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Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) has never had a higher focus that at the
present time. The Government has made the integration of ICT into all
teaching and learning one of its key priorities.
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Students will be
technology-smart and the use of technology will be an integral
part of the teaching and learning program.
(Plan
for Government Schools 2004-2007).
The school has invested heavily in hardware to ensure that all
students have access to ICT and the Department will continue to
make funding available for teachers to continue with ICT
training.
Gidgegannup Primary School promotes the use and
integration of ICT across all learning areas. |
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Teachers provide opportunities for all students to use ICT by designing
a range of student centred strategies which engage learners in ICT
enriched, multidisciplinary learning programs. These programs offer
students an opportunity to work both online and offline with a diverse
range of applications.
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Some interesting and educational
ICT strategies include: |
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Intranet
access and research
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Enquiry
based approach to Internet research
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Web Quests
- Enriched learning tasks
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Web based
learning
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Web Page
development and design
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Student
centred learning software (eg. Spelling, Reading, etc)
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Multimedia
(including digital cameras, video, CD, etc)
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Use
Microsoft Office applications such as PowerPoint for
presentations, Word for story writing, Publisher for
publications...
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ICT can support and
enhance many aspects of literacy and numeracy. Like it or not, ICT will
become a significant influence of your child’s experience in learning.
ICT can be a very valuable way of presenting and manipulating
conventional texts. Its greatest potential, is in presenting texts,
which could not be accessed in traditional paper formats.
Using the Internet at
home.
Keep the Internet public.
The learning benefits that the Internet offers are too many to mention.
But like any public domain, student access must be supervised. Choose
an open area to put the computer in. Establish ground rules on its
use. Tell your children what to do if something makes them feel
uncomfortable. Tell them to never disclose their real name and contact
details (or those of their friends) to anyone they don’t know. Ask your
child to share their work with you. You can learn a lot from them.
Here are some sites with
advise on Safe Use of the Internet - click on them to go to the site.
Department Advice Site
SafeKids SafeSurfing Yahooligans Parent's Guide Kids Domain Safe Surfing
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