Monday, August 07, 2006

Numeracy Before Blogging

ICT was used routinely although access to computers could not be guaranteed. On-line material and Excel were used. The problems were:-

  • No guarantee that I would be using the same computers each week.
  • Time was wasted directing students to appropriate sites.
  • Class (16-18 students) straggled in and directing them to the appropriate site was a slow, repetitive process.
  • Bookmarking sites or saving on the desktop was not an option.
  • The instructions to find the exact place in LTS Numeracy material or BBC Skillwise can be complex.
  • Students had a tendency to explore other areas of the web when I was distracted.
  • Students did not use the on-line material outside of class time.

Conclusion

An unacceptably high percentage of class time was being wasted on the sheer mechanics of using the ICT.

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