Primary Ict and the Foundation Subjects

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ISBN: 9780826490391 | 0826490395
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Copyright: 6/5/2007

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This textbook advises on how to use ICT in the teaching of the primary foundations subjects: HistoryGeographyDesign & TechnologyArtMusicModern Foreign LanguagesPhysical EducationA subject-coverage very rarely seen in all other books on primary ICT. Written for the non-specialist, practical advice is given on software, the Internet and other multimedia resources, planning, and classroom and project work, with case studies to show that ICT really can be an integral part of the primary curriculum, and can make learning and teaching both easier and fun for the pupil and teacher!

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Foundation Subjects	p. 1
ICT and a broad-based curriculum	p. 2
The role of the teacher	p. 3
A broad curriculum	p. 4
ICT and a 'child-centred' approach to teaching	p. 6
ICT, differentiation and planning	p. 6
Including ICT in all subject planning	p. 9
Planning, preparing and delivering the lesson	p. 11
The role of ICT	p. 11
Why use ICT?	p. 12
Key points to consider when planning for ICT use	p. 13
Collaboration	p. 17
Units of study	p. 18
Planning the lesson	p. 20
Delivering the lesson	p. 24
The lesson plan	p. 25
Assessing the lesson	p. 27
Using an interactive whiteboard	p. 39
Summary	p. 40
Design and Technology	p. 42
Design and technology and the school	p. 42
The design process	p. 43
Design and making	p. 43
ICT and design and technology	p. 44
Applying the design process in the primary school	p. 45
Marketing projects	p. 49
Using spreadsheets and databases: cross-curricular activities	p. 49
Drawing plans	p. 49
Control technology	p. 55
Food technology	p. 55
Cross-curricular links	p. 64
Art and Design	p. 66
Art or design?	p. 55
Art	p. 67
Children and art	p. 67
Art in practice	p. 68
ICT and art	p. 70
Using the Internet to support art	p. 72
Using digital technologies to enhance art and design	p. 73
Design	p. 76
Art and design across the curriculum	p. 77
Design skills and art	p. 77
ICT and design	p. 80
Textiles and ICT	p. 84
ICT in support of art and design	p. 91
Geography	p. 93
Geography in the primary curriculum	p. 93
The different areas of study within geography	p. 94
The use of ICT in the teaching of geography	p. 98
Specific software for primary geography	p. 102
Use of the Internet	p. 112
CD-Roms	p. 114
Hardware	p. 114
Interactive whiteboards	p. 115
Summary	p. 120
History	p. 122
Teaching history	p. 122
Planning, history and ICT	p. 123
Using ICT in history projects	p. 124
CD-Roms and their limitations	p. 125
Timelines and computers	p. 125
Teaching history across subject boundaries	p. 127
ICT and local history studies	p. 128
Using the Internet to support primary history	p. 129
Further examples of ICT use	p. 130
Summary	p. 135
Music	p. 138
Music in the primary school	p. 138
ICT and music	p. 139
The elements of simple music-making	p. 141
Using musical programs in the classroom	p. 147
Using the interactive whiteboard	p. 153
iPods in the classroom	p. 154
Modern Foreign Languages	p. 156
Learning a language	p. 156
The structure of language	p. 157
Language learning in the primary school	p. 158
ICT and language learning	p. 159
Using the interactive whiteboard	p. 161
Choosing software	p. 164
Using other aspects of ICT for language learning	p. 165
Language, drama and ICT	p. 168
Foreign languages and the internet	p. 169
Summary	p. 169
Physical Education	p. 172
Physical education in the primary curriculum	p. 172
ICT and physical education	p. 173
Digital video	p. 175
Interactive whiteboards	p. 179
CD-Roms	p. 180
Index	p. 182
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