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ICT Communique

An easy guide to integrating ICT into the classroom

This book offers teachers an opportunity to integrate ICT while choosing their own "pace and space". It includes fun, easy, curriculum-appropriate tutorials for teachers and students using a Mac and offers a variety of suggestions for integrating ICT, ranging from computer based to online activities. Photocopiable worksheets which can be either teacher-mediated or used directly by children leading their own learning are also provided.

Ages: 8-13 | Pages: 56 | Code: 5659 | ISBN: 9781927190272

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Nicky Klinkert

Nicky Klinkert is passionate about using ICT to make learning engaging, relevant and meaningful. For the last six years she has successfully taught students in Years 3 to 6 about the digital environment. Supported by her postgraduate degree with a major in e-learning, Nicky really understands the theories behind teaching and learning in this key area of learning in the 21st century. She lives in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand with her husband and two teenage children.

Contents

Introduction4
Weaving with Photoshop5
Track your water usage12
Working with a Numbers spreadsheet12
Using Keynote13
Creating a brochure in Pages14
Pick-a-path story17
Preparation17
Using Kid Pix and Keynote to create a story17
Reflection with Photoshop20
Preparation20
Using Photoshop to manipulate images20
Different curriculum ideas for Kid Pix23
Introduction to Kid Pix tools23
"About me"– Collections23
Science – plant growth24
Ecology of learning – feelings24
Space monsters25
Preparation25
Creating space monsters with Kid Pix25
Making a space monsters film with iMovie27
Green screening31
Preparation31
Using iMovie31
Different curriculum ideas for Comic Life35
A range of classroom activities35
Using the Comic Libraries35
Character study37
Creating an image in Kid Pix37
Creating a character web in Inspiration38
Creating an animation in Keynote40
Create audio for your animation with GarageBand43
Preparing for online publication44
Polaroid with Photoshop45
Get blogging50
Working with Blogger50
Inspirational blogging ideas52
Report writing with mail merge53
Setting up your mail merge document in Numbers53
Bringing the mail merge information into Pages54
Other ideas for using digital tools in the classroom56
Photo Booth56
Inspiration56
iMovie56
Digital camera56