IT07Using ICT for literacy

Using computers to improve literacy across the curriculum

This course will provide you with practical, realistic, effective ideas for making the most of computers to improve literacy across the key stages and across the curriculum:

  • Improve writing at word, sentence and paragraph levels in all subjects
  • Learn to teach register to children who spk txt msg
  • Computers for accuracy: teaching children to learn to check

The 2008 dates and venues have yet to be finalised for this course. Please return to our Course Subjects page.

Objectives

  1. To demonstrate the most effective ideas for using ICT for improving literacy
  2. To give you hands-on experience of curriculum ideas and the confidence to embed and disseminate them
  3. To provide you with a wealth of materials to take away and share tomorrow

Who should attend

  • Literacy Coordinators looking to embed ICT across the curriculum and to improve their school's standards of literacy
  • All teachers who want to improve their students' literacy

Agenda

09.30 - 10.00
  • Arrival and registration
10.00- 11.30 - Session1:
  • Using ICT to improve word, sentence and paragraph level in all subjects
11.30 - 12.30 - Session 2:
  • Learn to teach register to children who spk txt message
12.30 - 13.45
  • Lunch
13.45 - 14.45 - Session 3:
  • Computers for accuracy: teaching children to learn to check
14.45 - 15.00
  • feedback and further discussion
15.00 - 15.15
  • introduction to resources provided

Notes

The course CD Rom will provide you with a wealth of resources for you to take away and use or modify.