Rising Stars Essentials are designed to give teachers a quick and easy way to top-up their knowledge and boost their skills. These handy paperbacks offer unique and creative ideas and are packed full of practical advice and expert tips. ICT Essentials is aimed at teachers who wish to build their ICT confidence, explore new possibilities or simply learn something new. The book includes advice on getting your classroom ready for ICT as well as plenty of hints and tips on using a whole range of ICT resources across the curriculum - from blogging and animation to creating and publishing eBooks and using online tools. Ideal for both teachers who are less confident of their ICT as well as the more tech-savvy.
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Being a familiar and avid user of Rising Stars curriculum resources for a number of years, I was expecting their latest release ICT Essentials to be of an exceptional quality and it didn t fail to deliver. Their book, ICT essentials, is just that; it is a one-stop shop of resources, compiled to help develop a more rounded ICT embedded curriculum. As a very keen ICT Subject Leader and teacher at a Primary School in Southwark I am regularly on the lookout for useful pieces of software or an intriguing website to stimulate children s learning. Now I need look no further! Within 120 pages there are countless strategies to help embed ICT into the wider curriculum, helping to break down the barriers and inhibitions that some teachers face when working with new applications. It gives a comprehensive, yet easy to understand set of guidelines on how to use a particular program or resource, making it perfect for both newly qualified teachers, and more experienced teachers alike. Teachers, such as myself, with a greater understanding of the diverse range of applications available, can still find a wealth of stimulating lesson ideas, which help to look at engaging websites in a new light, using them for different purposes be it a quick engaging starter to more expanded and structured lessons. Most importantly, much, if not most of the software and resources discussed within ICT essentials are FREE, or use software that most schools already have within their catalogue, transforming the use of forgotten software or making the most of educational licensed websites and software that cost very little if anything at all. I would recommend every school to have a copy within their staff library at their establishment, as I am positive everybody would be able to find a great number of useful tips and tricks to enhance their children s learning through the use of ICT. --Matt Rogers, ICT Subject Leader & Teacher, Snowfields Primary School
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Ian Addison is a primary school ICT Co-ordinator who has been teaching since 2005. During that time he has been a leading ICT teacher and learning platform consultant for Hampshire. Since 2010 he has been a Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer and was also a co-creator of the Primary ICT group for Vital.
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By F. Elliman
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I bought this book as I follow @ianaddison on twitter and have found him amazingly helpful and inspirational. Through his tweets, his blog and leads to other innovative ICT leaders, I have learned so much in 5 months. A lot of it is here, in one book, without all the hassle of following links and remembering where you read it (and what exactly you read). There is more besides, ideas which are practical and easy to put into place in any classroom, hints and tips for some of those websites you have been meaning to use but haven't yet and all written in a language which is easy to understand (you do not have to be a geek!). Which leads me to those teachers who don't love ICT, who know they are a bit behind, are not sure where to start and perhaps can't get to the courses they need. The answer is here. Buy the book, read one idea a week and try it out. If you don't get something out of this book, I'd be astounded.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I opened the book about 30 minutes ago and am already thrilled with it. It's full of excellent tips and is very easy to read and understand. I bought it as a means to help enrich the ICT curriculum in my school next year and now cannot wait to start using it for my planning.
Great job Ian Addison, many thanks :-)
Great job Ian Addison, many thanks :-)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By boobelle
Format:Paperback
This handbook is an ICT Bible - a must have for any teacher and teaching assistant responsible for delivering ICT in the classroom. A great size, handbook style, practical and packed full of simple ideas that you can pick up and use straightway. Nice one @IanAddison!
Rising Stars Essentials: ICT
Rising Stars Essentials: ICT
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Keep it on your desk at all times!
Great little book. Ian has done a fab job putting this together. It is a genuinely useful classroom resource which should be of use to every primary school teacher in the country. Read more
Published 3 months ago by BrendanR
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Invaluable resource
ICT books will often become outdated as technology moves forward, however this is an excellent addition to any primary school teachers ICT armoury and will prove valuable for some... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bagpuss
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Informative and Easy to Read
This book is clearly written and easy to follow. It has lots of information on how to use ICT to enhance teaching.
Published 5 months ago by Geobabe
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Top Tips for teachers
This is a great practical book with lots of hints, tips and ideas for using ICT across the curriculum and embedding digital literacy in your school. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Emma Goto
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Fantastic Time Saver
I'm a PGCE student that used to be a software developer so I am interested in use of ICT in teaching but didn't know what software (out of the many) was popular or suitable to use... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Michael Gunn
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An essential buy for primary teachers!
Ian Addison has been a huge source of inspiration and support on twitter and this book will undoubtedly become an invaluable resource for my colleagues and I. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Cherise_Duxbury
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