Placement One ICT tips

After spending 6 weeks in school i realise how valuable modern technology has become in this day and age. There very few lessons i taught that didn't invole the interactive whiteboard or other electrical gadgets such as ladybug robots. In particular, for the core subjects i will name some software programs that i used a lot. For numeracy, i used a program called INTERACTIVE ESSENTIALS which covered a vairety of mathematical problems from counting numbers to measurements.

For literacy, i used a variety of powerpoint and word documents displayed on the smartboard as part of my teaching. As part of the smartboard software, i could manipulate certain texts by covering certain parts for example. Another program i used was a handwriting program which came with the smartboard which enbaled a repeated demonstration of how to write effectively.

For science i felt there was a whole wealth or programs, which could be found on the internet, on the smartboard software or additional programs. Below is a list of the software that i used in the school during my time there.


Fizzy's First Numbers Adding and Taking Away Fizzy's Number Skills
Primary Maths KS1 Shearston Maths All About Number
All About Shape and Space Number Train ORT Maths Zone Y2
Abacus Year 2 It's About Time It's About Length 2
Number Plane Measure up with Ellie and Ollie Money Mice
Bucket and Spades Educcity Numeracy Interactive Essentials
Maths Base Abacus Evolve


I also found the following websites particularly useful for research and resources when planning lessons.

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk
http://www.buzzin.net
http://www.schoolworkout.co.uk
http://www.primaryinteractive.co.uk
http://www.teacher.tv/primary
http://curriculum.qca.org.uk