Having read the last two directed readings about IWBs I am feeling more than a little apprehensive. It seems that you can have too much of a good thing and the 'wow' factor of an IWB should not be a substitute for poorly planned lessons. There are loads of free IWB resources out there for pretty much every subject and lesson and yet don't think I've seen an IWB used to its complete advantage.
The classroom I'm in for SBT1 doesn't have one. Problematic. They also have three computers in the classroom and no other 'ICT suite' as far as I can see. I might be fighting a losing battle with this one. But i'm going to try and integrate ICT into my teaching, somehow. Perhaps we could spend the whole 5week placement building a computer?..
I feel like I've learned a lot in the few months that I've been looking at ICT in education. I have definately developed stronger views than I did have before about the absolute necessity of incorporating ICT into the life of the class/school. ICT should be involved in every aspect of school learning as it is in every aspect of modern life. There's no reason why children should enter secondary school able to read, write, add, subtract, say 'bonjour', paint sunflowers and do a forward roll but unable to access the increasingly technology-driven lifestyles we are required to live. But I don't even think this is the real problem. Children (largely) have no problem with ICT; it is schools which seem to have issues.
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Children (largely) have no problem with ICT; it is schools which seem to have issues.
Absolutely.
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