Curriculum
ICT can be used to develop and extend any aspect of the curriculum, no matter how basic. In this video clip Paddy explains how an aspect of grammar, e.g. speech marks, can be taught in a much more visually stimulating way to special needs children. ICT allows for lots of extension activities which involve imagination and make great use of the multimedia aspects of ICT.
Research shows that motivation is a primary factor in why ICT is so successful with less able children. Paddy demonstrates how ICT takes the labour out of many aspects of literacy and his constant praise, encouragement and reward further motivate the children.
Contemporary educational thinking suggests that there is more than one form of intelligence and teachers should be promoting this. We often have preconceived ideas about children’s capabilities. Here Micky explains why he has no problem with ICT
The focus of education should not be upon the knowledge that we are imparting to pupil but more to do with encouraging them to think about and solve problems for themselves.
