Teachers TV BETT 2009

 

ICT Week January 12^th

 

To coincide with BETT, the world’s largest educational technology event, Teachers TV will be airing a week of programmes devoted to new technologies and the latest ICT resources.

 

For a full selection of Teachers TV’s ICT content see www.teachers.tv/ict

 

ICT for the Non Specialist – Virtual Worlds http://www.teachers.tv/video/30858

 

After joining the Schome project, which investigates how education can work with virtual environments, assistant head Mike Adams is able to investigate the educational benefits of virtual world Second Life.

Pupils at John Hanson School Community School, Andover, also show how they use software to build within virtual worlds.

Steve Thompson from the University of Teeside then works with pupils at Freebrough SE College, Cleveland, as part of a Second Life project to virtually redesign and rebuild Cleveland's Skinningrove Jetty.

Steve also leads a training session for those working in education who want to explore Second Life's benefits for collaborative learning. Head of maths Helen Perkins describes what she sees as the educational benefits of using virtual worlds with pupils in the classroom.

 

Monday 12 January 7.00am, 4.00pm and 8.00pm

 

 

 

ICT for the Non Specialist – Blogs/Wikis http://www.teachers.tv/video/30868

 

The use of blogs and online collaboration in education is explored as teachers discover how and why they should make good use of them.

Head of geography at Bury Church Secondary, Sally Sumner, uses blogs as a resource in the classroom and as a revision tool, having overcome her initial doubts about her ICT skills.

MFL teacher Janet McCann finds blogging invaluable for motivating the boys in her class, and discusses why the pupils find this technology so engaging.

At Priestsic Primary School, Nottinghamshire, ICT co-ordinator Tom Barrett uses online collaboration tools for peer assessment, developing the pupil's literacy skills.

Collaborative online educational games are also shown, providing a safe environment on the web for pupils to improve their numeracy skills.

 

Tuesday 13 January 7.00am, 4.00pm and 8.00pm

 

 

         

Secondary ICT – Plagiarism: A Cut and Paste Generation http://www.teachers.tv/video/30749

     

A look at how staff combat plagiarism in schools, colleges and universities, following the rise of the internet and the cut and paste generation.

A schools plagiarism workshop shows the difficulty in defining and responding to plagiarism in schools, and students at the University of Leeds attend a compulsory study skills module to help boost their understanding of plagiarism.

At Ripon Grammar School, North Yorkshire, staff help students develop independent research skills using the internet in unexpected subjects such as PE and biology.

Hemsworth Arts and Community College, Pontefract, teaches a Harvard style referencing system and uses a plagiarism policy to demonstrate the small steps that can provide pupils with the awareness they need in internet research.

 

Tuesday 13 January 7.15am, 4.15pm and 8.15pm

 

 

 

ICT for the Non Specialist - Podcasting  http://www.teachers.tv/video/31119

 

Staff at Weston Point Community Primary School, Cheshire, show how podcasting has been introduced into classroom practice across several subjects, helping boost attainment levels.

Year 6 teacher Pat Murphy leads her pupils in recording their own podcast relating to a project about the Isle of Wight. With the help of deputy head and ICT co-ordinator Chris Bayne, she then quickly inputs and edits clips, and uploads the podcast to the Internet.

Year 5 teacher Tom Paul and his pupils plan and record a video podcast in French using puppets, and the children talk about how podcasting has boosted their confidence and improved their learning.

Head teacher Noreen Curphey believes that the success podcasting has had on the pupils is down to its use of their speaking, listening and writing skills, contributing to a rise from 11 per cent to 50 per cent of pupils achieving level 5 at KS2 English.

 

Wednesday 14 January 7.00am, 4.00pm and 8.00pm

 

 

 

KS3/4 ICT – Online Safety  http://www.teachers.tv/video/26942

      

This programme outlines simple classroom activities to help teachers to take practical steps to keep pupils safe online and to increase awareness of the potential dangers of internet usage.

E-safety consultant Dr Alan Beecham visits Rhodesway Secondary School in Bradford to work with a group of Year 9 students. Humanities teacher Haroon Gardee and Year 7 inclusion manager Max Crowther join Dr Beecham to gauge pupils' reaction to a fictitious profile they created on a social networking site.

Another activity highlights the dangers of sharing too much information, while a further task focuses on security and privacy settings.

At Stocksbridge High School in Sheffield, e-safety officers apply an internet safety policy, run parental awareness evenings, and act as a point of contact for pupils.

 

Wednesday 14 January 7.15am, 4.15pm and 8.15pm

 

 

ICT for the Non Specialist – Mobile Learning http://www.teachers.tv/video/30878

       

Wilsden Primary School, near Bradford, shows how handheld computers have helped improve literacy and enabled instant assessment.

Following funding from parents, daily use of handheld PDAs, called Educational Digital Assistants (EDAs) has boosted pupil confidence and engaged them with their learning.

Teaching Assistant Jane Booth works with pupils in small groups to record pupils reading and encourage collaborative learning. Year 4 teacher Jo Scott and ICT co-ordinator Jackie Renton use the EDAs as tools for instant assessment and personalised learning in the classroom.

Staff benefit from the mobility and fun factor of the technology, as the children complete an educational treasure trail. In a training session, the year 5 teachers discuss ways of using the EDAs in preparation for adopting the technology in their own classrooms.

 

Thursday 15 January 7.00am, 10.00am, 4.00pm, 6.00pm and 8.00pm

 

 

 

Bett Report 2009 http://www.teachers.tv/video/30904

        

Matthew Tosh will be reporting from BETT 2009, the world's largest educational technology event which is now celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Back at Olympia for another year, BETT 2009 will house over 600 exhibitors and welcomes around 30,000 visitors from around the globe.

There on the first day of the show, Matthew will be seeking out what new and exciting innovations are being launched in the world of educational technology. He is set to chat to some of the exhibitors at this year's event as well as visiting teachers to find out what they're looking for and what they make of the event.

To top the day off Matthew will be revealing the winners of the prestigious BETT Awards, highlighting the exemplar digital products intended for the education market place.

 

Thursday 15 January 8.15pm, Friday 16 January 8.00am and 1.15pm

 

 

 

Secondary ICT – Web Literacy http://www.teachers.tv/video/5425

 

This programme reveals the critical importance for teachers to provide guidance to their pupils when using the internet for research.

A group of Year 9 pupils at Wortley High School in Leeds are asked to look at three websites. The subject matters are Martin Luther King, the holocaust and Victorian robots.

None of the websites are what they seem. The first two are fronts for racists and holocaust deniers. The last is a good-natured spoof. None of the pupils spot any problems with the validity, reliability or authority of the sites and many say they would cut and paste information from the sites for use in homework or other projects.

ICT expert James Green leads a lesson that reveals the truth to the pupils, passing on valuable tips on website cross-checking and validity.

 

Thursday 15 January 8.45am, 4.15pm and 9.45pm