Part 1:
Preparing to Use ICT in Teaching

a. Aims and Objectives

For the sake of this case study, the teacher's aims and objectives will be built around the use of course-specific hardware and/or software for the subject. In the next section of the case study, we shall look at this in some detail, but for the moment we should note that the ACAC curriculum orders and the WJEC syllabus both propose the use of subject-specific ICT in Design and Technology. Both of the documents mentioned have been supplied with this case study, and can also be found at the relevant web sites:

ACAC
www.acac.org.uk/publications/ncorders.html
This page gives links onto the orders for all subjects. The orders are downloadable as .pdf files, which means that your PC will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in order to view them. Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded from the Adobe web site.

WJEC
www.wjec.co.uk/syllabus.html
This page gives links to WJEC GCSE and A Level/AS documents, which are available as .pdf files as above.

The teacher's objectives for pupils will be based around the orders and curriculum - essentially he/she will want pupils to use according to appropriate rules and conventions a range of subject-specific hardware and/or software.

In the following section, we shall look at how the use of subject-specific ICT works in detail, but before you go on to this, consider the questions below for discussion with your mentor:

• In your own area of Design and Technology, which aspects of subject-specific ICT do you currently use most frequently?
• In relation to the Curriculum 2000 Orders, which areas of subject-specific ICT will be new to you or your school, and how have you and the school so far prepared for this?

b. Deciding Whether to Use ICT