How can technology support
children’s development in History?
The Romans
By Kim Marshall
What the Research says about
using ICT in History
• ‘ICT helps pupils learning in history by
providing quick and effective access to large
quantities of information. It can help them
to investigate, organise, edit and present
information in many different ways. ICT
therefore supports and enhances many of
the processes in the development of pupils’
historical knowledge, skills and
understanding’
QCDA (2010) National Curriculum ICT in
History Available at:
http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/index.aspx
(Accessed: 28/11/10)
The Rose Report and ICT What does it mean for us?
Rose (2009) states that one of the key
features of the new primary curriculum
is to:
‘strengthen the teaching and learning of
information and communication technology
(ICT) to enable children to be independent and
confident users of technology by the end of
primary education’ (Rose, 2009: p.11).
Aims for this unit
The aims for this unit are, to:
• Develop an understanding of how people
used to live
• Become creative and imaginative thinkers
• Discover how our lives have been shaped
by the actions of people in the past
• Develop knowledge and understanding of
different ICT programmes and how these
can be used in other subjects
• Develop a range of ICT skills
What will children be learning
in the context of history?
History: beginning of term
• Place events, people and changes into periods of time and construct
their own Celt and Roman timeline;
• Discover how Rome was founded and how the empire expanded;
• Find out about the Roman army and what life was like as a soldier –
Roman Army week
• Learn about why the Romans invaded Britain and how they achieved
this
• Look at the Celts who lived in Britain and their resistance to the
Roman invasion
End of half term – off-site visit to Bignor Roman Villa
History: after half term
• Discover what life was like in Roman Britain and what changes they
made to the country
• Learn about Roman lifestyle, including housing (villas), food and
drink, entertainment and legacy
KS2 History - NC PoS 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 5c, 8a, 9
What will children be learning in
the context of ICT?
ICT- beginning of term
• Exploration of interactive websites to discover information about
Romans
• Simulations – Children will begin to understand that computer
simulations can represent real and imaginary situations, just like
stories. Several Celtic simulations will be explored to help the children
learn more about them
ICT - after half term
Exploration of combining text and graphics to communicate
information
• Presentation – using moviemaker the children will practise combining
text, still and moving images, and sound to create a multimedia
presentation
• creation of a Roman Villa information leaflet for a Roman estate agent;
NC PoS 1a, 1c, 3a, 4a, 4c
Romans as ‘Settlers’ in Britain
End of half-term
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Off site visit/activity – Bignor Roman Villa (digital camera and camcorder)
History_Bignor Roman Villa Activity Sheet.docx
Beginning of
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Lesson 1 – Recap – In groups create slideshow using still photos and short video
of visit to Roman Villa using moviemaker (ICT)
ICT_Bignor Roman Villa.wmv
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Lesson 2 – Create Roman timeline - Use the time conventions BC and AD to locate
the dates of the Roman invasion and occupation.
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Lesson 3 – Explore features of Roman villas - create an information leaflet of a
Roman Villa for a Roman estate agent (ICT)
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Lesson 4 – Explore Roman shops/market, food and drink, and entertainment
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Lesson 5 – Plan and organise own Roman Market stall based on facts
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Lesson 6 – ROMAN DAY
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Lesson 7 – LEGACY - What did the Romans leave us?
History_ THE ROMAN LEGACY.ppt – taken from RM Primary Resources Available at:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/index.htm (Accessed: 30/11/10)
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- Recap topic - Children in groups of 4 (2 journalists, 1 Roman and 1 Celt)
interview – journalists interview Romans and Celts
A link to useful documents - KS 2 ICT Record Sheet & YR 3 - QCA Links and Additional
Skills - http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/ict.htm (Accessed: 24/11/10)
Other curriculum links
• PE – invasion games; gladiator
dance;
• Art – Create Roman: helmet; mosaic;
laurel wreath
• DT – Design and create Roman:
treasure box; villa;
• Science – Materials; teeth and
healthy eating;
• Music – Roman marches;
• Literacy – debate; audio recording.
