from best friends or worst enemies. If you like group work, try to keep groups small. Sharing tasks and/or materials is still difficult at these ages. Keys on keyboards may have both Greek and English letters. Insist on attracting their attention to the Roman alphabet, so that they get less and less distracted by the Greek letters. Explain the aims of each activity (i.e. what the kids will do and the reason(s) why). Ask elicitation questions to make sure they have understood. Involve as many children as possible at this stage. Then, give out the handout (if there is one), go through the task and the task format. Go through the use of the keyboard keys the kids will need
to
press
(e.g.
delete/backspace/enter/space/comma,
up/down/left/right keys, store), and revise basic desktop instructions (e.g. in the Word document or the painting programme).
4.2. During ICTs use After preparing thoroughly, remember to handle task-on procedures carefully. Let the kids do the task by themselves first. Keep going around the class to see how they are performing. This can provide an eye to e.g. each kid’s developmental route and learning
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