Chapter Three

PLANNING ICT TEACHING

The three-step of teaching ICT : planning and
preparation; delivery; and assessment
• One of the most important (principles of good
teaching) is the need for planning
• Planning begins with thinking
• Planning is the best solution for the nerves that many
people feel when teaching a subject for the first time
or meeting a new group of students.
• Whether you are planning a subject for the first time,
or reviewing an existing subject it is important to
consider the effects of your teaching and assessment
on students' learning.
 Cont’d
• there are four fundamental questions ICT teacher should
ask themselves when planning a teaching session. source:
Spencer (2003)
– Who am I teaching? The number of learners and their study level
or stage in training.  
– What am I teaching? The topic or subject, the type of expected
learning (knowledge, skills, behaviors).
– How will I teach it? Teaching and learning methods, length of
time available, location of teaching session, access to students,
internet resources, software skills models, etc.
– How will I know if the students understand? Informal and formal
assessments, questioning techniques, feedback from learners.
 Delivery: organization
• Check the structure and sequence of what you will teach
• Prepare your sessions one by one, selecting material for each: main
points, examples/illustrations, student activities, references, etc.
• Decide on the teaching approaches for each topic: lecturer presentation,
discussion, small group work, individual student activities, practical
sessions, independent learning outside class.
• If some of the subject content, teaching or assessment methods will be
negotiated with students, or chosen by students, consider how this will be
done.
• Inform any guest lecturers of the precise topic, the context, students'
previous knowledge, emphasize the importance of student interaction.
• Check whether the amount of new material for each session is
appropriate.
• Brief any tutors or demonstrators who will also be teaching the subject
 Delivery: teaching
• Compile any lecture notes
• Select audio-visual resources
• Prepare handouts, reading lists, problem sheets, study guides,
laboratory manuals, etc.
• Prepare detailed advice as to how subject content not dealt with
during teaching sessions can be learned by students.
• Check the room in which you will be teaching: relating with size,
facility, shape, etc.
• There is no single teaching method that is the best. Teaching
methods depend on what you want students to learn, how you think
they may learn it best, the sort of class it may be, the sort of content
and the discipline, how many students are in the class and so on.
 Assessment
• Think about who will make the decisions about types of assessment and
assessment weightings: will it be you or the students? How much choice will
students be allowed?
• Consider how your teaching and assessment approaches might affect students'
learning approaches and outcomes.
• Plan ways of providing regular meaningful feedback to students.
• Consider using peer or self assessment processes to encourage students to
become critical of their own work.
• Does the assessment encourage students to understand, extend their learning
or relate the subject to real world situations?
• Consider students' overall workload.
• Think how your assessment tasks relate to your objectives for student learning.
• Prepare a detailed statement of assessment procedures, eg. timing, type of
assessment, criteria for assessment, marking scheme, relation of assessments
to objectives, etc. (for information of or for negotiation with students).
7 Steps To Prepare An Exciting And Effective
Lesson Plan
• STEP 1 – CHOOSE REALISTIC LEARNING GOALS
• STEP 2 – PICK EXCITING TOPICS OR LEARNING
CONTEXTS
• STEP 3 – KNOW YOUR STUDENTS’ NEEDS AND TALENTS
• STEP 4 – USE A RANGE OF TEACHING APPROACHES AND
METHODS
• STEP 5 – SELECT APPEALING RESOURCES
• STEP 6 – FAIR ASSESSMENT
• STEP 7 – EVALUATION
• A teacher who is prepared is well on his/her
way to a successful instructional experience.
As a new teacher you must be committed to
spending the necessary time in this effort.
• the best planned lesson is worthless if
interesting delivery procedures, along with
good classroom management techniques, are
not in evidence. 
 Developing appropriate lesson plan for ICT

• It can be helpful to devise a lesson plan for each

teaching session, but before the session, you should:
– define your aims and learning outcomes or objectives
– think about the structure of the session and timing of
activities
– decide on the best teaching and learning methods to achieve
the learning outcome
– list content and key topics, and research more if needed
– refine the lesson plan
– identify learning resources and support material
– finalize any linked assessment or evaluation.
 Lesson Plan format
• There are different types of lesson plan format.
• The conventional format have
– Preliminary portion
– Outcomes
– Content parts have
• Introduction
• Presentation(body)
• Summary(conclusion)
– In each of the above parts the role of the teacher and
students, methodology, and teaching materials are different.
 Selecting and preparing instructional
material
• Children or school students, they all are very tactile.
This means they learn by touching and manipulating
things and objects.
• Accompanying your lessons with various audio-
visual materials will additionally help your students.
• Always choose good quality resources that come
from reliable sources.
• make sure they are safe for your students to use,
touch, smell or work with
 How to Build a Computer Lab
• Building a computer lab takes time and effort, but is not
very difficult once you have everything in one place.
• building the lab is just a matter of setting everything up.
• Identify the room for the computer lab:- You want to
choose a room that has plenty of evenly spaced outlets
and enough space to fit the number of computers you
want to have in the lab.
• Rooms that are square or rectangular will work better
than rooms that have sharp angles or strange shapes.
 How to Build a Computer Lab
• Determine the needs of the computer lab:- Identify
the purpose of your computer lab so that you will
have an idea of the type of equipment you will need.
• The needs of your lab will help you identify the type
of equipment that you will need to provide.
• You will also need to consider the purchase of
printers, scanners, projectors, and internet
modems/wireless routers. At least one printer and
internet access are two essential items for the lab
 How to Build a Computer Lab
• Identify how many computers are needed:- If you know how many students will
be using the lab , you will have an idea of how many computers you need. The
number of computers you will have is also dependent upon the size of the room.
• Evaluate furniture needs and options:- The ideal desk height is one that allows
users to type on the keyboard with their arms parallel to the desk. Chairs with
adjustable heights are the best.
• The top of the computer screen should be about level with the user’s eyes.
• Choose a seating layout:- Consider the following layouts to decide what will
work best for your needs:
– Theatre style: This consists of rows of computers all facing one wall. It is good for
teaching, but not good for student interaction or collaboration.
– Up against the wall: All computers are facing the wall of the room.
– Rounds:
– U-shape
 How to Build a Computer Lab
• Identify available power sources:- Use surge
protectors to keep the computers from being
damaged.
• increase the number of available outlets connected to
one surge protector.
• Ask organizations and persons for old computers:-
Many stack holders just store the old computers in the
basement when they buy new ones. These old
computers can be repurposed for your computer lab.
• Network the computers together