[ Web editor note: this is a lightly edited version of the article that appeared in The TES 17th March 2017. With permission, a scanned version of the article is here.] Christina Preston and Sarah Younie, March 2017 “There has never …
Rescuing Digital Literacy through Professional Development
Today, most teachers and most school pupils in the UK have access to digital devices. However, do we do enough to educate students about the often complex issues surrounding the everyday use of technology? And given the crucial role of …
Writing for an audience at Key Stage 1
[divide margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″ color=”#a0a0a0″] Abstract In the project the UK teacher was able to introduce National Curriculum projects to young children in real contexts. Communications focused on lively questions and conferencing. Geography was tackled in time differences and …
Case Study: iMovie
[divide margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″ color=”#a0a0a0″] Abstract In rural North Wales children are using Apple’s iMovie 2 digital video editing programme and iMacs to enhance investigations, communicate ideas and develop literacy skills. Ysgol Frongoch is a 240 pupil 10 teacher …