[senit] ICT suite lessons

Wireless!

They are ranger clients. We have had one key go missing from a keyboard 
on a laptop. We did have a broken screen but this may have been caused 
by a teacher putting a heavy book on it!! Apart from that they have 
been very reliable. It is important that the wireless network covers 
the building well.

----Original Message----
From: davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk
Date: 25/01/2007 16:32
To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
Subj: Re: [senit] ICT suite lessons

hi, do the laptops have ranger client or ranger solo
installed? What is the rate of damage to the laptops
compared to desktops?
david
--- Mandy Griffin <mandy at southview.essex.sch.uk>
wrote:

> Wireless!
> 
> ----Original Message----
> From: davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk
> Date: 24/01/2007 19:34
> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Subj: Re: [senit] ICT suite lessons
> 
> are the laptops networked?
> david
> 
> --- Mandy Griffin <mandy at southview.essex.sch.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > We decided against installing an ICT suite - we
> > bring a trolley of 
> > laptops (plus there are 3 PC's in each class) to
> the
> > classroom to 
> > deliver ICT lessons. Each classroom has a
> smartboard
> > hooked up to a PC 
> > permanently. The laptops are not just used for ICT
> > lessons, but support 
> > just about every lesson in school. We often have a
> > situation where 
> > every child in a lesson that can use a computer
> has
> > a computer to work 
> > at on their own.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----Original Message----
> > From: davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk
> > Date: 23/01/2007 20:45
> > To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> > Subj: Re: [senit] ICT suite lessons
> > 
> > hi, and thanks for your responses. The conclusion
> > seems to be that 30 mins is too short for a 2 or 3
> > part lesson so that in that amount of time I can
> > either stay at the IWB and differntiate for the
> > group
> > or have the class working individually at PCs. Or
> > maybe alternate these approaches. An alternative
> is
> > small group work but that would require LSAs to
> > teach
> > rather than monitoring a small group - and they
> > would
> > need training up on that. Oout of interest how
> much
> > time per week would students spend in the ICT
> suite
> > at
> > SLD schools or provision? 
> > david
> > --- Alison Barton <abarton3 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I don't teach in school so may be way off track
> > here
> > > (my classes are 16-19's
> > > mostly and the most I have in one room at a time
> > is
> > > 8 but there is no whole
> > > group work it is all done 1:1 either with me
> > (tutor)
> > > or a support worker. I
> > > use the IWB for 1:1 work only as I have found
> that
> > > my learners (LDD inc
> > > Autism) don't 'do' group work well. Plus they
> are
> > > usually all doing
> > > different tasks anyway so there is no group as
> > such,
> > > rather 8 individuals
> > > working in the same room.
> > > 
> > > My idea is that you ditch the IWB whole group
> > intro
> > > for the 30 min class and
> > > have whatever the activity you are doing already
> > > loaded on the desktops for
> > > each learner or brief them in the classroom
> prior
> > to
> > > the ICT session if poss
> > > - that would mean they have more time on the
> task
> > > and maybe you would have
> > > time for the plenary on the IWB.
> > > 
> > > Hope you don't mind me chipping in on this, I am
> > > conscious that have no
> > > experience with ICT in school or younger
> learners.
> > > 
> > > Alison.
> > > 
> > > On 23/01/07, david fettes
> > <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > hi , anyone teach ICT to large classes (SLD)
> in
> > > ICT
> > > > suite?
> > > > in one lesson I have 45 mins and this is just
> > > enough
> > > > for a short session round the IWB first , but
> in
> > > > another lesson with another class I have 30
> mins
> > > and
> > > > there doesn't seem enough time for the IWB
> intro
> > > let
> > > > alone a plenary. 10 students in class. Anyone
> > got
> > > any
> > > > solutions/ideas?
> > > > thanks
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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