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Creating & Using ICT Resources for Literacy

This 20 hour course is aimed at schools interested in equipping teachers with the skills required to create and use ICT resources in the primary classroom which support literacy development. NB: All of the technologies covered in the course are suitable for use with the interactive whiteboard.

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Enrolment limit	20 (currently enrolled: 15)
The course number	11BK024
Course type	NCTE
Instructor	Bridget Suttle & Mary Lou Craig
Time	Monday, 16:00–18:30
Recurrence	weekly from Oct 03, 2011 until Nov 28, 2011
Location	Blackrock Education Centre

Course Objectives

The course enables teachers to:

gain an understanding of the potential uses of ICT to support literacy development
use digital media and online resources to create teaching and learning resources for literacy development in the primary classroom
explore how ICT can be used to enhance cross curricular teaching and learning
become familiar with technologies including digital projectors and visualisers and how they can be used for literacy development.

The course relates to the following areas of the NCCA ICT Framework:

Area C – Creating, communicating and collaborating
Area F – Foundational knowledge, skills and concepts

Course Content

Module 1:
Introduction to ICT in the primary classroom
This module provides an introduction to curricular uses of ICT in the primary classroom, and participants will learn how to create a resource using word processing software.

Module 2:
Using the Internet to support literacy development
Participants will explore online resources including Scoilnet and Encyclopaedia Britannica which support literacy and numeracy development, and will learn about effective use of the Internet in the classroom and Internet Safety

Module 3:
Using Digital Media to support literacy development
This module provides an introduction to using digital cameras and other digital media in the primary classroom including recording software. Participants will explore how digital media can be used as an aid to literacy development.

Module 4:
Digital Storytelling
Using Photostory and online resources, participants will create a digital story suitable for use in their own classroom. Participants will explore the use of digital storytelling for literacy development.

Module 5:
Using Presentation Software for literacy
Participants will learn how to use presentation software and incorporate images and other digital media into their presentations. Participants will learn about other technologies which support literacy development, including visualisers, skype and Web 2.0 tools

Prerequisites

Participants should have some experience of carrying out basic ICT tasks (opening, editing, saving, closing files) and ideally have used an internet browser.