Activity 3 Learning Labs

Computer labs have been around in schools for many years. A lab is decked out with sufficient computers for each person to access. Students would visit the labs where they would be taught mainly Information Technology as a separate and distinct subject area. This make it difficult to integrate ICT  as students would have to leave their classes to go to the labs. The aim of ICT integration is that the tools be used in the classroom  and for students to have access to them right there and then. When students have to leave and go to the lab they will not be able to connect what they did in the class to what is taking place in the lab.

Activity 2 ICT Enabled Classroom

With the increase in technology and various technological devices, today's classrooms are being integrated with ICT.  Classrooms are now equipped with tools such as wireless internet, interactive whiteboards, computetrs, projectors and other digital tools with the aim of making teaching and learning more relevant to our global society.

Module 8: Managing Learning and Teaching with ICT Activity 1

Classroom Management
 Having good classroom management principles in an ICT classroom is no different to  a classroom without ICT. However, there must be principles put in place to guide the usage and maintenance of the ICT tools used in the classroom.

Integrating Word Processor in a Language Arts Lesson

This is a lesson that I created to show how MS Word can be used by the teacher in the classroom as part of the lesson.

Name of Lesson	Story Writing  The Lost Dog
Author	Anthea Thomas
Grade	Six
Subject	Language Arts
Curriculum / Standards	Students should be able to compose a story that includes characters, setting, conflict, conflict solution and a conclusion.
Materials, measurements, data required	Computers, projector and projector screen, handouts The handout will provide the students with  an outline of the story.  The students will be grouped to write each part of the story. There will be four groups as there are 8 children in the class.
Time required	1 hour
Activities and procedures
Prior learning	Students should be  able to write a paragraph
ICT Skills and resources	To be able to use Microsoft word , be able to save a document, the computers and projector.
Learner activity	The activity will be learner centered as the learners themselves will create the story without the aid of the teacher
Procedure	Introduction: Teacher will tell the main aim of the lesson to the students. Students will be placed in groups of two around a computer. Students will be then be  given the handout. Step One:  Teacher will go to each group and explain to them what they should be  doing.  Group one  will write the introduction of the story. Group two will write the problem / conflict. Group three will write the conflict and group four will write the conclusion. Step Two : Students will be allowed time to do their writing. Teacher will visit each group to ensure that each group member is contributing and give assistance where necessary. Step Three: Teacher will copy what eah group has done and  show it on the projector screen. Teacher and students will go through the story to see if it makes sense.
Follow-up activities
Assessment	Teacher will take each paragraph that the groups did and go through to ensure that they met the relevant requirements. For example, Did the introduction list the  characters and bring out the setting?
Student Follow-up	Students will be giving a printed copy of the story to edit .
Dependancies	The activity will be done by the teacher only.
After the lesson

Sample Lesson Integrating Spreadsheet

A sample lesson plan to show the integration of spreadsheet without teaching spreadsheets in isolation.

Name of Lesson	Weather and Climate
Author	Anthea Thomas
Grade	Five
Subject	Social Studies
Curriculum / Standards	Students should be able to use the data collected to show the daily temperature both day and night over a seven day period
Materials, measurements, data required	Students recordings of the daily temperature collected before the lesson Four laptops projector
Time required	One hour
Activities and procedures
Prior learning	Students can define and identify the instrument used for measuring temperature .
ICT Skills and resources	Students will using the laptop as well as excel
Learner activity	This activity is student centered and will also be self paced.
Procedure	Step One: Review previous lessons with students through brief questionning. Tell students the aim of the lesson. Let students know that they would be showing the data they have collected on a graph. Illicit students knowledge of how this can be done. Discuss students answers. Let students know that the computer and a specific program will be used to do so. Step Two: Place students into groups of three’s . Each group will have a laptop to use. There will be three persons in each group. Proceed to turn on the laptops. Have students open  Excel Step Three: Using the projector so that the whole class can view, open excel and point students to the meaning and or use of the letters and numbers. Teacher will proceed to outline the headings needed to create the graph.  Teacher will demonstrate and then allow students to do so on the computers that they are using. Each student in the group will take turns putting details into Excel. Teacher will visit each each group to make sure that they are doing the correct thing. The lesson will proceed in a likely manner until all the data have been added and the graph created.
Follow-up activities
Assessment
Student Follow-up	The graphs will be printed and students will answer questions based on the graph that students have created. Questions include Which day had the highest temperature? etc
Dependancies	Since there is only two computers at the school, I will depend on teachers to lend their laptops for the students to use.
After the lesson