School based training

I'm back at school now, so that means that this blog is back up and running. The major ICT use that I've experienced this week was the use of the interactive whiteboard. My mentor has been able to teach me about all the functions that they have and has given me the chance to explore and practice using it. I also witnessed the CTM allowing the children to use the IWB themselves, for a mathematics mental starter game which I was pleased to see.

In the majority of the lessons that I have observed or taught this week, the IWB has been used as the sole use of ICT. Personally, I want to introduce ICT into my lessons, but at present, I don't feel I have the confidence to use it. This is one of my targets for the next week, so hopefully I can report back next week with whether I have been able to offer ICT for the children.

The ICT suite that the school has, allows pupils to work in pairs at each desktop. I know many schools do not have this privilege, however even working in pairs, I have noticed that often one pupil dominates despite being told to swap over half way through the lesson. This is one of the major disadvantages of ICT use that I have seen in school. When I teach my first ICT lesson, I hope to plan it so that all pupils have enough time to explore the topic that is being taught and achieve their own learning objectives.

I look forward to trying to use ICT in my lessons next week!