TE year1handbook/Year1 Unit1 Mode of transaction

Transactional Strategies

The 'theory' and 'practice' for this paper will be blended, the underlying concepts will be discussed before, or along with the hands-on sessions in the ICT lab

Lecturing, conducting small group  and whole class discussions, brainstorming, reading, watching films/videos,  arranging guest lectures and organising class talks, student-teacher assignments, notes, resources prepared can be uploaded on an institutional Wiki or moodle platform for wider sharing.

A mailing-list of student-teachers and faculty should be created in the beginning of the term and student-teachers must be encouraged to actively participate in virtual discussions on topics covered in the classes and labs. Guest faculty can also be invited to participate in these lists. The mailing-list can also serve to share information and announcements with student-teachers

Unit	Objectives	Suggested activities for classroom transaction	Suggested Assessment techniques
		Unit 1- ICT for connecting and learning
1.1 History of ICT	understand the history of ICT, including digital ICT	Class talk - History of ICT in the context of technological change in society and what distinguishes digital ICTs	1.  Write an assignment/ present a project on evolution of ICTs across human history which would be presented in class in teams of 2-4 students. 2.  Reflect on any one change that has had a profound impact on society; compare it with the change ICTs have brought
Basic familiarity with ICT devices and applications	develop digital literacy, through familiarisation with commonly used ICT devices and ICT infrastructure
ICT for connecting and learning - Accessing the global digital library	learn access to internet for accessing curricular resources	Practice the student activity in the ICT lab	Assessing the resources downloaded related to your topic from different sites.
ICT for connecting and learning - Professional learning communities of teachers	build collaborative networks to support peer-based continuous learning	Practice the student activity in the ICT lab
Creating your own personal digital library	understand the ethical and inclusive use of ICT	Practice the student activity in the ICT lab
Equitable access to ICTs	understanding possibilities for equitable access to ICT	Class talk, Presentation and discussions - Role of FOSS and OER in supporting free and open creation and sharing of digital resources, using digital tools, in universal access to ICTs	Accessing information and preparing a note on the Free Software movement and Open Educational Resources movement in India and Karnataka
Ethical use of ICT	understand the ethical and inclusive use of ICT	Class talk, Presentation and discussions - ethical use of ICT - avoiding plagiarism
Internet Safety	Understand the safe use of internet	Present and discuss newspaper articles on frauds and crimes committed through Internet / social media	Contribution to presentations and discussions
		Unit 1- ICT for creating (generic resources) and learning
Concept mapping
Text editing
Making a slide presentation
Creating an image resource
Creating an audio-visual resource
Combining text, images and audio-visuals to tell a story or teach a lesson