PrimTICE
France , 2005 to Ongoing
Compendium: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Background
The project was written in 2003–2004, and really begun in 2005.
PrimTICE is, first and foremost, a directory of several hundred teaching scenarios involving the use of ICT, from reception classes to the third stage of primary education in France
The motivation of the initiative
Encourage and give value to the use of ICT in primary education.
Participants
Teachers, inspectors, ICT advisers, teacher trainers.
Aims and targets
Objectives of the initiative
The PrimTICE project was set up to enable the identification, description, indexing and pooling of ICT uses in primary education. The PrimTICE project highlights teachers’ best practices on the use of ICT.
Target group
Teachers.
Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and/or pedagogical)
The project is managed within the educative community; the teachers, inspectors, etc. have specific tasks. There is a writing guide on the PrimTICE website: it helps teachers and inspectors to write and to validate the teaching scenarios.
Triggering operations allow them to pick up scenarios (interactive whiteboards in 2 000 classrooms, computers, interactive whiteboards together with laptops).
Strategy and actions
Level of implementation
National and local.
Implementation
The steering committee defines the overall strategy and methods deployed and meets twice a year. The project cell plays a supporting role in project-management activities, which are ensured by the Department of ICT (of the Ministry of Education). This group consists of ICT supervisors and coordinators, teacher trainers, etc. A flyer describing the project is distributed as often as possible. The PrimTICE tool enables teachers to practice eLearning, but it can also be used to train teachers. Some scenarios are created during teacher training sessions. Collaboration with the Agence des usages (French National Centre for Educational Documentation) for the production and dissemination of audiovisual material relating to classroom experiences for use on digital media players.
Monitoring and evaluation
Funding/Cost effectiveness
Budget
Around €20 000/year since 2005 + staff.
Sustainability/Transferability
Outcomes/impacts
Achievements
Specific results
- 922 teaching scenarios in the database.
- 20 000 to 25 000 distinct visitors every month.
- 50 départements out of 100.
Success factors
Lessons learnt
More communication on PrimTICE is needed. Primary teachers’ work and inspectors’ work is promoted through the PrimTICE project. It allows teachers to engage in exchanges on their ICT uses. It gives an overview on what is happening in France
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