Changes

Through the course of human history, there have been discoveries and inventions that have changed social processes and structures greatly.  The agricultural revolution and industrial revolution created the agrarian and industrial societies respectively. We are now in another such age, brought on by [[wikipedia:Information_and_communications_technology|Information Communication Technologies]] (ICT).  With information creation , access, processing and sharing becoming quicker and simpler, society is now being shaped these processes, so much so that  to be called the Information Society. Participating in this society requires the development of new skills as well as an understanding of how these processes are impacting justice and equity in society. It is the responsibility of the education system to respond to this by bringing into school education, an understanding of ICT, the impact of ICT and society, the possibilities for learning through ICT while at the same time building skills in students that will make them capable of functioning and responsive to a society shaped by ICT.   

Through the course of human history, there have been discoveries and inventions that have changed social processes and structures greatly.  The agricultural revolution and industrial revolution created the agrarian and industrial societies respectively. We are now in another such age, brought on by [[wikipedia:Information_and_communications_technology|Information Communication Technologies]] (ICT).  With information creation , access, processing and sharing becoming quicker and simpler, society is now being shaped these processes, so much so that  to be called the Information Society. Participating in this society requires the development of new skills as well as an understanding of how these processes are impacting justice and equity in society. It is the responsibility of the education system to respond to this by bringing into school education, an understanding of ICT, the impact of ICT and society, the possibilities for learning through ICT while at the same time building skills in students that will make them capable of functioning and responsive to a society shaped by ICT.