ICT in
the Middle
School
These are the things I wouldn’t do without!

PSP
Wacom Drawing Tablet
Laptops
Wii game
console Flip Video Mac
Webcam Midi Keyboard
Mimio Pad
Interactive
Whiteboard
Mimio PDA

iPhone Amplifier
iTouch ($45)
Nanos ($249)
($389)
Composite AV
Cable ($75)
iKaraoke
iPod Splitter ($20) ($109.95)
iPod Classic Speaker Systems
($399) (from $99.00)
Microphone
($119.95)
http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com/

Audio books for iPods, iPod Touch and iPhone

Free book Apps available on iTunes for the iPod Touch
and iPhone

Wordprocessing
Graphic Organisers,
Drawing, Recording and
Reporting Browsers
Multimedia (Music, Movies
Picture Editing)
Mac only Win only

Firefox Skype
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ http://www.skype.com/intl/en/
iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Artrage Audacity
http://www.artrage.com/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net//
Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/
Photofiltre (Win)
http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/download
Hot Potatoes
http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ Photo Story 3 (Win)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotog
raphy/PhotoStory/default.mspx

Maths only

Delicious
•What is • It is a social book
marking site. It is for
storing, sharing and
Delicious? discovering internet
bookmarks/favourites
with other users
Create an account in Delicious
http://jacquiscourses.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-create-delicious-account.html

Delicious
http://delicious.com/sharpjacqui

Set up a class del.icio.us page Bookmark suitable
with links to different curriculum sites for children
areas, games and resources
to go to
• Set up a bundle
• Under the bundle name
of Social Studies (or
perhaps the name of
the topic

Be Funky: cartoonise your photos
http://www.befunky.com

Fotoflexer is a photo editing programme with a lot of features. You can upload a
photo from your computer (resize it so it is less then 500kb) to the website, autofix the
photo or make the adjustments yourself using the Red eye, crop, adust, flip or rotate.
Then comes the fun part, click on the other tabs to make changes to your photo

Photoshow: Slideshow captions, transitions, effects, and music
http://www.photoshow.com/home
Photoshow
example

Create comics with characters, panel prompts and talk balloons with MakebeliefsComix. Make 2, 3
or 4 page comics. You can't save or download the comics but you can Email or print (or take a screen
capture and paste into Word or PowerPoint).
If you are taking a screen capture for showing in a PowerPoint then make sure that you only do a 2
page comic at a time, that way you will get a better image when you make it bigger on the screen.

Slideboom – Animated PowerPoint
Set up an account, upload
animated PowerPoints with
sounds, video, links, buttons
and transitions to
SlideBoom. Embed in
blogs and wikis. Students
will need to critique their
PowerPoints before
uploading, remind them that
'less is more' when adding
effects to their slideshows.

Jigzone
Create jigsaws for you children.
Upload a jpeg, choose how many pieces you want then embed into a blog, website
or wiki...or hyperlink through PowerPoint to the link where your Jigzone has been
saved.

Kerpoof is a great piece of software that you can use to motivate children's writing.
It is free, colourful and interactive. Make a Picture - choose a background and make
a picture using the graphics provided, use the text button to add text to the page.
Print the page out as full A4 or as a card. You can also choose to print it out in full
colour or as a colouring book page.

Mixbook: Online books
http://www.mixbook.com/
Mixbook example

Dipity Example
Dipity:
interactive
timelines
http://www.
dipity.com
Dipity is an online application
that allows you to make and
share interactive timelines.
There is a search feature to
look at other timelines under
a wide range topics i.e. History,
Literacy, Social Science etc.
These timelines can be
embedded into wikis, blogs
and webpages. This is an example of a timeline about Sir Edmund Hillary.

Voicethread: collaborative space of group conversations
http://voicethread.com
Voicethread is a collaborative space of group conversations.
The example below is created by a student called Zoe in America, she designed it around her
interest in Global Warming. Zoe's Global Warming Voicethread
A VoiceThread can be created using documents, videos and photos. Comments can be added by
registered users by text or voice.
They can be exported to your computer
as a widescreen movie and to wikis,
blogs and webpages. You can use a
variety of images: JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG;
docs: PPT, PPS, PDF, DOC, XLS; and
videos. If you've got a Flickr account, you
can import from those as well.
It has a 'doodle' feature which means you
can draw over the images to make a point
while you are recording your voice.
Classroom Application:
a way for children within the class to collaboratively present an investigation, book report
any writing genre (recounts, reports, explanations, descriptions, procedural etc) technology
Challenge or for children as in Zoe's example to invite experts outside of the classroom
environment to comment or answer questions

Levels of
Teacher ICT
Integration
Jacqui Sharp 2009 Adapted from ‘Cuban, L. (2001) Oversold and Underused Computers in the Classroom. Harvard University Press.

