b. Deciding Whether to Use ICT

There seems to be a wide range of options for dealing with this topic. The teacher could:

• Use text books and board work only, and not use any ICT (or other technology) at all.
• Use a word processor package to create worksheets, perhaps placing some images into the worksheets.
• Use a presentation program to present and record ideas (teacher and/or pupils).
• Use some video.
• Use a CD-ROM.
• Use the World Wide Web for research, especially on the Data Protection Register (teacher and/or pupils).

Of course, any combination of the options is also possible, but we shall discuss them all, and your work will involve using several of the options alone and together.

Questions for Consideration

• How many of the options above do you feel comfortable about at the moment, and could you suggest any others?
• What are the benefits to using video alongside the written material?
• Use the World Wide Web to search for sites which may be relevant to this topic. What are the pitfalls in using the World Wide Web to gather background information?
• Look again at the objectives for this case study - do you think any of them match up with the options listed?

Keep a short record of your responses to these questions for discussion with your mentor.

c. Selecting ICT Resources