The purpose of this website is to educate and promote the benefits to both the
teacher and students of integrating ICTs into the classroom.
The following website has been created to present to the year 4 teachers currently employed by Education
Queensland in a large primary school of approximately 600 students, 40km west of Brisbane. The school is currently a low social economic status National Partnership school and follows the Australian National
curriculum. The school is a multicultural environment containing 35% Pacifica, 18% ATSI and increasing
numbers of Sudanese and Asian students. English is a second language in 142 families, 121 families are single parent families and 60% of parents are unemployed.
Ability groups within the classroom vary greatly and behavior problems are one of the greatest difficulties within the classrooms.
The following ICTs are available within the school;
interactive whiteboards,
robotics equipment (Lego Mindstorms, NXT and Bee-Bot equipment)
computer laboratories
computers within each classroom
digital cameras
classroom set of IPADS
internet access
teacher and students of integrating ICTs into the classroom.
The following website has been created to present to the year 4 teachers currently employed by Education
Queensland in a large primary school of approximately 600 students, 40km west of Brisbane. The school is currently a low social economic status National Partnership school and follows the Australian National
curriculum. The school is a multicultural environment containing 35% Pacifica, 18% ATSI and increasing
numbers of Sudanese and Asian students. English is a second language in 142 families, 121 families are single parent families and 60% of parents are unemployed.
Ability groups within the classroom vary greatly and behavior problems are one of the greatest difficulties within the classrooms.
The following ICTs are available within the school;
interactive whiteboards,
robotics equipment (Lego Mindstorms, NXT and Bee-Bot equipment)
computer laboratories
computers within each classroom
digital cameras
classroom set of IPADS
internet access