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Let’s Talk About ICT LIteracy. Gerald Roos. Dare we define?. Rationales for ICT in Schools. Administrative Efficiency. Teaching and Learning. Learner ICT Capability. ICT Literacy. IT and CAT. Curriculum. Best Practice?. Best practices. Actual life contexts ICT transparent
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Let’s Talk About ICT LIteracy Gerald Roos
Rationales for ICT in Schools Administrative Efficiency Teaching and Learning Learner ICT Capability ICT Literacy IT and CAT Curriculum
Best practices Actual life contexts ICT transparent Learners as helpers to each other Self instruction - independence Differentiated opportunities Active roles, choosing for themselves Ongoing assistance and support
Technology Literacy Curriculum 3 Levels (Level I = 6th Grade; Level II = 7th Grade; Level III = 8th Grade) Can do just one level Curriculum is flexible and can be modularized Each Level includes: 2 projects. Each project is completed per semester with scheduling options: Two 40-minute class periods per week for 18 weeks Four lab periods per week for 9 weeks Teacher Guide Parent Guide
Cognitive apprenticeship • Modelling • experts perform tasks and novices observe. • Trainers demonstrate ICT processes. • Trainers model the thinking of an independent learner • Shaping the learners • Fading
Cognitive apprenticeship • Coaching • offering hints, scaffolding, feedback, modelling, reminders • observing participants • Scaffolding • support resources
Cognitive apprenticeship • Gaining control • participants apply what they have learnt. • Practice – different styles • Exploration • participants solve problems • explore ideas themselves.
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