ICT in

the Junior
School

These are the things I wouldn’t do without!

 Wacom Drawing Tablet
Laptops
Wii game
console Flip Video Mac

Webcam Midi Keyboard

Mimio Pad
Interactive
Whiteboard

Mimio PDA
 iPhone Amplifier
iTouch ($45)
Nanos ($249)
($389)

Composite AV
Cable ($75)
iKaraoke
iPod Splitter ($20) ($109.95)

iPod Classic Speaker Systems

($399) (from $99.00)
Microphone
($119.95)

http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com/
Audio books for iPods, iPod Touch and iPhone
Wordprocessing
Graphic Organisers,
Drawing, Recording and
Reporting Browsers

Multimedia (Music, Movies

Picture Editing)

Mac only Win only

Firefox Skype
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ http://www.skype.com/intl/en/

iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Artrage Audacity
http://www.artrage.com/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net//
Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/
Photofiltre (Win)
http://photofiltre.en.softonic.com/download

Hot Potatoes
http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ Photo Story 3 (Win)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotog
raphy/PhotoStory/default.mspx
Maths only
 Delicious

•What is • It is a social book

marking site. It is for
storing, sharing and
Delicious? discovering internet
bookmarks/favourites
with other users

Create an account in Delicious

http://jacquiscourses.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-create-delicious-account.html
 Delicious
http://delicious.com/sharpjacqui
Be Funky: cartoonise your photos
http://www.befunky.com
Fotoflexer is a photo editing programme with a lot of features. You can upload a
photo from your computer (resize it so it is less then 500kb) to the website, autofix the
photo or make the adjustments yourself using the Red eye, crop, adust, flip or rotate.
Then comes the fun part, click on the other tabs to make changes to your photo
 Jigzone
Create jigsaws for you children.
Upload a jpeg, choose how many pieces you want then embed into a blog, website
or wiki...or hyperlink through PowerPoint to the link where your Jigzone has been
saved.
Kerpoof is a great piece of software that you can use to motivate children's writing.
It is free, colourful and interactive. Make a Picture - choose a background and make
a picture using the graphics provided, use the text button to add text to the page.
Print the page out as full A4 or as a card. You can also choose to print it out in full
colour or as a colouring book page.
Photoshow: Slideshow captions, transitions, effects, and music
http://www.photoshow.com/home

Photoshow
example
Mixbook: Online books
http://www.mixbook.com/
Mixbook example
 Levels of

Teacher ICT

Integration

Jacqui Sharp 2009 Adapted from ‘Cuban, L. (2001) Oversold and Underused Computers in the Classroom. Harvard University Press.
 Desks are in rows pointed to the front of the
Entry room.
Junior Tables are scattered around in the
centre of the classroom leaving a large mat
area.
Very few or no small tables around the
walls of the room (if there is, it is for storage).

Nothing is hanging down.

Very little is on the walls and if it is… it is not

presented well.

Teacher stands at the front of the class,

teacher desk is at front of the class.

Computer is usually covered.

 Desks are in rows pointed to the front of the room.
Adoption
Junior Tables are scattered around in the centre of
the classroom leaving a large mat area clear.

Some small tables, cupboards, cubby holes are

placed around the walls of the room (if there is, it is
for storage).

Some artwork is hanging down.

Some of the children’s work is on the walls and very

little of it is has been created with a computer, if it
has it is Published writing.

Teacher stands at the front of the class and does

some moving around the desks, teacher desk at
front, maybe to the side of the room.

Computer is uncovered and is used periodically for

Wordprocessing or Commercial Maths games.
Children prefer to work alone.

Students may be using the internet occasionally for very

broad Internet searches but otherwise the teacher is not
very comfortable with them being on the Internet.
Adaptation Desks are in groups.

Junior Tables are scattered around in the centre of

the classroom leaving a mat area.

There may be some small tables, cupboards, cubby

holes around the walls of the room designating
specific areas of the classroom.

A lot of the children’s work is hanging in the classroom and

it is well presented.

A lot of the children’s work is on the walls. A significant

amount of it is WordProcessed.

The Teacher works with groups and moves around the

desks and tables, teacher desk is at the side of the room.

The ‘Computer Centre’ has been set up, children use it for
Wordprocessing and most days for Reading and Maths.
There is evidence of management systems in place.

Keyboarding and computer skills are being formally taught.

Internet is being used more for games and research.

 Desks maybe swapped for tables.
Appropriation
Very little mat area, enough for at least ¾ of the class to sit
in. Teacher will be using a projector and laptop (and maybe
a mimio or IWB) frequently for teaching.

Tables around the edge of the room are curriculum

specific with learning centre activities.

The room is full of children’s finished work that is

both computer presented and hand done.

The teacher works with groups and moves around the

tables. The students also freely move around the classroom
from task to task. The teacher’s desk is not obvious in the
room.

Children are rotating through the computer centre or are at

laptops around the room all through the day, following
management boards and timetables working on specific
tasks. They experiment with other digital equipment such
as cameras, iPods, the IWB etc.

Internet research skills are well developed. Students work

well collaboratively. HOT models are integrated seamlessly,
 Classroom is divided up into curriculum areas with large
Invention tables holding resource material. Learning Centres are
being used freely.

There is barely any mat area, enough for a small group of

children. Projector/IWB/mimio is being used all day by
teacher and students.

The room is full of mixed media published work.

There maybe several computers scattered around the

classroom, other digital equipment such as iPods, tablets,
midi keyboards, game consoles and cameras are being
freely and confidently used.

Teacher and children move freely around the room,

teacher’s desk is not obvious in the room.

The teacher is an informal practitioner who involves students in the

planning of programmes and tasks. Students are highly independent
and self managing and are able to make choices themselves about
what they are going to do and how they are going to go about it.

Students learn the skills as they are needed. The teacher is

able to recognise when a skill needs to be taught.

Students are able to work collaboratively and co-operatively

with others. Internet skills are highly developed.
Jacqui Sharp’s Weblinks
http://www.jsharp.co.nz Main website

http://sharpjacqui.blogspot.com ICT Teaching and Learning (integration of ICT into

curriculum areas)
http://jacquisharp.blogspot.com Web2.0 and Education (Web2.0 tools that can be
used in Education)

http://mimioiwb.blogspot.com/ mimio and IWB blog

http://jacquiscourses.blogspot.com Course Support Blog

http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com/ How to use iPhones & iPods in the

classroom

http://jsharp.wikispaces.com trial site testing out the use of Wikis in the classroom

http://delicious.com/sharpjacqui Delicious website bookmarks

info@jsharp.co.nz Email address