Using ICT ToolsTo Cater For Individual Learning Needs

Presented byAnna Blair, Karen Rodger, Charlotte Morley

Sunnybrae Normal School

• We will share how we used three ICT tools to personalise learning.

Writers’ Window: extending gifted

writers (Anna Blair).

PowerPoint: designing maths games with

a problem solving focus

(Karen Rodger).Digistore: using maths learning objects to

support group work

(Charlotte Morley).

How can I motivate an exceptionally talented

writer?

Thanks for all the feedback last night on *. Just to let you know that she was listening in on the first part of our discussions! and is now feeling upset that she is being identified as being an exceptional writer and that she will not be "just like all the other normal kids". There were tears last night and I think that her main anxiety is that she thinks she will be pushed into doing "adult" web stuff. I think the concept of wikis, blogs and keeping a diary sounds intimidating to her. Of course we gave her lots of reassurance, but just as a heads up for you nothing is easy when introducing new challenges to her. As you well know. I said to * that I would contact you to let you know how she was feeling.

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Communication with Parents I have asked them for your email address in order to write to you for permission for the girls to take part in a trial which I envisage they will work on at school and at home. The wiki space I have is closed to general viewing and only by giving them these details will they be able to access my wiki.

I am excited by the opportunities offered by a website called Writers'Window. To start with I want them to explore the site, offer me some feedback and ultimately get involved in a continuous fairytale story by adding their own writing to it. In order to participate in the story they will need to register and you may have to help them to do this.

Build Me A StoryThe setting: Sitting on a cloud

The main character: Jenny, the computer freak

Other characters: A robot from the future that has accidently been sent back to the current time A pop star whose hit single is titled "Orange Jelly"

The conflict, or problem that needs to be overcome: Raising enough money to be sent to a special event

The setting: School - but not as you know it

The main character: A girl who is partly an animal

Other characters: An evil, beautiful daughter A girl who refuses to accept her father's vision for her future

The conflict, or problem that needs to be overcome: Not doing homework

The setting: An enormous maze with huge stone walls

The main character: An endangered, legendary creature

Other characters: A hyperactive owl who keeps falling out of things and bumping into things Someone who's a mix of all your least-favourite teachers

The conflict, or problem that needs to be overcome: Ants are stealing food from the picnic

Mathematics Genius!!

100% in Year 6 Maths PAT test while in Year 4.

Web Mission

✤Create using Thinking skills, Logic, and Mathematics.

✤ICT Tools - Kid Pix and PowerPoint

Motivation

✦ Prince Twinkle-toes (Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Years 1-8)

SAVE, SAVE ,SAVE !Check your backup systems

- TO SUM UP -WRITING AND MATHS

PLUS✴ A new slant on writing. W

✴ Didn’t feel so isolated and different. W

✴ Writers’ Window had many other opportunities for the whole class. W

✴ Editors of our class blog.W

✴ A challenge both in terms of ICT and Thinking Skills. M

✴ Learning together M

✴ Able to play the game at different stages M

MINUS

✴ Communication on the wiki didn’t always work W M

✴ Specialised W

✴ Editing W

✴ Didn’t challenge M

INTERESTING

✴Motivating W✴Role reversal W✴Student needed empathy M

WHERE TO NEXT ?✴Select a group of 4 -6 children who have

shown imagination and enthusiasm in their writing and introduce them firstly to the continuous stories in Writers’Window. Where we go from there will be determined by them.

✴Challenge some other Gifted students who have played the game to design their own.

✴Trial the idea with other curriculum areas such as writing and theme topics.

My Question...

How can learning objects be used to enhance my numeracy programme?

Plus

★ Easy for teachers to organise

★ Easy access for children

★ Sharing with other teachers

Del.icio.us:

Plus

★ Valuable free resource

★ Wide range of activities that link to Numeracy Project lesson plans.

★ Flexible

★ Interactive

Digistore Learning Objects:

Plus

★ Valuable free resource

★ Wide range of activities that link to Numeracy Project lesson plans.

★ Flexible

★ Interactive

Digistore Learning Objects:

Minus

• Lose appeal second time around

• Needs extra planning time

• Limited capabilities of some computers

• Not competitive

• Monitoring of learning progress

• Less, better.

• Group teaching tool.

• Build into a series of lessons.

• Screenshots of completed work.

Where to

next?