Tips+for+using+IT+in+the+Primary+classroom


 * Tips for using IT in the primary classroom **

· At primary level, particularly early primary, students can be introduced to the use of computers through using (for example) ‘Paint’ they can be given tasks like creating posters of a topic of interest · Using Connect-classroom to show the students what other students their age are doing (this would be particularly helpful for regional schools who may not have access to all the facilities to help the students understand concepts of what is being taught for instance, watching other students perform a science experiment) · The class and the teacher can create a blog together, or even use this as the school magazine. · Students can be introduced to the use of computers with a program like photo booth, where they can create photo slideshows of themselves and their lives. · YouTube is a useful tool to illustrate to children particular ideas. · For lessons, like geography, you can use certain websites to locate cities, explore the geographical terrain of the area etc… [|http://www.sheppardsoftware.com] is such a website. This website is not necessarily just for geography, it covers a range of subjects.