Information Communications Technology
Information and Communications Technology focuses on providing students with the tools to transform their learning and to enrich their learning environment. The knowledge and skills of ICT enable students to develop new thinking and learning skills that produce creative and innovative insights and to develop more productive ways of working and solving problems individually and collaboratively.
ICT provides tasks for students that allow them to create products that demonstrate their understanding of concepts, issues, relationships and processes and to express themselves in contemporary and socially relevant ways. ICT gives students the opportunity to communicate locally and globally to solve problems and to share knowledge and to develop their understanding of the implications of the use of ICT and their social and ethical responsibilities as users of ICT.
Learning in ICT enables students to focus on the task to be accomplished rather than on the technology they are using to do the work. Through the selection and application of appropriate equipment, techniques and procedures, they process data and information skilfully to create information products in forms that are meaningful for themselves and their audience. These products effectively demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the concepts, issues, relationships and processes that are the subject of the task.
Students are provided with tools and strategies to monitor learning patterns and problem solving strategies. This provides a sound foundation for transforming personal learning. They gain an understanding of Internet protocols and strategies for exchanging information, which enables them to share and challenge their own and other people’s ideas and solutions with a global audience.