ICT+Tools+Justification

**ACTIVITY 1** **Chosen ICT device : Story Maker** This ICT device was chosen because it shows the students a program for the basis for starting their very own story. Students will be given the opportunity to view a pirate story, play a game and then write their own story using a program that helps develop their own unique stories. The purpose of getting the students to watch a pirate story was to help give them ideas of how they could create a story. The purpose of the game was to also help students as a motivation tool to act like they were pirates so they are able to create an imaginative story. This lesson is the basis of creating a pirate story using ICT. The major learning areas are Technology and Enterprise and English; Viewing and Writing aspects. **ACTIVITY 2** **Chosen ICT device : Book Cover Program** This ICT device was chosen as it allows students to develop creative design skills. It also gives students an opportunity to enhance their writing skills by typing simple narrative descriptions about their pirate stories written in activity one. The book cover program also allows students to work collaboratively, making students understand how important it is to respect and value other people’s opinions and inputs. The book cover program is also unique in that it can be easily integrated into a variety of learning areas including The Arts, English and Technology and Enterprise.

**ACTIVITY 3** **Chosen ICT device : Video Camera**  This ICT device was chosen because it is a great way for students to learn how to take turns and to view their own works through the eyes of themselves and others. Students learn simple camera skills on their own and get to view their recordings giving them a feeling of self worth. Although the time they get to use the video camera in this lesson is minimal, this lesson breaks the ice for students to start thinking about other ways to use media i.e. viewing, documentaries, language development. By using a video camera to record "Pirate" skits students get experiences from a variety of learning areas including English, The Arts and LOTE and are able to self evaluate themselves by watching their own performances.

**ACTIVITY 4  Chosen ICT device : Paint** This ICT device was chosen as it allows students to develop creative skills. In activity four, students have to create a pirate flag. Students acquire information regarding the history of pirate flags exploring the provided web links in the activity four. Using knowledge generated from electronically produced text they understand meanings of symbols and colours of pirate flags. They can translate their acquired knowledge using paint program as an ICT tool to create their pirate flags in creative and meaningful way. This is expected to contribute in enhancing their learning. The paint program can be integrated into the learning area like The Arts. .

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