Critical Analysis

This website was designed to assist teachers, parents and the wider community in use of information and communications technology (ICT) in different subject areas. I have provided some teacher resources and student artefacts which show how to incorporate ICT in subject areas such as English, Mathematics and Science. Where ICT is taught well, it has been shown to enhance pupils’ levels of understanding and attainment in other subjects. That’s because “real” ICT is more about thinking skills than about mastering particular software applications.

ICT can provide both the resources and the pedagogical framework for enabling pupils to become effective independent 21st Century learners. Newer technologies such as Web 2.0 applications enables pupils and others to collaborate in ways that reflect a broadly constructivist approach to education.ICT places all learners on an equal footing. Given the right hardware, software and curriculum activities, even severely physically disadvantaged pupils can achieve the same degree of success as anyone else.Just about every aspect of modern life involves educational technology; therefore, to not make use of it in the curriculum is anachronistic.

Because educational technology pervades all aspects of modern society, schools have a duty of care to ensure that pupils understand issues such as keeping safe online, protecting their identity, recognising good and misleading information sources on the internet and the effects of educational technology on communications and the economy.

ICT capability supports and enhances student learning across all areas of the curriculum. Students develop and apply ICT knowledge, skills and appropriate social and ethical protocols and practices to investigate, create and communicate, as well as developing their ability to manage and operate ICT to meet their learning needs.