b.
Deciding Whether to Use ICT
There
seems to be a wide range of options for dealing with this topic.
The teacher could:
-
Use discussion only, and not use any ICT (or other technology)
at all.
- Use
a word processor package to create worksheets on the area of
work, perhaps placing some images into the worksheets.
- Use
some video and print material, for example news footage, contemporary
publications, bespoke learning materials for the area.
- Use
a CD-ROM to gain access to background material - either general
material such as can be found on typical encyclopędias, or more
focussed resources in CD-ROM Newspaper collections.
- Use
the World Wide Web to gather resources.
- Use
the World Wide Web for the resources, and locate an expert or
a peer working on the subject for e-mail communication.
Of
course, any combination of the options is also possible, but we
shall discuss them all, and your work will involve using several
of the options alone and together.
Questions
for Consideration
- How
many of the options above do you feel comfortable about at the
moment, and could you suggest any others?
- What
are the benefits to using video alongside the written material?
- What
are the pitfalls as you see them to using the World Wide Web
to gather background information?
- Look
again at the objectives for this case study - do you think any
of them match up with the options listed?
Keep
a short record of your responses to these questions for discussion
with your mentor.
c.
Selecting ICT Resources
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