| It's often said that pupils learn the most from what | | | | with "hard disk space".Back up your work |
| their teachers do, rather than what they say. Here | | | | regularly.Use ICT to produce signs for displays.Use |
| are eleven good practices you need to adopt if you | | | | computers for administrative tasks, such as producing |
| want your kids to lean good habits rather than | | | | lists of pupils, producing quality worksheets, |
| bad.Ensure that computers and software are set up | | | | communicating with other schools, exchanging data |
| and working properly before the lesson.Observe | | | | with examination boards and so on.Use ICT overtly |
| health and safety regulations and common-sense | | | | for real tasks, such as giving each pupil a sticky label |
| rules, such as not eating or drinking at the | | | | with his/her name and class on, obviously |
| computer.Observe the correct procedures for using | | | | mail-merged.As you can see, none of this is rocket |
| the equipment, such as by shutting down properly | | | | science -- or even complicated. Makes a big |
| rather than simply switching the computer off.Save | | | | difference, though, especially when carried out day in |
| your files in folders on the hard disk or on the | | | | and day out, week in, week out.Terry Freedman |
| network with meaningful names, not Doc1, Doc2, or | | | | writes and advises on all aspects of teaching and |
| Joan1, Joan2 etc -- in fact, you should have a system | | | | managing educational technology in schools. Visit his |
| for naming your files.Organise your computer | | | | website for even more hints and tips, an the |
| workspace well.Save your work frequently.Use the | | | | opportunity to sign up for a free newsletter called |
| correct terminology, and not confuse "memory", say, | | | | Computers in Classrooms. |