A look at how pupils really learn ICT skills.

1. when we use ICT in school do we..

2. maximise achievement by: utilising the skills pupils have? crediting pupils for their skills?

3. staff personalised email pupilpersonalised email most pupils still do not have school based email accounts

4. internet access is heavily filtered

5. time with computers is highly structured

6. did you know...

7. there are 5,365,100 13-19 year olds in the uk

8. facebook have in excess of 5.3 million registered uk users in this age group (2010 figures)

9. …and there are more 13-17 year old bebo users than facebook users in the uk! (2009 figures)

10. bebo ranks just 14th in the league of international social networking sites (2009 figures)

11. How many pupils play multiplayer games online? or use forums? or make films? or share pictures?

12. when pupils blog they meet ICT functional skills criteria (OCR syllabus) even at 6:21 am

13. Understanding the need to stay safe and to respect others when using ICT based communication is a level 2 requirement (OCR syllabus)

14. doing battle online often requires teamwork and the use of conferencing software

15. gamers often need to interpret their stats before deciding strategy (OCR functional maths syllabus)

16. interpreting figures is necessary for success in many online games

17. opportunities to explore applications of written language are almost endless (OCR functional English Syllabus)

18. “The lesson here is you can't expect users to learn. There's too much fun going on out there on the Internet.” the truth or irony? discuss