Tools/ICTTools

ICT tools – what achieves your objectives?

Just a few years back, the software tools you used were stored on your computer but today you can find similar tools online. The tools offer the added value of giving your work an audience, getting feedback, sharing and improving it. Somewhere in the process, you can imagine that learning can surely happen. There is surely a resource in this list that will help you achieve your objectives. Several will chime with some teachers and not others. So feel free to experiment with these tools, and even return here to share your finding. Sparks that enlighten classroom uses are welcome.

Of all the words we’ve available to describe these tools, you ought notice that some are entirely absent. The words are enjoyable, cool, innovative and new way to learn.

While we've provided some guidance on how to use a number of tools, and we've tagged them where possible with teaching approaches, and activities, you should remember - ICT is often not about what the tool can do, but what you do with the tool. For example, Google Drive can just be used as an online office and file management system...it can also be used as a highly sophisticated tool to collaborate, engage in real time shared research, and video conferencing. Think about what you want your students to get out of the tools - sometimes, a relatively simple use, done well, will be far better than using more advanced features. Other times you might want to let the pupils play with a general idea, and use their own tools. The key: What achievies your objectives.