ICT for Teaching & Learning in Falkirk Primary Schools. This blog is maintained by Malcolm Wilson, ICT Curriculum Development Officer for Falkirk Council Education Services. The purpose of the blog is to help support primary teachers within Falkirk primary schools in their use of ICT across teaching and learning.
Lernsoftware: Cost-free software which has proven useful to teachers and parents of learners with special needs. Only software which is fully free for use in schools and at home is listed, no shareware or demo software is included.
Authentic assessment aims to evaluate students' abilities in 'real-world' contexts. In other words, students learn how to apply their skills to authentic tasks and projects. Authentic assessment does not encourage rote learning and passive test-taking. Instead, it focuses on students' analytical skills; ability to integrate what they learn; creativity; ability to work collaboratively; and written and oral expression skills. It values the learning process as much as the finished product.