The Ultimate Guide to Using ICT Across the Curriculum (For Primary Teachers) Web, widgets, whiteboards and beyond!

The monumental growth in technology has affected children's attention, motivation and the way they learn developmentally forever. This book explores ways of utilising ICT to improve creativity, motivation and efficiency in the classroom and within the school community. As well as offering plenty of advice to practitioners at all levels of experience and seniority on how to use ICT most effectively, this book gives guidance on embedding ICT across the school, from auditing your staff's ICT capability to getting children using technology independently. The book includes sections on: esafety and protecting the digital child adapting planning and exploring opportunities interactive technologies embedding the use of ICT in the primary curriculum This book offers invaluable advice to everyone working in the primary school, such as ICT coordinators, classroom teachers, higher level teaching assistants and senior leaders.

Jon Audain is an
experienced Advanced Skills Teacher in primary
ICT. As well as teaching in a primary school Jon
supports and trains new subject leaders and head teachers around the UK in
developing their use of ICT for teaching and
learning.

Introduction \ 1. Technology: How the world went from spectrum to ipad in ‘electric speed' \ 2. The Digital Child \ 3. The Digital Teacher \ 4. The Digital School \ 5. The Digital Curriculum \ 6. It's life Jim, but not as we know it as an ICT Co-ordinator \ 7. How to... Guides \ Appendix 1: What Does that Stand For? \ Appendix 2: Useful Websites \ Appendix 3: Technology Timeline \ Index