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 * Presentations**: 21st May 2009

Objective
Presentation leaders who will select one or two colleagues to help them prepare either a) snippets of a lesson or b) a documentary that showcases: //a range of existing or emerging technology that supports or enables specific teaching approaches or methods to deliver stimulating, exciting and engaging lessons with a commentary (that explains both the benefits and pitfalls of lessons delivered in this way)//

Rolfe's Nursery
Focus: ICT in the Early Years, with a special emphasis on ICT equipment such as 'bee bots'.

A power point presentation investigating the impact ICT has had, specifically in a selection of Alpha Plus, Early Years classrooms. 'Is Information and Communication Technology, the ICT on the cake?!'

Wetherby School (KS1)
Focus: Making use of sharing tools for communication with children/parents/others.

A presentation regarding how to utilise wiki and blog spots as communication tools.

Falcons School for Girls (KS2)
Focus: 'Flatclassrooms' - the use of wikis for promoting international collaborative projects.

A video presentation on how wikis can be used to collaborate on the same project, allowing pupils to conduct peer-reviews with pupils on the other side of the world, followed by a practical demonstration.

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Alpha Plus Collective Poetry Podcast
Podcast recorded with £30 [|Easi-speak microphones]:

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Abbey Birmingham (College)
Focus: potential and pitfalls in the use of interactive whiteboards as learning aids.

A 'live' demonstration to illustrate some of the benefits from interactive whiteboards, and some ways //not// to use them!