Scotch College

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Year 7 – 2011

Rationale

ICT is used to access, process, manage and present information; model and control events; construct new understanding and communicate with others.

Skills

Keyboarding is an essential skill. As part of the Information Technology component of Year 7 the keyboarding program is aimed at achieving a minimum typing speed of 30 words per minute (wpm) with 90% accuracy for all boys.

Responsible use of school computers and school network.

Course content

ICT for visual thinking: Students select and apply ICT tools and editing functions that support the filtering, classifying, representing, describing and organising concepts issues and ideas.

ICT for creating: Students independently use the operating system to manage their desktop workspace. Students prepare designs and complete collaborate projects.

ICT for communicating: Students present ideas to audiences, communicate with known and unknown audiences and support knowledge building within teams.

Assessment

Assessment will be ongoing within the team and subject departments.