ICT in the Early Years
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ICT and the outdoor learning environment.

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ICT and the outdoor learning environment. | Examples of using ICT outdoors

Technology is not best suited to all weather conditions and the management of equipment is necessarily different in a large open space. 

But technology can be used just as purposefully outside as it can in, with careful planning.

ICT and the outdoor learning environment is a PowerPoint file that we use for training on ICT and the outdoor learning environment. ICT outdoors requires a different approach from using technology indoors. Look through this PowerPoint with colleagues when considering developing ICT outdoors.

Outdoor Play is a document that supports the 'ICT in the outdoor learning environment' PowerPoint and will help you plan for your outdoor provision. First it makes some points about why outdoor play it is so important for young children's learning and development. This is followed by some questions to help you think through your own outdoor area. Finally there's a long list of technology that could support one particular scenario role-play. This is just an example of ideas and you don't need to use them all but it does highlight how much technology is embedded in the environments around us. 

Two main areas we have found support our own use of ICT outdoors are to develop role-play boxes so resources are at your hand according to children's play, and using defunct technology that has the advantage of being usable in all weathers!

When you have looked through the Powerpoint think about the uses of technology you would like to develop in your setting and have a go at a Starting points sheet to help you think through your planning. The Word document knowledge and understanding outdoors has some ideas for using technology outdoors. 

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on 14th Apr 2009 at 10:11 pm
1 Wendy Walker
I am an FS2 teacher and FS/KS1 ICT coordinator. This is the best site I have found for incorporating ICT in EYFS. There is a huge amount of useful information which will be a great help with our planning. Thank you.
on 15th Apr 2009 at 5:58 am
2 Annie Hu
It is wonderful!! I am excited to see these excellent outdoor and clssroom activities. I am teaching a course named ICT in ECE currciulum for kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong. It will be great to introduce these experience to teachers. Expect to see their feedbacks!! Thank you very much!
on 09th Sep 2009 at 9:48 pm
3 Sue Russell
A brilliant site. I am a reception teacher and FS/KS1 ICT coordinator and this site has helped to re-energize ideas and support planning for incorporating ICT in the outdoors.Thank you.
on 20th Oct 2009 at 8:32 pm
4 honoria arnold
useful, concise and easy to navigate. I wanted to know about ICT resources and where they fitted into each aspect of the curriculum. This site was most helpful. well done!

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