The Ultimate Guide to Using ICT Across the Curriculum (For Primary Teachers): Web, widgets, whiteboards and beyond! - Softcover

Audain, Jon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1441144005 ISBN 13: 9781441144003

Publisher: Bloomsbury Education, 2014

Synopsis

The monumental growth in technology has affected children's attention, motivation and the way they learn developmentally forever. This book explores ways of utilising ICT to improve creativity, motivation and efficiency in the classroom and within the school community.

As well as offering plenty of advice to practitioners at all levels of experience and seniority on how to use ICT most effectively, this book gives guidance on embedding ICT across the school, from auditing your staff's ICT capability to getting children using technology independently. The book includes sections on:

· esafety and protecting the digital child
· adapting planning and exploring opportunities
· interactive technologies
· embedding the use of ICT in the primary curriculum

This book offers invaluable advice to everyone working in the primary school, such as ICT coordinators, classroom teachers, higher level teaching assistants and senior leaders.

About this title

About the Author

Jon Audain is an
experienced Advanced Skills Teacher in primary
ICT. As well as teaching in a primary school Jon
supports and trains new subject leaders and head teachers around the UK in
developing their use of ICT for teaching and
learning.

Review

The Ultimate Guide to Using ICT Across the Curriculum has been written to appeal to the full range of teachers from the nervous beginner, to the enthusiastic learner and the expert user. Jon Audain has packed in a wealth of exciting and creative ideas that will enthuse teachers and pupils alike. His easy style makes this book very readable even when he has covered new areas of the curriculum like coding. The publication is timely and teachers who buy it will feel well prepared to plan and execute some motivating lessons using ICT in English, Maths, science, the humanities, music, art, design and technology, physical education and modern foreign languages. He also provides valuable information about supporting children with special need and protecting the digital child- a truly comprehensive handbook. * Dr Christina Preston, Professor of Education Innovation and Founder of MirandaNet * As a new ICT Coordinator, this is a must read! The content is current, easy to digest and is suitable for all levels from grass roots up. The book will instantly turn technophobes into techno-geeks! I'm already bursting with fresh new ideas to try in my classroom. Thank you Jon Audain! * Rachel Atkins, ICT Coordinator * From the technology nervous practitioner to the experienced ICT pro - this book has it all. It provides creative uses for ICT across all areas of the curriculum as well as general tips and advice. This is a book that can be 'dipped' into or read all the way through but one thing is for certain you will take away more than one tip/tool/technique to use. * Dawn Hallybone, Deputy Headteacher * A must for every primary classroom! Cleverly written, Jon Audain is there to hold your hand when you need it making new concepts and technologies less intimidating, he is also there to give you a push, motivate and challenge even the most confident ICT users. Whatever your experience or range of ICT equipment, this book will provide you with a wealth of ideas and easy to implement strategies for ICT in your school. * Louise Bristow, Deputy Headteacher * Easy to read, highly motivating and full of fresh ideas, teachers will be enabled to deliver excellent lessons aided by the ideas in the book...it really does work well at all levels, giving confidence to the novice and inspiration to the experienced. -- Sarah Brew * www.parentsintouch.co.uk *

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Education
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1441144005
• ISBN 13: 9781441144003
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256