Information Communication Technology
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Students will be expected to:
Research, Innovation, Problem Solving:
Research, Innovation, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (RIPSD)
Students will be expected to use critical-thinking skills with appropriate digital tools and resources to plan and conduct research, manage products, solve problems, and make informed decisions.
Students will be expected to locate and select relevant information using the appropriate organizational features and search strategies applicable to various media.
Students will be expected to use measuring devices accurately, record data to create electronic charts, and analyze their data to make predictions, define relationships, and support decision making.
Technology Operations & Concepts:
Technology Operations and Concepts (TOC)
Students demonstrate an understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Students will be expected to safely use many forms of current technology for learning with growing competence, demonstrating conceptual understanding of how information and communication technology, digital tools, and authorized networks support their learning. Students will use terminology related to information and communication technology
Productivity:
Productivity (P)
Students will use digital tools to construct knowledge, present learning, and develop innovative products and processes.
Students will be expected to use digital tools to plan, create, and publish their work, both individually and collaboratively.
Students will be expected to use digital tools to develop ideas and original works in innovative ways.
Communication:
Communication (COM)
Through the use of ICT tools and environments, students create, consider, and communicate their ideas for various purposes and audiences.
Students will be expected to understand and use respectful and clear communication conventions to interact, collaborate, create, and learn with others for various purposes and audiences.
Digital Citizenship:
Students act ethically and with critical understanding while using information and communication technology in the context of local and global communities.
Students will be expected to understand and demonstrate behaviours that ensure their own and others’ health, safety, and privacy.
Students will be expected to follow best practices of active digital citizenship as they participate in and contribute to local, national, and global communities.
Students will be expected to respond personally and with developing critical awareness to a range of print, media, and electronic resources.
Students will be expected to consider the social and ethical issues involved in the use and digital distribution of information and the effects on individuals, communities, and cultures.
ABOUT INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education is the mode of education that uses information and communication technology tools to support, enhance, and optimize the delivery of information and learning experiences for all students.
Education technology integration is essential for supporting learning for all students, connecting students to the world outside of their classroom, and developing critically important digital literacy skills to prepare them for their future in the 21st century. Technology transforms the ways students learn, providing an ecosystem of multimedia tools and platforms to develop and strengthen essential skills required for future success in the students' educational journey and lives.
