1. Presentation slide 1.1 The government’s vision ‘My vision is one where schools are confidently, successfully and routinely exploiting ICT … By doing so they will be delivering an education that equips learners for life in the information age of the 21st century. ‘ICT can make a significant contribution to teaching and learning at all stages and across all areas of the curriculum. ICT should be embedded in all our education institutions and in the teaching that takes place there.’ Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP, former secretary of state for education and skills, June 2003

2. Presentation slide 1.2 Understanding the strands of ICT StrandWhat does this mean? Exchanging and sharing informationUsing ICT to communicate in words, pictures and sound Finding things outUsing ICT to analyse data and to search CDs and the internet Developing ideas and making things happen: modelling Using ICT to model real or imaginary places or events Developing ideas and making things happen: control Using ICT to control devices and detect physical changes Breadth of studyDeveloping knowledge, skills and understanding of the role of IT in today’s world Reviewing, moderating and evaluating work as it progresses

3. Presentation slide 1.3 Why are schools being encouraged to use ICT? ICT provides a wealth of opportunities to extend and support teaching and learning

4. Presentation slide 1.4 Why are we using ICT? Extending the learning experience Extending learning Enriching the curriculum Expanding learning horizons Helping with assessment

5. Presentation slide 1.5 Useful websites www.qca.org.uk www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes www.nc.uk.net www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk http://schools.becta.org.uk

6. Presentation slide 1.6 Towards an e-confident school ‘We want every school leader and governor, every teacher and every member of support staff to become e-confident’ Fulfilling the potential: transforming teaching and learning through ICT in schools’ (DfES, 2003)

7. Presentation slide 2.1 Creating a safe ICT environment Appropriate use Personal safety Data protection Copyright Heath and safety

8. Presentation slide 2.2 ICT issues in schools – answers (1) Appropriate/inappropriate use 6. A pupil is looking at a football website instead of writing up her science experiment 11. A secretary does her personal shopping on the Internet using the office computer 12. A pupil sends an offensive e-mail to another pupil

9. Presentation slide 2.3 ICT issues in schools – answers (2) Personal safety 3. There are photographs of sports day on the school website 7. A pupil receives an e-mail from a music company asking for his phone number 8. Pupils have e-mail addresses containing their name and the school name

10. Presentation slide 2.4 ICT issues in schools – answers (3) Data protection 4. An insurance company asks for details of a teacher’s salary over the phone 9. A parent wants to contact the mother of her son’s friend and asks for her mobile phone number 15. The doctor’s surgery asks the office to confirm the identity of a pupil’s carers

11. Presentation slide 2.5 ICT issues in schools – answers (4) Copyright 2. Music digitised from a record is used as background in a child’s multimedia presentation 10. A teacher asks for worksheets to be made incorporating a picture from a CD-ROM 13. A pupil’s geography project uses material she found on a university website

12. Presentation slide 2.6 ICT issues in schools – answers (5) Health and safety 1. A teacher brings in her scanner from home to use in the classroom 5. A pupil has to crane his neck to see the computer screen 14. Preparing a classroom pack takes a curriculum assistant over three hours working at the computer

13. Presentation slide 2.7 Risks to pupils Access to inappropriate material Communication with inappropriate people

14. Presentation slide 2.8 ICT tools that improve security Firewall and virus protection Software filters Accredited ISPs Awareness of wireless technology issues Policy on using personal devices Internet safety

15. Presentation slide 2.9 www.gridclub.com

16. Presentation slide 2.10 Copyright and software licensing Copyright is part of a set of legal rights and regulations defined in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. These rights are called intellectual property rights (IPR)

17. Presentation slide 2.11 Plenary and post-course task Self-evaluation and skills audit Personal action plan