Derby City ICT Teachers

November 20, 2006

ICT on Teachers’ TV

Filed under: News, Teaching and Learning — aflderbycity @ 8:30 am

Teachers’ TV is broadcasting the following ICT related programmes in November;

Primary ICT SOS – Numeracy & Literacy (15 mins) A primary teacher in Kent demonstrates how she is using free Interactive Teaching Programmes from the National Strategy in her work on pentagons and diagonals. Plus we see a reception class teacher use whiteboard and creative software to develop story-telling skills with children who are new to ICT in school. 19th Nov 11am & 5pm

Primary ICT SOS – Storytelling (15 mins) A Year 5 & 6 teacher in Gloucestershire gets help with putting pictures and sound together to stimulate the class, whilst a teacher in Kent shows how a simple school intranet of clubs can help children share and comment on each other’s stories. 19th Nov 11.15am & 5.15 pm

Secondary ICT SOS – Robots and Sensors (15 mins) A teacher’s plea for help in using robots with her pupils is answered, and there is a showcase on how to use spreadsheet software in a science lesson, plus the usual selection of top-tips from fellow teachers. 18th Nov 11am

Secondary ICT SOS – PDAs and Webcams (15 mins) A look at how some teachers are using ICT resources such as PDAs and webcams. PDAs are put into use on a field trip, and we see how webcams can be a useful resource for animation. Teachers are on hand to provide some handy top-tips. 18th Nov 11.15am

Resource Review: ICT Special – Primary Geography (15 mins) Paula Richardson, an educational writer and schools geography advisor recommends three great resources for teaching primary geography: Global Eye – a free website magazine; Virtual Geography – an interactive CD-Rom; and Staffordshire Learning Net – a regional website.

Resource Review: ICT Special – Secondary MFL 1(15 mins) Marilyn Hunt, a lecturer in MFL teacher education, recommends three great ICT resources for teaching secondary Modern Foreign Languages: Task Magic – authoring software for PCs; Zut – an interactive website; and KLAR – a website for budding German speakers. 29 Nov 1.30pm

To view these programmes online, visit: http://www.teachers.tv/video/browser/951

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