-other-cultures
Polino, R. (2009). Using iPods to improve student fluency in a buddy reading partnership. Retrieved from
http://www.buffalostate.edu/elementaryeducation/documents/actionresearch_2010polino.pdf
RafflesEdu. (2009, May 4). Galaxy Kids Bumper Boats [youtube video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_TI2NVGFM
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ntprovider=&resourcetype=&v=text&field=title&field=text.all&field=topic&contenttype=all&contenttype=%22Interactive%20resource%22&co
ntenttype=%22Collection%22&contenttype=%22Image%22&contenttype=%22Moving%20image%22&contenttype=%22Sound%22&conten
ttype=%22Assessment%20resource%22&contenttype=%22Teacher%20guide%22&contenttype=%22Dataset%22&userlevel=all&userlevel
=(0%20OR%201%20OR%202)&userlevel=(3%20OR%204)&userlevel=(5%20OR%206)&userlevel=(7%20OR%208)&userlevel=(9%20OR
%2010)&userlevel=(11%20OR%2012)&kc=any&lom=true&scot=true&follow=true&topiccounts=true&rows=20&suggestedResources=R110
82,R4909&fromSearch=true
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http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewMetadata.action?id=L9502&q=letter+detective&topic=&start=0&sort=relevance&contentsource=&content
provider=&resourcetype=&v=text&field=title&field=text.all&field=topic&contenttype=all&contenttype=%22Interactive%20resource%22&co
Smart Technologies Inc. (2004). Interactive Whiteboards and Learning: A Review of Classroom Case Studies and Research Literature.
Retrieved from http://www.smartboard.se/files/white_papers/research_whitepaper_smart_board_.pdf
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1Rkyr8A6YnsJ:www.sunshinebooks.com.au/download_pdf.php?f%3DNz_Pilot_P
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12. SLIDE 2:
Digital camera: Johnny_automatic. Digital camera. Retrieved from http://openclipart.org/detail/1624/digital-camera-by-johnny_automatic-1624 Licensed
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Rural location: Netalloy. Agriculture. Retrieved from http://openclipart.org/detail/37201/agriculture-by-netalloy Licensed under CC BY Link to licensing
descriptions
Ipad : Evan Amos. IPad-WiFi-1stGen. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IPad-WiFi-1stGen.jpg. Licensed under CC BY Link to
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Computers: Improulx. Ordinateur / Computer. Retrieved from http://openclipart.org/detail/32935/ordinateur-/-computer-by-lmproulx-32935 . Licensed under
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Children: Denis Carlos Luckner. Kids Sticks. Retrieved from http://openclipart.org/detail/3951/kids-sticks-by-professordenis Licensed under CC BY Link to
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Interactive whiteboard: SMART Technologies ULC. SMART board. Retrieved from
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Writing: Machovka. Write. Retrieved from http://openclipart.org/detail/2263/write-by-machovka Licensed under CC BY Link to licensing descriptions
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012_Boatswains_Mate_2nd_Class_Rasheema_Newsome,_assigned_to_Commander,_Navy_Region_Hawaii,_reads_a_Dr._Seuss_book_to_students_at_L
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