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    • Integrate the use of a computer laboratory into ongoing teacher activities and manage the use of supplementary ICT resources with individuals and small groups of students in the regular classroom so as to not disrupt the other  instructional activities in the class.

                    Learning Objective:

      1. Identify and understand different ways to organize ICT in the school, both laboratory and classroom.


      4 hours

      This unit is to be completed online. It will occur after the ICT Essentials workshop is completed. The unit is 5 notional hours but will be facilitated over a week.

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  • Introduction

    • Click on the video below to watch a quick introduction to ICT Essentials Unit 13: ICT & Physical Environment.


    • When properly used, a networked computer lab can provide an effective foundation for developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capabilities. It is cost effective and offers learning opportunities that cannot be mirrored by a less well-equipped spaces. 

      As schools obtain more technology, the question about how to use computers effectively rarely precedes the question of where to locate them: in the classroom or in the computer lab. The two questions are essential to each other. In this unit we will focus specifically on the advantages and disadvantages of using a computer laboratory, and computers in the classroom and mobiles in the community.

  • Pros and cons of ICT in a laboratory


    • 60 minutes


    • Some schools go with a computer laboratory as a way to offer both access and security for such an important investment. However, this setup does not suit all teaching methodologies. So what are the pros and cons of school computer labs? And what is the optimal layout for such labs? Let us investigate.


    • In the articles below you will read both praise for computer labs and others quite negative. Teachers will discuss in a forum whether they have a lab at school, are planning to create one or have decided not go this route. The first assignment is to draw a scale diagram of a room in the school that could serve as a lab and how it could be set up best to serve the school needs.

    • Click on the links below to read the articles:

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      Managing ICT in the Laboratory environment URL
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      Computer labs vs classroom integration of computers File
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      Pros and Cons of ICT in a laboratory URL
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    • Click on the forum icon below to begin your discussion around introducing computer labs at schools. Your facilitator will be moderating this discussion.

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  • Pros and cons of ICT in a classroom

  • Using mobiles for learning

  • Portfolio Assignment


    • 60 minutes


    • Read the instructions below to complete your assignment for this unit:

    • Create a presentation aimed at the school management of your school that outlines the following issues;

      1. How to layout a computer room in your school. How many computers and in what configuration? Include diagrams.
      2. What computer access should be organised for classrooms. How many computers and how might these be used in a typical lesson?
      3. Why cell phones should be incorporated into teaching and learning. Describe a lesson where mobiles add value.

      Use the assignment submission tool below to upload your presentation.


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  • Attribution

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