Updated: Thu 29 Nov 2012 There can be little doubt that ICT
should form an increasingly central part of the curriculum in a
technological age. The first step towards this goal has been
taken by teaching essential ICT skills to our Year 7 students.
The second step is to give our students the opportunity to apply
and develop ICT capabilities across the curriculum. In year 7
all students attend ICT lessons which will provide them with the
knowledge and skills to continue the use of ICT throughout their
school lives. Using Microsoft Office 2010 Suite students will
look at how to produce, format and display their work;
identifying the correct programs to use for the best result.
Students also look into computer etiquette which encourages the
correct use of language and content for electronic
communications. From the Spring Term students will look at
programming using Visual Basic. This allows students to gain a
better understanding of the basic concepts used when developing
software. After, Year 7 students’ ICT sk