Some RE lessons using ICT

taken from the Becta schools site

Credit: The lessons below are taken from the Betca Schools website from work carried out by Paul Hopkins and Rosemary Rivett as part of work carried out in 2003-6. This is the off-line version.
Primary  
1

Online Video: Using online video to learn about religious figures from how artists represent them [Year 6]

2
Using E-mail - Children use email to find out about themselves and others. A class exchanges emails and digital photographs with children in a culturally different school [Foundation Stage]
3

Digital Cameras - How God changes people's lives Key Stage 2 RE ­ using digital cameras in looking at how belief in God changes some people’s lives today [Years 3 to 6]

4
Digital Video - Hindu worship in the home and in the temple Using digital video to stimulate questions about Hindu worship in the home and at the temple. [Year 2 to 5]
5
Online resource - Flat-pack church A free, high resolution time-lapse sequence can be used to support learning in RE [Year 4 to 6]
6
Online resource - Finding answers to big questions: What is God like? An interactive database of children's responses to a range of religious and spiritual questions [Year 4 to 6]
7
Digital Images - Exploring symbols of belonging in Christianity and Sikhism Use images and ICT to identify groups and explore experiences of belonging [Year 2]
8
E-Mail - Learning about Judaism Emailing a rabbi and the web help pupils to learn about the Jewish faith [Year 4]
 
Back to top
Secondary
1
Internet - Using a digital projector in religious education How the internet and a digital projector supports pupils’ learning of Sikhism and Buddhism [Year 7 to 9]
2
CD-ROM - Why is a church an important building for Christians? Using CD-ROMs in RE to introduce multimedia into the classroom [Year 7]
3
Online resource - Using a database in secondary religious education A compare-and-contrast exercise using databases in religious education to explore two different religions [Year 9]
4
Video Conferencing - How far is Islam a religion of peace? Putting world events in context for pupils through video conferencing. [Year 10 / 11]
5
Virtual Tours - Using the internet in secondary religious education How the internet can help pupils experience different religions and forms of worship [Year 8]
6
Mapping Software - Why do we suffer? Software which supports visual learning techniques such as mind mapping and concept mapping is an invaluable tool in RE. [Year 9]
7
Website / Presentation - How can ICT make a place of worship come alive? Five Year 10 pupils took the question ‘How can ICT make a place of worship come alive in RE?’ as their starting point to produce a virtual tour of a local Roman Catholic church. [Year 10]
8
CD-ROMs - Using a computer simulation to explore ideas of peace and justice from Christian and Hindu perspectives [Year 10]