SMART EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Adopting mobile devices and adapting strategies
School Education Gateway
Online course

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Course Info

Understand ICT educational integration advantages and problems, learn and experience the use of the newest apps to maximize the benefits of the use of mobile devices in education and collaborative work, learn how to use Smartphones and tablets to plan and prepare lessons, explore contents and to monitor and assess student performance.

 

Main contents

  • ICT educational use: integration policies, results, and practical outcomes;
  • E-learning tools and integration models;
  • Mobile devices educational use and school integration;
  • Collaborative working tools and apps;
  • ICT tools and apps for planning and preparing lessons;
  • Tools and app to deliver and explore contents;
  • Tools and apps to monitor and assess student performance.

* The course is held in the English language. English A2 (CEFR) level is recommended, but trainers are experienced in helping students with English language difficulties.

Course program

Day 1
  • Course and participant presentation;
  • Understanding Mobile devices hardware and Operating Systems;
  • Using and managing a mobile device.
 
Day 2
  • Integrating ICT and mobile devices in the classroom;
  • Maximizing the use and the benefits of e-learning tools;
  • ICT tools and apps for planning and preparing lessons;
  • Application group task.
 
Day 3
  • Tools and app to deliver and explore contents;
  • Tools and apps to monitor and assess student performance.
 
Day 4
  • A virtual visit to the most iconical sites in Algarve, using digital resources;
  • Using apps to ease all steps of the teaching and learning process.
 
Day 5
  • Adopting mobile devices and adapting strategies;
  • Course evaluation;
  • Certification.

 

Note: The course program can be changed according to participant's profile, local holidays or other unpredictable reasons.

 

Target group

Primary school teachers, Secondary school teachers, School staff and School managers.

 

Course methodology
  • Brief introduction to each of the topics;
  • Participants share experiences and best practices on each topic in the group and plenary sessions;
  • Participants experiment with the use of ICT tools, install, configure and explore tools and apps;
  • Individually or in groups, participants prepare lessons, using ICT tools and apps.
 

Course fees
 

Certification

Course participants will get a Certificate of participation and a Declaration of Obtained Competencies.

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