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ICT and the Curriculum

The New Australian Curriculum has a large number of ICT capabilities embedded in all Key Learning Areas. For students to be able to achieve all the required outcomes, greater access to digital devices is important.

The ICT capability learning continuum is organised into five interrelated elements.

Applying social and ethical protocols and practices when using ICT
Managing and operating ICT
Investigating with ICT
Communicating with ICT
Creating with ICT

Outcomes

In its first year, the iPad programme provided a range of opportunities that either enhanced or transformed teaching and learning in specific ways at MacKillop Catholic College. Listed below are some highlights.

Substitution

The iPad allowed practices or processes that substituted for other non-digital mechanisms, including:

textbooks and class handouts available on iPad
note-taking and data collection
completion and submission of workbooks in PDF format
feedback on drafts emailed between teachers and students
storage/display of stimulus in Art.

Augmentation

The iPad augmented teaching and learning through:

internet research and communication
exploring mathematical concepts using spread sheets
videos / animations that complement teaching
study / note-taking templates
persistent, instantaneous feedback on drafts /notes
extension / consolidation of maths concepts
eBooks apps that include embedded dictionaries, internet searching and note taking features
‘text’ specific apps for English.