Integrated ICT Project
Use of ICT Tools
Christopher Beattie, Laura Hunt and Morgan Roberts
ICT TOOL Integration
Tagexdo Lesson 1: Tagexdo is used to gain
http://www.tagxedo.com student prior knowledge of their
own understanding of the terms
renewable and non-renewable
resources.
Britannica Lesson 1: This tool is used to
http://school.eb.com.au.ipacez.nd. refine students ideas, allowing
edu.au them to investigate and explore
the true definitions of the terms
renewable resources and non-
renewable resources.
Answer Garden Lesson 1: Used in the first lesson
https://answergarden.ch/446928 answer garden is a creative way
(NR) in which the teacher can analyse
https://answergarden.ch/446929 students answers. Students use
(R) this tool as a forum of resources
that are non-renewable or
renewable.
Smore Smore is used in lesson one. In
www.smore.com this lesson students use this tool
to create an engaging flyer or
presentation of an allocated
resource, to present to their
peers.
Britannica Image Quest Used in the first lesson, this tool is
http://quest.eb.com.ipacez.nd.edu used to assist students in making
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appealing, but also assisting
visual learners.
Benefits to student learning
Gives students the opportunity
to organise their own thoughts
Allows teachers to assess prior
knowledge of a topic
Can be used as an effective
study tool to summarise and
commit information to memory
This tool can also enhance
literacy in vocabulary building.
Provides valid information that
is easy to access and reliable
In this lesson, it has allowed
students to refine and check
their own understanding of
terms.
Allows student feedback
Gives students a platform to
recall information and
summarise main ideas
Enhances critical and creative
thinking as well as collaborative
skills
Smore is an engaging tool that
can help students organise
their thoughts
This tool organises information
in an appealing way that may
be used in student or teacher
presentations
This is an interactive tool that
also features the ability to add
videos and images to further
engagement and present
information in a creative way.
It enhances student creativity.
This tool ensures that images
retrieved are free to re-use.
It allows students to freely
browse through images and
use in their presentations to
make them more engaging.
Encourages the use of
appropriate citation to
acknowledge cited work.