b. Deciding Whether to Use ICT

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

• Explain and demonstrate through examples.
• Use a word processor package to create worksheets for the topics, perhaps placing some images into the worksheets to clarify.
• Use some video or print material.
• Use a CD-ROM to have students gather information on the topics to form the basis of discussion (if available).
• Use the World Wide Web to gather information.

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 of using the recently published print and broadcast material?
• What are the pitfalls, as you see them, to 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