5 - 14

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Margaret Walker

 

Castlehill Primary,
Cupar
Levels
B C D



ICT, if used imaginatively, can be integrated into all curricular areas.

 

Creative work (left) and a display of bookmark examples (above).
Our P4 - P7 display covers work at Levels B, C and D. Working in areas of Health, Environmental Studies and Art & Design, our pupils have made bookmarks, covers for Topic folders, wall displays and have used Primary Toolkit imaginatively.

In investigating a new computer program as part of their 'Healthy Eating' topic, the children's ICT skills developed in a natural way, while 'The Vikings' gave the opportunity to pupils to develop CLIP ART & WORD ART skills learned previously. Further development resulted in the production of very interesting bookmarks and the use of 'Primary Toolkit' contributed extensively to the 'Living Things' project.
The main benefits to the pupils were identified by staff as:


In our 2001 Quality Assurance Audit our pupils had complained that there was not enough computer use in their learning experience. Let us hope that the pupils are convinced that this 'Exhibition of Excellence' indicates a marked improvement on their perceived shortfall.

· transference of skills to other tasks

· quality of independent work

· skills development

· working well collaboratively

· children more adventurous in their learning

 

 

 

 
Good Practice - 5 - 14