1. Using ICT to support Homework

2. Why use ICT?
Studies in the UK and across the world have found that ICT has a positive effect on learning and teaching, and that it is important to have access to computers and/or the internet at home, both for children and parents.

3. Why do we use it in school?
Here are some key findings:
Using ICT at school develops a key life skill.
Used effectively, ICT can improve attainment.
Pupils enjoy using ICT and find it both motivational and fun.
Using ICT provides access to a wider and more flexible range of learning materials.

4. But why use it at home too?
Home use of ICT by pupils:
makes learning more fun.
improves students ICT skills.
provides an alternative and interactive way of learning (using multimedia)
supports homework and revision.
increases motivation, and facilitates more efficient and improved presentation.
connects learning at school with learning at home.

5. Software that we use Software
On the whole the School uses fairly standard software, in addition to this other departments use subject specific, specialist software with the students.
Microsoft Power point
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Front page (web design)
Flowol (system design)
Scratch (animation software )

6. Role of ICT
The school expects ICT to play an ever-greater role in homework. A range of homework tasks might involve some use of ICT. In due course, the school’s website will contain a great deal of material to
support homework tasks.
Most students have access at home to appropriate ICT to allow its use in homework. For those not in this position, students can access ICT on the school site in the following areas:
• IT rooms
• School library

7. Homework Support
The following forms of support are available to students in their homework tasks:
• The school library. Books, computers and study areas are available.
• IT rooms
• Homework club-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

8. Ways to get the homework to school
Print off at home.
Memory stick or USB device.
it to yourself, open it up in school and print.

9. Resources and websites
Keyboard skills
These sites are useful for those wanting to get faster and better at using a keyboard

10. Resources and websites
Tutorials
Free tutorials for the common Microsoft applications:
If you’re at a fairly basic level
tutorials
More advanced ones
projects.htm

11. Word of warning Using ICT does bring some added issues with homework.
Research skills- Students need to be able to search the internet or website quickly and efficiently for RELEVANT information. The looking shouldn’t take longer than the doing!
Copy and Paste- Students do not all realise what plagiarism is? We try to instill an approach of ‘ in your own words’.