This course discusses the theories of learning through the use of computers, explores the potential of computer mediated communication and collaboration for education and discusses the use of the World Wide Web in primary schools.
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Simon Hughes is the Director of Learning and Teaching with ICT at Canterbury Christ Church University and co-directs the iTeach project. He also runs the RE-Net subject resource network on behalf of the UK Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) in partnership with colleagues from the RE Higher Education Community and was a founding director of the Teacher Training Resource Bank. Prior to working at Christ Church he taught for 14 years in secondary schools. Any queries regarding this course should be emailed to: Contact Simon Hughes
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You will need to have access to:
A standard PC with internet access and audio
(Note: Broadband is NOT required)
Lesson 4 is an introduction to creating Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. While it is helpful if you have PowerPoint so that you can do the practical side of the lesson, it is not an essential requirement for the course. If you don't have it (it is part of the Microsoft Office package but can also be purchased as a single program), perhaps you can print out the lesson and try it when you return to school.
Alternatively you can have a look at openoffice.org, which is a free package similar in functionality to Microsoft Office and can be downloaded from their website. The program 'openoffice.org Impress' is very similar to PowerPoint. If you are not able to download this (it is very large so broadband would be essential) it is available on CD from your local Education Centre.
Finally, if you don't have PowerPoint but wish to view a presentation created in PowerPoint, you can download a free viewer software from the Microsoft website .