Education and ICT- Fat Max

A clear and concise presentation about this topic. Aimed specifically at the AQA syllabus, however, the information is just as relevant for the OCR specification.

ICT in education

The AQA syllabus asks students to 'explain the benefits and drawbacks of the use of ICT in education

This excellent presentation can be used to draw student's attention to key aspects of this topic and to promote a class discussion.

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ICT in Education - revision questions

Here are a couple of revision questions which could be given to students during the lesson or for homework in order to check their understanding of this topic.

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ICT in Education - Notes

Original source of notes from KJS

A snappy overview of this subject with plenty of related news articles for further reading

"Will computers replace teachers?" - A debate

I split the class into two halves and ran a debate as part of this topic.

The title was 'Will computers ever replace teachers in the classroom'.

I prepared a set statements covering both sides of the argument and gave each team the correct set. They were given 10 minutes to prepare their case. They did not see the other team's statements during this preperation time.

This was an incredibly successful lesson. The statements gave the students a starting point, but they quickly developed their own arguments to fuel the debate.

Current news stories

No matter which syllabus your students are following, it is extremely beneficial for them to have a good awareness of current news in the field of ICT.

We have categorised the recent news stories by topic.

Get your students to research the latest events and feedback to the rest of the class.