ABSTRACT
There are a great many problems associated with teaching Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in schools. This is especially true in primary classrooms where children require high levels of support and structure to facilitate learning. This chapter offers practical support and ideas for managing and teaching Information Technology (IT) effectively and, subsequently, for getting the best out of the time and the equipment available. It shows how to setting up an IT area and getting to grips with hardware and software. The chapter presents prescription for effective management of IT work in the classroom. The increasing emphasis on focused literacy and numeracy sessions is undoubtedly going to squeeze IT time in the short term. However, the targets for pupils' ICT use, especially for electronic mail and the World Wide Web, means it will have considerable emphasis, too. The chapter reviews how to develop self-supporting activities for teachers in the classroom.
