Introduction
If you have as a teacher decided to integrate ICTs into your lesson design, then your students will be responsible for producing technology projects and therefore, they must have scheduled time on the computer. To avoid your lessons turning into free-for-alls with all your time spent dealing with crashing programs, missing equipment and whining students, you will need to make sure that you have properly planned for the management and integration of ICTs. This is relevant for any learning environment, be it inside the classroom or in a computer laboratory.
When managing the scheduling of computer resources in a learning environment, there are a number of factors to consider:
- Will the ICT resources be available as per the timeline of the project?
- How many ICT resources are available?
- Will learners require once-off access to ICTs or for an extended period?
- Will learners need to be grouped in accordance with their ICT skills level and confidence?
- What strategies can I use to cater for the more technically savvy learners as opposed to those that will struggle?
1] Place & organise computers ... within the classroom so as to support ... learning activities. (KD.5.a)
2] Manage student project-based learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment. (KD.5.b)
