TE year1sourcebook/Overview

Unit 1: ICT for connecting and learning

1. Overview
2. Introduction to the Unit
3. Objectives of the unit
4. Topics of Study in the Unit
   1. Familiarisation and basic troubleshooting with the ICT infrastructure and various devices
   2. Equitable access to ICTs and the ethical use of ICT
   3. ICT for connecting
   4. ICT for self learning
5. Practice activities
   1. Basic familiarity with ICT devices and operating system
      1. Installing operating system on the computer
      2. Accessing and adding various FOSS applications, basic troubleshooting
   2. Familiarity with internet and email
      1. Navigating the Internet, web browser for accessing the internet -
      2. Participation in online, email and mobile-based forums (forming teacher communities of practice for collaboration and peer learning)
   3. Developing personal digital libraries (PDLs) with different kinds of digital resources and evaluation of digital resources
6. Summary of the Unit
7. Self assessment
8. Suggestions for more reading

Approach

In keeping with the title of the paper, "ICT Mediation in teaching-learning', an ability to work in the ICT environment, creating content, sharing and learning and focusing on educational and learning processes, are the key principles of the design of the source book, rather than on just learning specific applications. The source book has been designed keeping in mind the various possibilities of creative expression possible through ICT applications and platforms available today and also seeks to build a mindset that will explore such applications pro-actively and independently on an ongoing basis.

The syllabus emphasizes a thematic, project based approach to ICT learning, such an approach will also enable integration of ICT with multiple school subjects.

The source book is supplemented with a user manual, providing the features and processes of using the software applications used in the source book. This will be provided as on-line copy for easy reference.