About this course

Have you ever felt that you are being asked to use IT just for the sake of it?

Have you ever attended IT training sessions which went far too fast and where you soon lost the thread?

Was time built in to allow for practice and were questions welcomed - or were you maybe left you too nervous to ask them in the first place?

 This course will squarely redress that imbalance. It is aimed at what I believe to be the silent majority: those teachers who would happily engage with IT, if only it were explained simply, saved time, and was applied when appropriate. Oh, and questions are very much encouraged, and plenty of time will be allocated to hands-on practice.

 

PLEASE NOTE: For venue-based course, delegates must bring EITHER an iPad (android devices also fine) OR a laptop. Bringing both would be a bonus, but not essential. Please try to ensure that your devices are fully charged - there may be opportunities to recharge, but we cannot guarantee this.

 

 

Course Outcomes:

• Re-enthuse teachers who have possibly become sceptical about IT
• Identify the best features associated with tablets, laptops, IWBs and Web Tools
• Share and maybe even enjoy best IT practices in a relaxed, hands-on fashion
• Differentiate between what is eye-catching and what is practical and achievable

Course Outline:

'Agnostic' IT - essential stuff that works on any device.

Tools for Independent Learning

Class testing, recording results

Wicked Websites!

Troubleshooting - keeping pupils on task and off the cuff videos.

A little bit of everything

Exploiting video

Efficient recording and sharing

Putting the onus on the pupils - you do the directing, they do the work...

When less is more - some simple but highly effective apps

IWB - the forgotten resource

When and when not to be using it

Starters and plenaries, including a foolproof, near zero-prep starter!

Re-injecting the interactivity

Built-in resources plus our templates and ready-made activities