Desks are in rows pointed to the front of the
Entry room.
Junior Tables are scattered around in the
centre of the classroom leaving a large mat
area.
Very few or no small tables around the
walls of the room (if there is, it is for storage).
Nothing is hanging down.
Very little is on the walls and if it is… it is not
presented well.
Teacher stands at the front of the class,
teacher desk is at front of the class.
Computer is usually covered.

Desks are in rows pointed to the front of the room.
Adoption
Junior Tables are scattered around in the centre of
the classroom leaving a large mat area clear.
Some small tables, cupboards, cubby holes are
placed around the walls of the room (if there is, it is
for storage).
Some artwork is hanging down.
Some of the children’s work is on the walls and very
little of it is has been created with a computer, if it
has it is Published writing.
Teacher stands at the front of the class and does
some moving around the desks, teacher desk at
front, maybe to the side of the room.
Computer is uncovered and is used periodically for
Wordprocessing or Commercial Maths games.
Children prefer to work alone.
Students may be using the internet occasionally for very
broad Internet searches but otherwise the teacher is not
very comfortable with them being on the Internet.

Adaptation Desks are in groups.
Junior Tables are scattered around in the centre of
the classroom leaving a mat area.
There may be some small tables, cupboards, cubby
holes around the walls of the room designating
specific areas of the classroom.
A lot of the children’s work is hanging in the classroom and
it is well presented.
A lot of the children’s work is on the walls. A significant
amount of it is WordProcessed.
The Teacher works with groups and moves around the
desks and tables, teacher desk is at the side of the room.
The ‘Computer Centre’ has been set up, children use it for
Wordprocessing and most days for Reading and Maths.
There is evidence of management systems in place.
Keyboarding and computer skills are being formally taught.
Internet is being used more for games and research.

Desks maybe swapped for tables.
Appropriation
Very little mat area, enough for at least ¾ of the class to sit
in. Teacher will be using a projector and laptop (and maybe
a mimio or IWB) frequently for teaching.
Tables around the edge of the room are curriculum
specific with learning centre activities.
The room is full of children’s finished work that is
both computer presented and hand done.
The teacher works with groups and moves around the
tables. The students also freely move around the classroom
from task to task. The teacher’s desk is not obvious in the
room.
Children are rotating through the computer centre or are at
laptops around the room all through the day, following
management boards and timetables working on specific
tasks. They experiment with other digital equipment such
as cameras, iPods, the IWB etc.
Internet research skills are well developed. Students work
well collaboratively. HOT models are integrated seamlessly,

Classroom is divided up into curriculum areas with large
Invention tables holding resource material. Learning Centres are
being used freely.
There is barely any mat area, enough for a small group of
children. Projector/IWB/mimio is being used all day by
teacher and students.
The room is full of mixed media published work.
There maybe several computers scattered around the
classroom, other digital equipment such as iPods, tablets,
midi keyboards, game consoles and cameras are being
freely and confidently used.
Teacher and children move freely around the room,
teacher’s desk is not obvious in the room.
The teacher is an informal practitioner who involves students in the
planning of programmes and tasks. Students are highly independent
and self managing and are able to make choices themselves about
what they are going to do and how they are going to go about it.
Students learn the skills as they are needed. The teacher is
able to recognise when a skill needs to be taught.
Students are able to work collaboratively and co-operatively
with others. Internet skills are highly developed.

Jacqui Sharp’s Weblinks
http://www.jsharp.co.nz Main website
http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com ICT Teaching and Learning (integration of ICT into
curriculum areas)
http://jacquisharp.blogspot.com Web2.0 and Education (Web2.0 tools that can be
used in Education)
http://mimioiwb.blogspot.com/ mimio and IWB blog
http://jacquiscourses.blogspot.com Course Support Blog
http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com/ How to use iPhones & iPods in the
classroom
http://jsharp.wikispaces.com trial site testing out the use of Wikis in the classroom
http://delicious.com/sharpjacqui Delicious website bookmarks
info@jsharp.co.nz Email address