This document discusses the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in education. It notes that ICT enhances learning and teaching by developing understanding, extending access to information, and enhancing inquiry, development of ideas, and communication of ideas. ICT can be used to support, enhance, and extend teaching and learning. Using ICT is said to increase reasoning, problem solving, learning skills, creativity, attention, and cooperation between teachers and students. The document also discusses how ICT allows students to be collaborators and creators rather than just recipients of information.

1. ICT and Pedagogy ICT and Pedagogy

2. Why do we teach ICT? Enhances learning and teaching Engages the students Provides key skills for future work / life-long learning

3. ICT can enhance learning by Developing understanding Extending access to sources Enhancing inquiry skills Enhancing the development of ideas Enhancing the communication of ideas

4. Three modes of using ICT: to support teaching and learning; to enhance teaching and learning; to extend teaching and learning.

5. Increase in reasoning, problem solving, learning how to learn and creativity skills More spontaneous interest in a learning activity Increased attention span Increased co-operation Relationships between teachers and students more interactive and guiding The impact of ICT on learning

6. Technology has always been about getting students to think. Students of today expect that ICT will enable them to be collaborators, creators, providers. They do not wish to be recipients of information.

7. So how far have we come in achieving the desired student-centred classrooms, featuring a range of teaching and learning styles and technologies with ‘the teacher’s voice one among many’?

8. How does this? Enhance learning and teaching Engage the students Provide key skills for future work / life-long learning

9. Key Competencies: Managing self Relating to others Participation and contributing Thinking Using language, symbols and texts

10. Learning Intention: To use images and text (verbal and visual features) to promote a strong message Task: 1. Decide on a strong message. 2. Use an image search on the internet to find 3-4 powerful images to fit your message. 3. Using images and text make 3-4 Powerpoint frames. 4. Each frame should have visual impact and a clear message. 5. Narrate your Powerpoint by recording your sound message for each slide. 6. Set up your Powerpoint as a automatic show.

11. Finding an image: Google image search - www. google .com (click on ‘images’) Public Domain Image Libraries: http://www.teachers.work.co. nz/Online_Image_Libraries .htm http://www.fotosearch.com http://www.en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Pubic_domain_image_resources http://www.gettyimages/images.com/sea http://www. webcreationz .co. uk/imagearchive . php Flickr - Flickr. com/creativecommons