Primary ICT Across the Curriculum
- Debbie Simpson - University of Cumbria (Lancaster)
- Mike Toyn - University of Cumbria (Ambleside)
Transforming Primary QTS Series
Taking a truly cross-curricular approach, the text highlights meaningful links across the curriculum, while embracing the latest thinking and current good practice. A chapter on social networking and e-safety is included, giving essential guidance on this topical issue. This is followed by a section aimed at strengthening trainees' own skills and subject knowledge in ICT. Interactive activities and case studies link theory to practice and encourage the reader to rethink how ICT is taught in primary schools.
This Second Edition is linked to the 2012 Teachers' Standards.
About the Transforming Primary QTS series
This series reflects the new creative way schools are begining to teach, taking a fresh approach to supporting trainees as they work towards prmary QTS. Titles provide fully up tp date resources focused on teaching a more integrated and inclusive curriculum, and texts draw out meaningful and explicit cross curricular links.
This is a very clear and succinct text that engages students, and provides them with ideas both for their assignments and their professional practice.
Such an important part of the curriculum and yet so difficult to organise and implement effectively. This book helps with some good ideas.
Used by Functional Skills ICT tutor to identify how children are taught English at school and some of the difficulties they face
Useful updates and signposting to different sites to support/develop student’s understanding
Excellent book for technology enhanced learning
An easy to access text which gives valid activities and research focus points
Useful support for this important subject area.
A useful update to the first edition with new links to the 2012 Teachers Standards
