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Information & Communication Technology Overview

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is now part of the
educational experience of learners in most parts of the world. Taught as either
a discrete subject or embedded within the curriculum, ICT is regarded as a new
‘literacy’, alongside reading, writing and numeracy.
ICT Curriculum is designed to introduce learners, to the key ICT applications
they need to acquire that literacy and to understand the impact of
technology on our daily lives.
The syllabus provides a curriculum framework in which ICT competence and
practical skills can be developed within an environment that is appropriate
for the age of the students together with a structured scheme of
assessment. Modules can be delivered according to the needs of each
learning situation – across the curriculum or as a separate course of study.
The Curriculum Framework consists of a progression of key concepts and skills
broken down into the following Strands:
• Communicate
• Handle information
• Model
• Measure and control
Research & e-Awareness
- Students learn to use ICT equipment and software confidently and
purposefully to communicate and handle information, and to support their
problem-solving, recording and expressive work.
- They develop key ICT skills in a range of applications including: word
processing, computer graphics, databases, spreadsheets, e-mail, internet,
presentations, video/animation and web authoring. Throughout the curriculum,
students learn ICT practical skills;
- Also they learn to consider wider issues such as adapting their work according
to the audience and internet safety.