Session 6
Outcomes

By the end of the session you should:

be aware of strategies for the teaching of ICT to pupils with differing needs
have visited websites which give advice and guidance on the teaching of ICT to pupils with differing needs
be aware of how a standard computer may be adjusted to make software more accessible.

become more familiar with spreadsheets: understanding some of their possible uses.

Assessment of ICT

NC level expectations (i.e. level most children should achieve at end of each KS)?
Information and Communication Technology in the National Curriculum.
QCA Unit 5d
QCA Unit 6B
Advice on assessment from QCA
Paper exercise - matching pupils' work to attainment level. The examples used have been taken from the National Curriculum in Action website.
Types of assessment document from N.E. Lincs

Implications to consider when assessing pupil progress in ICT

Think of examples from own experiences
Statutary inclusion statement
Inclusion in ICT
Changing some of the settings available through Start menu > Control panel can make life more simple (e.g. changing size of pointer, speed of mouse, behaviour of keyboard)
specialist advice can be obtained from Ace Centre North - their link page provides links to suppliers of software and hardware. Other places to look for advice are Inclusive Technology, who supply a large range of hardware & software; SEMERC, Widgit and Crick, suppliers of software.

What are they? - a brilliant tutorial from Brad James (University of South Dakota)
Collecting information- use >GroupInfo
Performing calculations- create file to calculate area and perimeter of a rectangle - or average height of group
Displaying information in graphs (charts)back to group info file
Modelling - cost of a party