Educational-technical assistance with media use in class
The didactically sensible and technically versed usage of computers and the Internet has become an important educational goal in many schools. Information technology facilities serve a variety of purposes, e.g. communication, as resource of knowledge, as cooperation platform or subject of learning.
The availability of new media has become one of the first incentives for teachers to incorporate new media into their curricula and class lectures. Needless to say, the introduction of new media is also accompanied by insecurities.
Which kind of techniques and programs are adequate for an intended class project? Do they involve any uncertainties?
An “educational-technical assistance” could help teachers overcome insecurities, particularly when making their first steps in using new media in class.
Our service :
Since February 2006, the joint initiative of the state education authority and fraLine is able to offer all teachers in Frankfurt support with class projects involving the use of new digital media.We assist teachers and their students in working with digital media or other IT facilities during school lessons. Our service includes help with any class projects or class preparation that require certain technical or software know how.
Projects accompanied by fraLine include Mrs. Helga Wiesner´s (of Johann-Heinrich-Wichern-School in Frankfurt) “Africa project”. fraLine assisted her and her students in searching the Internet for information on Africa.
Mrs. Steffi Brehm (of Michael-Grzimek- Elementary School in Frankfurt) drew on fraLine assistance when explaining to her grade school students how a computer works. One of our staff members attended her class and by showing them the components of an old computer he explained its functionality and “interiors” to the children.
Firsthand reports on those teachers´experiences with fraLine assistance can be found under the menu item "Experiences" (only in German).
