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What Should We Be Doing
- 1. THE COMPUTER CENTRE TODAY Me My centre Problems
- 2. MY BACKGROUND 25 years in teaching Mainstream education Gifted child education Computer centre manager Computer studies – HG & SG Lecturer – UOVS and CUT Working with computers since 1984 Bloemfontein computer study group Author – AngliaCampus.com (have died under Granada) Author – web content
- 3. OUR COMPUTER CENTRE 22 machines (upgrade to 35)- Windows 2003 NT server All machines - access to Internet Adjacent lecture room with 4 Benches
- 4. MY SCHOOL Willem Postma primary school, Bloemfontein http://w3.wpps.co.za (only in Afrikaans) [email_address]
- 5. WHAT SOFTWARE ARE WE USING? MS Office pro 2007 CAMI math's The Math's Story The English Story Free- and Shareware Online content – AngliaCampus, etc. Encarta - research Internet content - research
- 6. THE PROBLEMS Time-tabled period x 2 Centre manager = ICT and Curriculum specialist No staff involvement Concentrate on ICT skills training No progression Don’t allow for assessment, etc. Does enable transfer of skills
- 7. THE RESULTS No real accomplishment Boredom Negative tendency No optimum utilization
- 8. WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING? Optimum utilization Facilitating Planning - what to use and how ? Co-ordinating
- 9. OPTIMUM UTILISATION Human resources Hardware resource Centers are extremely expensive Short term aims Medium term aims Long term aims Budgets
- 10. FACILITATING Facilitator (no all rounder specialist) Direct the process the staff the learners the events
- 11. PLANNING Centre Management Time Resources – learners, hardware, software Staff
- 12. MANAGEMENT ISSUES Assignments set by subject teachers Need for manager to support, not be the substitute Need for curriculum context to allow for ICT skills progression (example)
- 13. PROGRESSION e.g. spreadsheet progression (Excel) gr 1-7 Gr.1 reading data from table produced by teacher Gr.2 pupils enter their own data Gr.3 pupils enter calculations and formulas Gr.4 pupils produce graph(s) Gr,5-7 pupils re-order data, and check for inconsistencies
- 14. EXTRA CURRICULAR USE: TIME Computer centre manager: Before school Breaks After school Requests: Staff Learners Parents(??)
- 15. EXTRA CURRICULAR USE: RESOURCES Need to burn CD’s of common applications and games Winzip DirectX Games Utilities media player Typing tutors Educational programs Math's, Language, etc. Use same at home as in school
- 16. INTERNET ACCESS ISSUES Content security – Netnanny Cyberpatrol Appropriate programs – AngliaCampus, Brain Builder, Typing tutors Access speed Ease of use and navigation Control - wandering off
- 17. HOW DO I MANAGE FACILITIES Use a facility booking form All facilities – full working order Necessary programs Staff and students - skilled Priority subjects Balance
- 18. HOW DO I MANAGE STAFF Compile forms Plan lessons together – quarterly Model lesson plan Area mapping Training Understand Buy in
- 19. CO-ORDINATION Co-ordinate management curriculum and ICT – integrate – project based staff and the centre usage learners and centre usage
- 20. ASSESSMENT- RECORDING AND REPORTING Assessment Ability Progress Achievement Pride Profile – reporting Evidence of : Work – e-portfolio
- 21. Which begs the big question ; What is the job description of the computer centre manager ? Not to do administrative jobs – secretaries are there to do that Not to teach all ICT lessons – subject teachers To support the delivery of the school curriculum by facilitating the optimum use of the school resources – maintain the vehicle staff – co-ordinate a programme of teacher training facilities – monitor its use curriculum – manage integration