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.
Technologies in Kildrum
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. In the wider world these skills can be applied in business, computing science, food, textiles, craft, design, engineering, graphics and applied technologies. Children and young people will develop their creativity and entrepreneurial skills and be encouraged to become innovative and critical designers of the future.
Information and Communication Technologies (I.C.T.)
The school budget has been carefully managed in order to provide very good I.C.T. facilities. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards and we have over 80 ipads and ibooks for use across the school as well as a desktop iMacs. Computers are used to help the pupils acquire skills in creating and presenting as well as in using databases and spreadsheets. We frequently use interactive software as an aid to enhance teaching and learning. Children from P.4-P.7 are increasingly using ePortfolios to manage their learning targets and the evidence to confirm their attainment. The use of ePortfolios is currently on hold until the new version is made available to schools.
