Religious Education
ICT mattersFinding ResourcesFinding Resources
Planning ICT usePlanning ICT use
Evaluating ResourcesEvaluating Resources
Making resourcesMaking resources
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What ICT is there?
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Resources on-line Googlising
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Criteria for evaluation?
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Criteria for evaluation?
1. Content
2. Credibility
3. Navigation
4. Design
5. Potential
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Evaluating a website
Using the sheet ‘Evaluating a website”Using the sheet ‘Evaluating a website”
Some websites you might want to look at:Some websites you might want to look at:
www.martinlutherking.org www.buddhanet.netwww.cafod.org.ukwww.islam4schools.comwww.spirit-staffs.co.uk/synagogue/
www.swaminarayan.org/
www.sln.org.uk/re/www.gcsere.org.ukwww.cleo.net.uk www.restuff.co.ukwww.eclipse.co.uk/thoughts/www.ihr.org
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Key websites for RE and ICT
http://www.reonline.org.uk/itre/ http://www.reonline.org.uk/itre/
http://www.curriculumonline.gov.http://www.curriculumonline.gov.ukuk
http://tre.nfgl.gov.http://tre.nfgl.gov.ukuk
http://www.http://www.ncactionncaction.org..org.ukuk
http://schools.http://schools.bectabecta.org..org.ukuk
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ICT opportunities
Initial ideasInitial ideas
Things to consider:
1. Range of things that are ICT
2. ICT can be used as:
1. Teaching
2. Learning
3. Research
4. Presentation
5. Evaluation
3. Learning Preferences
4. Access and equipment
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Examining a resourceOn the CD-ROM. You have about 15 mins working alone or in pairs to examine the resource and On the CD-ROM. You have about 15 mins working alone or in pairs to examine the resource and decide:decide:
1.1. What is the learning objective / aim of this resourceWhat is the learning objective / aim of this resource2.2. Does the resource fulfill these?Does the resource fulfill these?3.3. What are the learning methods that are being used?What are the learning methods that are being used?4.4. Are there any copyright / resourcing implications?Are there any copyright / resourcing implications?5.5. How could you improve this resource?How could you improve this resource?6.6. Who is using this resource?Who is using this resource?
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Task 2
Starting with one of the resources you have Starting with one of the resources you have looked at, or one of the resources from the looked at, or one of the resources from the website consider what sort of resource you website consider what sort of resource you could develop for use on your teaching practice.could develop for use on your teaching practice.
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Plenary
Five sites to keep in mindFive sites to keep in mind
www.schools.becta.org.ukwww.schools.becta.org.uk www.www.ncactionncaction.org.uk.org.uk www.www.theresitetheresite.org..org.ukuk www.tre.ngfl.gov.www.tre.ngfl.gov.ukuk www.mmiweb.org.uk/ite/ www.mmiweb.org.uk/ite/
Key ThingsKey Things
Always start with the RE Always start with the RE objectives and activities the ICT objectives and activities the ICT is the servant of these not the is the servant of these not the mastermaster
Make sure that you and your Make sure that you and your students have the relevant IT students have the relevant IT skillsskills
Make sure that the kit is working, Make sure that the kit is working, check and double check - and check and double check - and have a backup plan. have a backup plan.