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[MrsWeasley]

As ICT is a rapidly developing and changing area how you will keep up to date in order to provide the best service to children and their families

The only thing that comes to mind, is that when something bigger and better comes out than the one you've got, you get a new one! But that can't be what it means?


Thanks

[juliesusan]

Hi,
I take it to mean similar to you with regards to being on the ball with resaonbly up to date equipment, as well as teachers being fully trained in new technology. Also the bit about children and their families, maybe something about VLE's and how parents/carers are able to access thier childs progress at a click of the button.

[Upsy Daisy]

Keeping up to date with how other practitioners use new technology?

Perhaps exchanging ideas on this forum e.g. using digital photo frames.

Could you also talk about keeping up to date with things like EYFS and Every Child Matter etc online

[Cait]

How about your knowledge of it being not just computers, introducing children to things like ipods, wifi, microwaves in the kitchen, beebots and other robotic/remote controlled things. Letting children use digital cameras and look at and manipulate their images on computers, print them out etc, as I was saying on another thread - let them do the register on the computer. Take an image on a mobile phone and send it to their Mum ..... the possibilities are endless and exciting

[dianesam1]

[quote name='MrsWeasley' date='May 17 2009, 21:14' post='195370']
As ICT is a rapidly developing and changing area how you will keep up to date in order to provide the best service to children and their families



Hi,
This is my first post, so fingers crossed!
The National Occupational Standards in Children’s Care, Learning and Development address this question at:

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[Cait]

Congratulations on your first post - with a link too!

[Helen]

I think it's also to do with keeping up with current research and thinking about the use of ICT in early years education. John Siraj-Blatchford has done quite a bit of work in this area, and one of his reports is here

[MrsWeasley]

It turned out to be about keeping pactitioners up to date with how to use equipment?

But anyway.... IVE FINISHED!!! just have to wait for my certificate to come through!!'

[sunnyday]

Well done Mrs Weasley!

Sunnyday

[MrsWeasley]

sunnyday, on May 18 2009, 15:30, said:

Well done Mrs Weasley!

Sunnyday

Thank you sunnyday-Ican'twaitforalieintomorrow


Myspacebardoesntappeartobeworking.!sorry

Edited by MrsWeasley, 18 May 2009 - 03:55 PM.

[Cait]

Well done! I bet you are thrilled!

[MrsWeasley]

Cait, on May 18 2009, 16:56, said:

Well done! I bet you are thrilled!

More excited about a lay in tomorrow than being qualified.!!

[HappyMaz]

Helen, on May 18 2009, 09:53, said:

John Siraj-Blatchford has done quite a bit of work in this area,

Great minds, Helen!

Maz

[eclmmcca]

a lie in lol well relish it just wait till u r workin full time!!

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

Finishing it all deserves a lie in and breakfast in bed cooked by mummy I would have thought! Well done you