Making ICT Accessible to Teachers

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Making ICT Accessible to Teachers

• Ophelia Vanderpuye
• ICT Subject Leader Oakington Manor Primary
  School

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Aim

• To share some ideas on how to make ICT accessible
  to teachers, particularly reluctant ones, based
  on the approach we have taken at Oakington.

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Oakington Manor

• Largest 3 form entry primary school in London
  Borough of Brent
• 720 pupils including a private and state nursery
• ICT receives 100 support from the Headteacher
• One of 20 schools in London on the Specialist
  Schools Register

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Key Factors to Accessibility

• Laptops for Teachers scheme including schools
  own investment in additional laptops
• USB pen drives
• Ensuring that the network works all the time
  having someone to give the network tender loving
  care to make sure equipment works.
• Inset training onsite on the schools own
  network, range of software and equipment
• Keeping the technology simple until staff are
  ready to move on.
• Planned introduction of equipment such as IWBs
• Access to Webmail from home

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Whole School Involvement

• Planning and created resources are stored on our
  Shared Work area on our network
• Use school website for teachers to showcase the
  work they are doing in all subjects
• Staff have opportunities to use ICT equipment for
  assemblies and PE

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Fun

• Introduce the fun elements of ICT first and fun
  to use equipment such as microscopes and digital
  cameras
• Software should be easily accessible and easy to
  learn not just for pupils but for staff
• Developing a good library of software and involve
  teachers in the software purchase process
• Use teachers strengths to help develop their ICT
  skills
• Praise and encouragement also works for teachers

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Contact

• opheliav_at_oakmanor.brent.sch.uk
• http//oakington-manor.brent.lgfl.net