Roman Day - market
Assessment Opportunities
To facilitate learning in ICT teachers need to:
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Make learning objectives and success criteria explicit;
Provide opportunities and time for exploration in ICT;
Closely observe the children at work;
Interaction and questioning – while the children are working;
Allow sufficient thinking time before obtaining an answer;
Provide self and peer assessment opportunities;
Provide effective feedback;
Analysing learning is only the first step towards finding out what
children know and can do, but this assessment only ‘becomes
formative assessment when the evidence is […] used to adapt
the teaching work to meet the needs’ of the children
(Black and Wiliam, 2001: p.2).
Off-site visit
• RISK ASSESSMENT - Visit the site –
assess possible risks and learning
opportunities
ICT Presentation_RISK ASSESSMENT
for off-site visit.doc
• Off-site Activities Planning, Approval
and Evaluation Form (Blank)
Off-Site Activities Planning_Approval
and Evaluation Form.docx
Useful sites
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http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/ This is an interactive, fun site for 710 year olds about the Romans and especially the Romans in Britain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/romans.html Excellent
School website with a wealth of information about life in Roman Times
– highly recommended.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/ Fantastic site that is for use both at
school and at home and is aimed primarily at KS2 children, their
teachers and parents. The emphasis is on facilitating experiential
learning to help children enter the world of the Iron Age Celts at their
level of understanding, in line with the National Curriculum.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2history.html There are 5 Key Stage 2
History interactive resources for Primary Schools, and for parents &
children to use at home with a PC or Mac.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ Great site -This has lots of
short video clips (that can be used in the classroom) across all subjects
including 6 languages and a range of topics.
References
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Black, P. and Wiliam, D. (2001) Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards
Through Classroom Assessment. BERA.
http://weaeducation.typepad.co.uk/files/blackbox-1.pdf (accessed
16/10/09).
Burghclere Primary School – Available at
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/pdfs/8ictbooklet.pdf (Accessed: 24/11/10)
KS 2 ICT Record Sheet – Available at
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/ict.htm (Accessed: 24/11/10)
YR 3 - QCA Links and Additional Skills
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ict/ict.htm (Accessed: 24/11/10)
Image of the Romans – Available at: www.google.co.uk/images (Accessed:
28/11/10)
DfEE/QCA (1999) The National Curriculum: Handbook for primary teachers in
England: Key Stages 1 & 2 London: DfEE/QCA.
DfES (2004c) Every Child Matters: change for children. London: DfES.
Images of Roman Market – Available at:
http://www.primaryhistory.org/lessons/ks1-roman-market,74,RSC.html (Accessed
25/11/10)
Pitchford, G. (2010) RM Primary Resources Available at:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/index.htm (Accessed: 30/11/10)
The National Archives (2010) Available at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/teachers/ict-in-history.htm
(Accessed 30/11/10)
References (cont.)
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SchoolHistory.co.uk Available at:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/doneforuse.shtml (Accessed: 01/12/10).
DfES (2004) KS3 National Strategy: ICT across the curriculum: ICT in history.
Norwich: DfES.
Rose (2009) The Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum: Final Report
Nottingham: DCSF Publications
Education Plus (2010) Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum: Final report
published. Available at: http://education.scholastic.co.uk/content/7301 (Accessed
28/11/10)
Curriculum ICT (2010) The Rose Report and ICT – What does it mean for us? - and
Image of Rose report wordle - Available at:
http://www.bradfordschools.net/curriculumict/index.php?option=com_content&vie
w=article&id=289:the-rose-report-and-ict-what-it-means-for-us&catid=1:latestnews&Itemid=553 (Accessed: 28/11/10)
QCDA (2010) National Curriculum ICT in History Available at:
http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/index.aspx (Accessed: 28/11/10)
BECTA (2004) What the research says about using ICT in History
http://research.becta.org.uk/uploaddir/downloads/page_documents/research/wtrs_history.pdf (Accessed: 24/11/10)
Giakoumatou, T. (2005) Elearning europa. When History Becomes Digitalised.
Available at:
http://www.elearningeuropa.info/directory/index.php?page=doc&doc_id=6793&doc
lng=6 (Accessed: 28/11/10)
The Nuffield Foundation (2007) Nuffield Primary History. Available at:
http://www.primaryhistory.org/leadinghistory/assessing-history,273,SAR.html
(Accessed: 28/11/10).