ICT in Literacy

Aims Examine ICT as a tool in Literacy. Demonstrate ICT resources available to aid learning in literacy Practical task - design a simple literacy activity using an application of your choice.

Why ICT? Source: Learning and Teaching using ICT, DfES 2004

ICT or not ICT ? make it easier to accomplish a task. make it quicker to accomplish a task. improve the quality of work. provide an alternative approach to learning. provide motivation. enable the learner. achieve the learning outcomes. Does ICT:

Is ICT such a good thing ? See Armstrong & Casement The Child and the Machine and others

National Curriculum and Foundation Stage Literacy National Curriculum for English –details from nc home page: Curriculum Guidance for Foundation – details via the QCA home page (search for foundation stage): In both cases, literacy is driven by the National Literacy Strategy and concentrates on speaking, listening, reading and writing. The National Literacy Strategy can be found on the DfES Standards Site

What can ICT do for Literacy Compose Present Read Transform Explore It can help children to:

Interactive whiteboards Sorting and classifying Storytelling

Some ICT Ideas 1. Talking Story CDROMS. Examples: Ridiculous Rhymes Naughty Stories Edwina’s energetic elephant

Some ICT Ideas 2. Using wordprocessors to write. Examples: MS Word TextEase 2000 Tizzy’s First Tools

Some ICT Ideas 3. Using wordprocessors to edit. e.g. Correct an on-screen passage of text using a correct paper version (more able can do it without the paper version).

Some ICT Ideas 4. Using wordprocessors to change text. e.g. Change a narrative to a play.

Narrative to a play NarrativePlay The teacher entered the classroom and said “Good morning children”. The class didn’t respond except for a quiet voice in the corner who replied “so what’s good about it then ?”. It was Sharon. Teacher Sharon

Some ICT Ideas 5. Wordbanks. Examples: Clicker 4. Working with Symbols Create own using MSWord.

Some ICT Ideas 6. Overlay Keyboards. Examples: Concept II Intellikeyboard

Some ICT Ideas 7. Labelling and Classifying. Examples: TextEase Example 1, Example 2Example 1Example 2 MS Word Specialist Packages

Some ICT Ideas 8. Cloze Exercises. Examples: Cloze Pro Example 1 Working with Symbols 2000 Worksheet produced by MS Word

Some ICT Ideas 9. Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias. On CDROMInternet Oxford English DictionaryYour Dictionary.com EncartaEncyclopaedia.com

Some ICT Ideas 10. Communicating. Presenting information Sharing information Using Using the Internet

Some ICT Ideas 11. Other ICT Resources. Examples: Talking toys Electronic Dictionaries SEN equipment

Some ICT Ideas 12. Integrated Learning Systems (ILS). Examples: SuccessMaker

Some ICT Ideas 13. Off-line Activities. Examples: Worksheets (e.g. cloze) Printed word and picture sets.

Handouts Student Handout. Intro to TextEase. Further TextEase. TextEase Exercises 1. TextEase Exercises 2. Various demo files. Available in Blackboard.

Watch the following video clip and decide whether you think the use of ICT makes the activity more or less effective Source: Learning and Teaching using ICT, DfES 2004

Lets try! TextEase (intro to TextEase handout on Blackboard) MS Word (Protecting a word document handout on blackboard)

Design a simple literacy activity using a package of your choice. The activity must be related to a National Curriculum or Foundation learning goal. The activity may be on-screen or off screen. Practical Task 2