Using ICT to support Literacy

Julia.kossowska@birmingham.gov.uk

Aims

• Watching the goal-posts move…

• New ICT Opportunities

• Enhancing teaching and learning across the curriculum– Engagement/motivation– Problem-solving– Purpose and audience

Greenshot

http://greenshot.sourceforge.net/

Learn to be a …

http://www.wordle.net/create

http://www.wordle.net/create

http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/

Speaking and Listening•Easi-Speak lets you record directly into the microphone

•Playback remotely or download your files straight to your PC through the attached USB

•128MB built in memory that can record up to 4 hours (high quality sound) 

•Downloaded files are WAV or MP3 format

•Audacity Music Editing Software is provided as file on the Easi-Speak 

•Built in battery charged through USB.

http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/index.php

Let’s imagine…

http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen6/f40-rio-de-janeiro.html

http://www.fullscreenqtvr.com/04extreme01_10.html

Problem-solving

• Under-used aspect of ICT

• Starting with children’s experience

• Everyday world

Where in the world are we?

• Google Earth/maps/satellite images/photos

• http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2006/10/02/google-earth-where-are-we-today/

3D ticked

Where am I?

Being an author…

Create an online book

Picturebook maker Super action comicmaker

Bookr Search for creative commons pictures from Flickr, and use them to create an online book

Storybird

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/

Picturebook maker

Super action comicmakerSuper action comicmaker

Storybird

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/

BloggingChad Vale Year 6

E-books –

example from

Forestdale

http://heathfieldcps.net/tag/voicethread/

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