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MATE National Student ICT projects contest
A project of MATE-Guelmim
1) Concept Note :
ICT has become a basic component in everyday life in general, and in the learning process particularly. Most students now use computers, Internet and other tools for different purposes. The issue is the extent to which they use these tools for constructive purposes. It’s high time we directed this use towards attaining competencies and life skills that would strengthen civic education, social awareness, and self-empowerment.
Using ICT is highly motivating for students of all abilities. It is anxiety-free, in comparison to traditional teacher-fronted settings. Many shy students find technology an excellent way to boost their creativity with enough confidence and in their own pace.
Now, what is the role of MATE in promoting such a project?
MATE has gone a long way as far as teacher training in the use of ICT is concerned. We have teachers with enough skills and expertise to engage student in projects using multimedia. The fact is that there is a need for monitoring students’ use of ICT and enabling them to do interesting things with technology with clear guidelines. This project comes as a reaction to this need, and hopes to encourage English language learners in Morocco to
2) Project Description :
- the competition is to be national,
- It is competency-based : what students can do with ICT.
3) Deadlines :
- The suggested deadline to submit projects on Cds is March 02nd 2008.
- The projects have to be sent to an address which will be specified later.
4) Criteria fo project eligibility :
- The poject should be either :
a- a video documentary about a social, cultural, or educational issue (20mins maximum and 10mins minimum)
b- E-magazine
c- Student English learning blog.
- The project must be original.
- There should be no advertising of any kind in both parts of the project.
- the topic should be interesting.
- The poject must be supervised by a practising teacher of English.
Projects that do not meet the above criteria will be turned down by the committee.
5) Procedure :
- a notice will be sent to all MATE branches with the necessary details and deadlines.
- a committee will be assigned the role of receiving the participating projects and studying them for eligibility
- the students concerned or their supervising teachers will be notified by Email whether the project is accepted or not.
- The winning students/projects will be contacted and will attend a special ceremony to get prizes.
ICT is an acronym that stands for Information Communications Technology.
ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. For example, personal computers, digital television, email, robots.
So ICT is concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or receipt of digital data. Importantly, it is also concerned with the way these different uses can work with each other.
