This course has been developed to support the training of teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching practices. The materials, guides and activities are strongly aligned with the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT).
While the course embraces the role ICT can bring to the classroom it is also not held prisoner by the need for high end or sophisticated technology platforms. The course can be deployed in areas of limited or no connectivity via CD ROM or memory stick as most of the resources have been previously downloaded and collected. There are also web and paper based versions of the lessons and guides.
This course uses materials that are Open Education Resources (OER) or free to use for educational purposes, allowing the use and distribution, and in some instances the repurposing of the materials, at no additional cost. (See the Open License tab for more information).
But most importantly we hope the lessons are fun and engaging enough to introduce new possibilities and refresh the participant's passion for teaching and learning.

By the end of this unit, teachers should be able to:

Knowledge deepening 4- (a) Operation of general-purpose software packages appropriate to the subject taught by teachers, such as digital conceptualization, data analysis, simulation-based role-playing, and available references over the Internet.

Deepening Knowledge 4-(b) Assessing the accuracy and usefulness of web resources in support of the associated project-based learning process in the academic field.

بنهاية هذه الوحدة ، يجب أن يكون المعلمون قادرين على:

تعميق المعرفة 4- (أ) تشغيل حزم البرامج ذات الأغراض العامة المناسبة للمادة التي يدرسها المعلمون ، مثل التصور الرقمي وتحليل البيانات ولعب الأدوار القائم على المحاكاة والمراجع المتاحة عبر الإنترنت.

تعميق المعرفة 4- (ب) تقييم دقة وفائدة موارد الويب في دعم عملية التعلم القائم على المشاريع المرتبطة في المجال الأكاديمي.

This video introduces the Evo E10 Daisy player - particularly suited to persons with low vision and blindness. Some of the functions of this device include a talking calculator, talking compass, playing digital text as speech, internet radio, audio recorder etc.

This video demonstrates the functionality of the Megavoice Envoy Ember 2 - an audio device.

KICTCFT: The teacher can use authoring tools or environments to design online materials. Specific Objectives: On completion of this unit you should be able to, 1] Identify and discuss various authoring tools, 2] Select a suitable authoring tool, and 3] Design and develop online materials.

KICTCFT: The teacher can use ICT tools to communicate with students and other stakeholders in the education community so as to nurture students’ learning. Specific Objectives: On completion of this unit you will be able to:
1] Identify and discuss appropriate communication tools/platforms, and 2] Select and use the most suitable communication tools/platforms.

KICTCFT: The teacher can use appropriate tools to manage student and school records. Specific Objectives: On completion of this unit you will be able to, 1] Discuss the benefits of managing students’ educational development, 2] Identify ways to monitor students' progress, and 3] Select the most effective tool/system to use for managing record keeping.

A unit of study to introduce participants to the concept of using search engines, online databases and email to find people and resources for collaborative projects

Dans ce cours, vous découvrirez les applications de lecture et explorerez les exigences et les caractéristiques d'un livre accessible.

In this video we demonstrate how people with visually impairments can read printed handouts such as class notes independently, quickly and easily.

Books are mostly available in print or in different digital formats such as PDF or publisher-specific formats like Kindle. In this course you will learn how to extract the book text from these types of files and transfer it to Microsoft Word for initiating the creation of accessible books.

In this course you will learn about reading applications and explore the requirements and features of an accessible book.

Les livres sont généralement disponibles sous forme imprimée ou dans différents formats numériques tels que PDF ou des formats spécifiques à l'éditeur comme Kindle. Dans ce cours, vous apprendrez à extraire le texte du livre de ces types de fichiers et à le transférer vers Microsoft Word pour lancer la création de livres accessibles.

Dans cette vidéo, nous montrons comment les personnes malvoyantes peuvent lire des documents imprimés, tels que des notes de cours, de manière autonome, rapide et facile.

Ces ressources développent l’utilisation de Bookshare et d’ABC Global Book Service comme deux options pour l’approvisionnement en livres dans des formats accessibles.

These resources expand on the use of Bookshare and ABC Global Book Service as two options in sourcing books in accessible formats.

A unit of study for teachers to experience, evaluate and select suitable educational software according to the different learning levels. The objective is to develop an understanding of educational software, the different purposes of educational software and the way in which the appropriateness of the software is affected by the learning level of your learners.

This video demonstrates how to translate tables in a Word document to Braille, using Duxbury.

UNESCO’s Framework emphasizes that it is not enough for teachers to have ICT competencies and be able to teach them to their students. Teachers need to be able to help the students become collaborative, problemsolving, creative learners through using ICT so they will be eff ective citizens and members of the workforce. The Framework therefore addresses all aspects of a teacher’s work:

Understanding ICT in Education
Curriculum and Assessment
Pedagogy
ICT
Organisation & Administration
Teacher Professional Learing

The Framework is arranged in three diff erent approaches to teaching (three successive stages of a teacher’s development). The first is Technology Literacy, enabling students to use ICT in order to learn more effi ciently. The second is Knowledge Deepening, enabling students to acquire in-depth knowledge of their school subjects and apply it to complex, real-world problems. The third is Knowledge Creation, enabling students, citizens and the workforce they become, to create the new knowledge required for more harmonious, fulfi lling and prosperous societies.

A unit of study for teachers to create their own rubrics using tables in Microsoft Word and find relevant rubrics and customise them so that they suitably align to specific topics and teaching areas and levels.