WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT ICT THIS YEAR?

1.a WHAT DOES ICT STAND FOR?It stands for Information and Communications Technology

1.b WHAT IS ICT ABOUT?It is about how to use technology to simplify our life or work

1.c ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGESAdvantagesSocialazing / meeting new peopleAccess for more information in timeProximityIt is a good exercise for the mindEntretainingCommunication all over the worldIt is practical

ChallengesTime consumingDistractionsAddictionDifficult for old peopleNeed for new communication skill

1.d HOW CAN WE USE ICT IN THE FL CLASSROOM?

We can use ICT to simply our work in the classroom and make the class more interesting and interactive.

ICT helps us to create new tools that we can use to teach like programms, films, audios, pictures, etc

2.a FORMAT FOR IMAGES

Images can have these formats:

.jpg.gif.bmp

The weight of the picture is very important, so you must know that:

• Light format .jpg• Heavy format .gif - .bmp

2.b SAVING IMAGES Do right click

on the image and choose «Guardar imagen como»

Where do you want to save your image?

2.c CHANGING FORMAT

If you want to change the image´s format for make it lighter, go to:

PC « Inicio « Todos los programas« Accessorios « PAINT

Open the image

Save as…

Choose format .jpg to save the image

Now the picture is lighter

2.d CHANGING SIZE

If you want to change the SIZE of the picture, choose in PAINT « Imagen « Expandir o Contraer

Here you can choose the percentage you want for the image

If you need the EXACT SIZE of the image, go to PAINT « Atributos

Choose the EXACT SIZE of resolution

3.a INSERTING TEXT IN PPT

Go to INSERTAR « CUADRO DE TEXTO, choose the font and size you want and write

3.b INSERTING IMAGES IN PPT

Go to INSERTAR « IMAGEN and choose the image you want .In that way you insert the Image or Gif you already save

3.c MAKING FLASH CARDS Go to

ARCHIVO « IMPRIMIR « IMPRIMIR « select print Documentos and choose how many slides do you want to print in one page (1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 9)