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3 Year Development PDF
3 Year Development PDF
3 Year Development PDF
Title Role
Project Managers :
To monitor and evaluate
Headteacher
projects
ICT Co-ordinator
To help, advise and help train
teachers
ICT Co-ordinator
To help to prepare
documentation for the projects
Implementation Team
To deliver planned projects in
(All staff, teaching & non-
the classroom
teaching)
To support the school in the
Governors
implementation of projects
Overall Aim
• To fully exploit the potential of ICT as a teaching and learning tool
5. Available Technology
Year Priorities
Replace obsolete equipment
Introduce a school network to
enable more efficient use of
resources
1 (1998-99)
Establish clear Scheme of Work
for ICT (Nursery to Y3)
Update software as necessary
Basic training for staff
ISDN2 access to the Internet
for Years 2 & 3 and in Library
E-mail communication with other
2 (1999-2000) schools
Staff training for Internet/e-mail
Upgrade office administration
equipment
Develop school Website
Possible after school club/
evening courses
3 (2000-2001)
Develop multimedia authoring
Purchase class pack of portable
computers (e.g. E mates)
Upgrade of equipment and
software
4 (2001-2002) Video conferencing
All classes with Internet access
Link office to school network
a) In the last two years we have updated all computers in Years 2 & 3
and one computer in both Reception and Year 1. This new equipment
has made a significant contribution to the improvement in the use of
ICT within the school and in the children's increased capability. The
equipment in the Nursery has already been earmarked for upgrading
using Post-OFSTED action plan funds.
We now wish to bring the rest of Year 1 and Reception, along with
the SEN support room, up to the same level of resourcing. This will
entail the purchase of 3 new computers, ideally Acorn A7000s with
CDROM drive, to maintain the continuity of hardware platform
throughout the school.
Schedule
Activities
• Planning to show clear objectives for ICT each half term and
coverage of all strands of the ICT curriculum over the whole year.
• Scheme of work to be evaluated after the first year to review
suggested activities and expectations where appropriate.
• Teachers to be encouraged to plan for the use of ICT in the
Literacy Hour.
• Subject co-ordinators to review CD-ROMs and other software
linked to their subject area and advise ICT co-ordinator re:
purchase.
• Teachers to be encouraged to incorporate ICT into their own work
pattern to produce planning documents, teaching resources and
end of year reports. The school has access to 3 portable notebook
computers that may be borrowed for use at home.
. Existing technology
Network cabling
9 Acorn computers : 4 RISC PCs 2 A7000 1 A3020 2 A3000
Colour printers
Appropriate software (purpose/age/curriculum area)
Technology requirements
Hub
3 Acorn A7000+ machines
Ethernet cards & cables
Maintenance
Manufacturer's warranties
Sustainability strategies
Internal/external influences
Schedule
Activities
Existing technology
Network cabling
Technology requirements
Maintenance
Manufacturers' warranties
Sustainability strategies
Internal/external influences
a) The machines currently in use in the office areas are not Year
2000 compliant. Some money has already been earmarked to
replace the Admin. Officer's machine in order to use SIMS for
Windows. The remaining 2 machines, used by the Head Teacher
and the School Helper, will need replacing before January 2000.
We feel that this is a matter of some urgency.
Schedule
Head Teacher
Admin. Officer
School Helper
Existing technology
None
Technology requirements
Maintenance
Manufacturer's warranties
LEA IT Services
Sustainability strategies
Internal/external influence
a) The National Literacy Strategy has set challenging targets for each
school to achieve. During the past year there has been particular
emphasis throughout the school upon raising standards in writing,
encouraging children to focus upon improving the content of their
work. Many of the children find it difficult to combine the elements
of interesting content, accurate spelling and grammar and clear
handwriting. The use of a word processor takes away the
necessity to check one's own spelling, corrections can be made
easily and the finished product is clear and neat. With only one
computer per classroom it can be a time-consuming process to
allow each child his/her "turn". We want to make word-processing
a more regular feature of classroom activities and a class pack of
portable computers would allow this to happen.
Schedule
6 teachers
7 support staff
Strategies for achieving this goal
Activities
Existing technology
Technology required
Sustainability strategies
Internal/external influences
• Staff will need training and support in the use of the eMates and
associated software
Project 4 Costings
c) After the results of Project 2 have been analysed and any issues
addressed the next step will be to connect the whole school to the
Internet and, therefore, the National Grid for Learning.
Schedule
• All teachers and support staff (including office staff) using the
Internet routinely as part of their day-to-day activities
• ICT co-ordinator to investigate the development of video
conferencing facilities
• Collaboration between ICT co-ordinator and other subject leaders
to assess software requirements to cover whole curriculum
• Staff training where necessary and appropriate
Activities
• Links forged with other schools via e-mail and video conferencing
• Widespread use of ICT in all curriculum areas
• ICT embedded into planning and activities
Existing technology
Technology requirements
Manufacturer's warranties
Sustainability strategies
Internal/external influences