Getting the Buggers Excited About Ict

Getting the Buggers Excited about ICT offers a wide range of practical strategies and ideas for delivering ICT both discretely and across the curriculum. With tried-and-tested lesson activities and advice on teaching and learning, the book contains a wealth of guidance, including ideas to make dry topics more fun and varied, and initiatives for getting girls into the subject.

With a whole chapter on eSafety, including cyberbullying, this book is invaluable for all teachers and subject leaders, not just teachers of ICT. In addition, because it is centred on good practice and teaching, it is suitable for use with all ICT qualifications and any software.

Technology changes quickly, so the author has set up an accompanying website where you can access regularly updated lesson ideas and information on purchasing value-for-money equipment and free software.

Whether a trainee, new to the profession, or experienced and in search of innovative ideas, this book is the essential guide for exciting and inspiring students -- and teachers -- about ICT in secondary schools and sixth forms.

Karen Anderson is Head of ICT at Queen Margaret's UK. She has taught in both secondary and further education in the state and independent sectors and draws on her experience, knowledge and love of teaching for her ideas. A passionate advocate for innovative ICT teaching in all areas, she specialises in computer games design and eSafety. Karen is a Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Ambassador, and has contributed to several textbooks and exam board specifications. She is a regular speaker at national conferences. Her website can be found at: www.karen-anderson.org