While the ICT suite in my placement school is not huge, the walls are covered with examples of the work children have been doing in various years. Work includes podcasting using audacity and garage band, Scratch animation programming, E-Safety modules and Beebot programming. I think displaying children's work across years is extremely important as it gives younger pupils something exciting to aspire to in their learning. I was also particularly impressed to see instruction around each of the monitors with regards to fundamental computer skills (e.g. how to copy and paste, how to type in capitals, how to load up the internet), especially since (in my experience) these are the types of practical skills children often seem to be lacking in. The school's HLTA coordinates the majority of the ICT teaching which is reflected in the organisation, amount and variety of modules the children obviously get to cover. In reflection, it was particularly gratifying to see all of the skills I have developed through the creation of this website, applied in the classroom context.
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