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Activity 9 - School readiness
- Refer to your assessment
of the STaR Chart and the Mankato Scale and
highlight the shortcomings that such models
may have for you in measuring your school's
technology readiness. Base this on the understanding
that you have developed throughout this module.
- Write a message to your group (using the subject heading "School_readiness") and give them your view on
your assessment of these tools. Discuss the
views of your group as you read messages from them. What conclusion do you reach as an
individual and as a group?
- Make summative comments
in your e-diary.
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The overarching outcome of ICT integration
must be measured by what the learners are able to achieve
as learners, with or without ICT. The Learning and Technology
Framework developed by NCREL focuses the attention of
the school effectiveness analysis on the extent to which
enagaged learning takes place in the classroom.
To help you use the following framework,
we recommend that you print out the following extract
from New Times Demand New Ways of Learning, a
document produced by North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory.
Click
here to open the extract from New Times Demand New
Ways of Learning and print it.
Click
here to open and use the Instructions to use the
Learning and Technology Framework
| Self-activity
- analysis of school technology effectiveness
This self-activity will prepare
you for an analysis and report on your insight
and understanding of your schools technology readiness
and effectiveness.
- Complete the Learning and
Technology Framework for your school.
- If you have difficulty understanding
how to complete the framework, consult your
group by writing a message to your group.
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A framework such as this should not
be taken too much at face value. Every school and every
nation have different circumstances and priorities.
However, when using it critically and analytically we
are able to identify areas of essential school effectiveness
in ICT integration. Showing no development in a number
of areas may not necessarily mean failure. The model
makes allowance for your input regarding the level of
priority of each factor and you are therefore able to
customise it according to your needs. It should help
you to identify priority areas of action. If used repeatedly
on an annual basis it may also serve as a useful measurement
of growth as you implement changes in your school ICT
implementation.
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ASSIGNMENT 3 - ICT in your school - do you have a
dream?
Write an evaluation report of
no less than 800 words on the effectiveness of
your school's use of ICT in which you
- analyse the current state
of ICT integration,
- identify key principles for
ICT integration and
- make recommendations on what
the priorities for development should be.
In order to complete this assignment
we recommend that you consider the following steps:
1. Current state: First provide
a description of the school's ICT resources and
facilities. Include a summary if the staff ICT
development levels. Use the framework as the basis
for analysing the current state of learning.
2. Key principles: Based on
your understanding of this module, identify between
5 and 10 key principles that should influence
all activity regarding the use of ICT for learning
in the school, including staff development. Provide
a clear explanation for each principle that you
include.
3. Recommendations: Use the
above-mentioned principles and your analysis of
the framework as a foundation for identifying
the most important activities that should take
place regarding ICT Integration. State these as
specific outcomes. Place each outcome in order
of priority and enter them on a timeline in which
you set target dates for achieving each outcome.
What to submit:
Save your report as <your_student_number>-Core1B-report
e.g. 205654321-Core1B-report
Save your e-diary as <your_student_number>-Core1B-ediary
.
e.g. 205654321-Core1B-ediary
Save your collaboration log as <your_student_number>-Core1B-collaboration
.
e.g. 205654321-Core1B-collaboration
Send all three documents as
attachments in email to your tutor (using the subject heading "Core1B_Assignment_3"). |
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