Part 1:
Preparing to Use ICT in Teaching

a. Aims and Objectives

The teacher's aim for the sake of this case study is to develop the learner's ability to carry out a range of tasks and to demonstrate skills, which will be assessed against the Key Skills Information Technology Curriculum. In this case, the students are working towards Level 1 - applying IT skills to suit different purposes. The ICT element focuses on Finding Information. The teacher has used a variety of methods of improving the student's ability to apply their IT skills to straightforward tasks, including didactic teaching, textbooks and other print materials and the use of videos for case studies. A variety of methods have been used.

Specifically, the teacher needs to assess the students on the following areas:

• IT 1.1 Find, explore and develop information for two different purposes.
  • Find and select relevant information.
  • Enter and bring in information, using formats that help development.
  • Explore and develop information to meet your purpose.
• Sample evidence: Print outs, annotated observation of your use of IT.

• IT 1.2 Present information for two different purposes including at least one example of text, one example of images and one example of numbers.
  • Use appropriate layouts for presenting information in a consistent way.
  • Develop the presentation so it is accurate, clear and meets your purpose.
  • Save information so it can be found easily.
• Sample evidence: Print outs showing drafts illustrating development, the final completed work, screen prints, observation of your use of IT, records of saving information.

Questions for Consideration

• How do you currently deal with this or any other similar teaching in the classroom?
• Do you use any ICT based methods to gather and present information?
• How do you manage the use of these?

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

b. Deciding Whether to Use ICT