Within Curriculum for Excellence, the technologies curriculum area relates particularly to contexts that provide scope for developing technological skills, knowledge, understanding and attributes through creative, practical and work-related activities.

Learning in the technologies enables children and young people to be informed, skilled, thoughtful, adaptable and enterprising citizens, and to:

• develop understanding of the role and impact of technologies in changing and influencing societies
  contribute to building a better world by taking responsible ethical actions to improve their lives, the lives of others and the environment
• gain the skills and confidence to embrace and use technologies now and in the future, at home, at work and in the wider community
• become informed consumers and producers who have an appreciation of the merits and impacts of products and services
• be capable of making reasoned choices relating to the environment, to sustainable development and to ethical, economic and cultural issues
• broaden their understanding of the role that information and communications technology (ICT) has in Scotland and in the global community
• broaden their understanding of the applications and concepts behind technological thinking, including the nature of engineering and the links between the technologies and the sciences
• experience work-related learning, establish firm foundations for lifelong learning and, for some, for specialised study and a diverse range of careers.

What will I learn?

The pupils will now use the skills that they have acquired in the first three years in ICT to gain the first of their ICT qualifications.

The cluster of units that make up the new ICT National 1,2,3 and 4 qualifications consists of:

National 1 (Information and Communication) Unit -by – Unit approach

• Searching for information
• Working with Multimedia Applications
•  Working with Software Applications
• Working with Communications Technologies
• Capturing Digital Images
• Working with Digital Images
• Working with Assistive Technologies

National 2 (Information and Communications Technology)

• Multimedia applications
• ICT Applications
• Internet Applications

National 3

• Communication in Adimistration
• IT Solutions for Administrators
• Communication in Administration

National 4 (Administration and IT)

• Administrative Practices
• Solutions for Administrators
• Communication in Administration

What will I do?

The pupils will use various Microsoft programs and Internet Explorer to improve their Computing skills.

The pupil is required to prepare, check and then run a multimedia presentation.  The pupil will use a search engine correctly and safely to find information on the internet.  The pupil is required to complete several Word processing, Presentation and Spreadsheet tasks.

 

Self peer and teacher assessment will be used to ensure the pupils understands what is required and receive appropriate feedback on how to improve.

At National level, pupils must pass all of the unit assessments to achieve an overall course award.  These assessments take place during class time throughout the year.