The document summarizes the positives, negatives, and interesting findings from a project exploring the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education. The positives included creating a learning resource to share benefits of ICTs, incorporating various Web 2.0 tools, and receiving positive teacher feedback. Negatives were the lack of live discussions, few multimedia presentations, and no concluding survey. Interestingly, most participants felt ICTs and printed text together best teach literacy, and 91% felt ICTs should be integrated into curriculums.

1. PMI
PLUS MINUS
…INTERESTING…

2. PLUS
• The ability to create a learning resource to share and
interact with other pre-service teachers and discuss
the benefits of ICT’s within the classroom.
• The ability to create a learning resource to share and
interact with other pre-service teachers and discuss
the benefits of ICT’s within the classroom.
• I think that we chose a professional approach to
deliver our information.

3. PLUS cont.
• Our group tried to incorporate as many Web 2.0 tools as
possible without overload.
• Many participants commented on how they have experienced
and used many of our resources within the classroom and
provided many testimonials of effectiveness and success.
• Using a survey to gather anonymous information made for a
realistic opinion of our topics and provided us with great
information to which discuss within our forum.
• Working in a team allowed for a collaborative approach to the
task and a supportive environmental network.

4. MINUS
• No set live discussion time
• We could have included a few more You-Tube or
Multimedia presentations.
• Lack of forum or blog where participants could have
provided evidence that they participated in the
literacy activity.
• No concluding survey or poll.

5. INTERESTING
• I found it interesting, however no surprise that almost all our
participants believe that a literacy program that uses both
new literacies and printed text is the best approach to
teaching ESL and Learning Difficulties Students. 3 participants
choose independently and 1 choose as a form of reward.
• I found it interesting, however no surprise that almost all our
participants believe that a literacy program that uses both
new literacies and printed text is the best approach to
teaching ESL and Learning Difficulties Students. 3 participants
choose independently and 1 choose as a form of reward.
• When asked “Should ICT’s be integrated into the curriculum
91% said yes while 9% said no.