Information and

Communication Technology
Curriculum

Pablo Cordero

2022
Table of Contents
Skills ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Communication ..................................................................................................................... 3
Social ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Self-management .................................................................................................................. 5
Research ................................................................................................................................ 9
Thinking ............................................................................................................................... 10
Curriculum ................................................................................................................................... 14
1. Types and components of computer systems .................................................................... 14
2. Input and output devices .................................................................................................... 15
3. Storage devices and media ................................................................................................. 15
9. Audience.............................................................................................................................. 15
10. Communication ................................................................................................................. 16
11. File management............................................................................................................... 16
12. Images ............................................................................................................................... 16
13. Layout and Document production .................................................................................... 17
14. Styles ................................................................................................................................. 18
15. Proofing ............................................................................................................................. 18
16. Graphs and charts ............................................................................................................. 18
4. Networks and the effects of using them ............................................................................. 19
5. The effects of using IT ......................................................................................................... 19
6. ICT applications ................................................................................................................... 20
7. The systems life cycle .......................................................................................................... 21
17. Databases .......................................................................................................................... 22
20. Website authoring............................................................................................................. 22
 Skills
Communication

I. Communication skills

Students • Give and receive meaningful feedback

can…
• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety
of audiences

• Use appropriate forms of writing for different purposes and

audiences

• Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences

• Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication

• Negotiate ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers

• Collaborate with peers and experts using a variety of digital

environments and media

• Share ideas with multiple audiences using a variety of digital

environments and media
Students • Read critically and for comprehension
can…
• Read a variety of sources for information and for pleasure

• Make inferences and draw conclusions

• Write for different purposes

• Paraphrase accurately and concisely

• Take effective notes in class

• Find information for disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries,

using a variety of media

• Organize and depict information logically

• Structure information in summaries, essays and reports

Social

II. Collaboration skills

Students can… • Practise empathy

• Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making

• Help others to succeed

• Take responsibility for one’s own actions

• Manage and resolve conflict, and work collaboratively in teams

• Build consensus

• Make fair and equitable decisions

• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas

• Negotiate effectively

• Encourage others to contribute

• Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups

• Give and receive meaningful feedback

• Advocate for one’s own rights and needs

Self-management

III. Organization skills

Students • Plan short- and long-term assignments; meet deadlines
can…
• Set goals that are challenging and realistic

• Keep an organized and logical system of information

files/notebooks

• Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information

• Select and use technology effectively and productively

IV. Affective skills

Students • Mindfulness awareness
can…
– Practise focus and concentration

– Practise strategies to develop mental focus

– Practise strategies to overcome distractions

– Practise being aware of body–mind connections

• Perseverance

– Demonstrate persistence and perseverance

– Practise delaying gratification

• Emotional management

– Practise strategies to overcome impulsiveness and anger

– Practise strategies to prevent and eliminate bullying

– Practise strategies to reduce stress and anxiety

• Self-motivation

– Practise analysing and attributing causes for failure

– Practise managing self-talk

– Practise positive thinking

• Resilience

– Practise “bouncing back” after adversity, mistakes and failures

– Practise “failing well”

– Practise dealing with disappointment and unmet expectations

– Practise dealing with change

V. Reflection skills

Students • Develop new skills, techniques and strategies for effective learning
can…
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of personal learning strategies
(self-assessment)

• Consider content

– What did I learn about today?

– What don’t I yet understand?

– What questions do I have now?

• Consider skills development

– What can I already do?

– How can I share my skills to help peers who need more practice?

– What will I work on next?

• Consider personal learning strategies

– What can I do to become a more efficient and effective learner?

– How can I become more flexible in my choice of learning strategies?

– What factors are important for helping me learn well?

• Focus on the process of creating by imitating the work of others

Research

VI. Information literacy skills

Students • Collect, record and verify data

can…
• Access information to be informed and inform others

• Make connections between various sources of information

• Present information in a variety of formats and platforms

• Collect and analyse data to identify solutions and make informed

decisions

• Process data and report results

• Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on

their appropriateness to specific tasks

• Understand and use technology systems

• Use critical-literacy skills to analyse and interpret media

communications

• Understand and implement intellectual property rights

• Create references and citations, use footnotes/endnotes and

construct a bibliography according to recognized conventions

• Identify primary and secondary sources

VII. Media literacy skills

 Students • Locate, organize, analyse, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use
can… information from a variety of sources and media (including digital social
media and online networks)

• Demonstrate awareness of media interpretations of events and ideas

(including digital social media)

• Make informed choices about personal viewing experiences

• Understand the impact of media representations and modes of

presentation

• Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

• Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences

using a variety of media and formats

• Compare, contrast and draw connections among (multi)media

resources

Thinking

VIII. Critical-thinking skills

Students • Practise observing carefully in order to recognize problems
can…
• Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument

• Interpret data

• Draw reasonable conclusions and generalizations

• Test generalizations and conclusions

• Revise understanding based on new information and evidence

• Evaluate and manage risk

• Consider ideas from multiple perspectives

• Develop contrary or opposing arguments

• Propose and evaluate a variety of solutions

• Identify obstacles and challenges

• Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues

• Troubleshoot systems and applications

IX. Creative-thinking skills

Students • Use brainstorming and visual diagrams to generate new ideas and
can… inquiries

• Create novel solutions to authentic problems

• Make unexpected or unusual connections between objects and/or

ideas

• Design improvements to existing machines, media and technologies

• Design new machines, media and technologies

• Make guesses, ask “what if” questions and generate testable

hypotheses

• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or

processes

• Create original works and ideas; use existing works and ideas in new
ways

• Practise flexible thinking—develop multiple opposing, contradictory

and complementary arguments

• Practise visible thinking strategies and techniques

X. Transfer skills
Students • Apply skills and knowledge in unfamiliar situations
can…
• Inquire in different contexts to gain a different perspective

• Compare conceptual understanding across multiple subject groups

and disciplines

• Make connections between subject groups and disciplines

• Combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or

solutions

• Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

• Change the context of an inquiry to gain different perspectives

 Curriculum
1. Types and components of computer systems

1.1 Hardware and software Know and understand hardware

Know and understand software

1.1 Hardware and software Know and understand analogue and digital
data

1.2 The main components of Know and understand the Central Processing
computer systems Unit (CPU)

Know and understand internal memory

Know and understand input and output

devices

Know and understand backing storage

1.3 Operating systems Know and understand operating systems

1.4 Types of computer Know and understand desktop computers

Know and understand mobile computers

1.5 Emerging technologies Know and understand the impact of
emerging technologies

2. Input and output devices

2.1 Input devices and their uses Know and understand input devices

2.2 Direct data entry and associated Know and understand direct data
devices entry

2.3 Output devices and their uses Know and understand output devices

3. Storage devices and media

3. Storage devices and media Know and understand storage devices

Know and understand storage media

9. Audience

9.1 Audience appreciation Know and understand audience appreciation

9.2 Copyright Know and understand copyright

10. Communication

10.1 Communication with other ICT users using Know and understand email
email

10.2 Effective use of the internet Know and understand the

internet

11. File management

11.1 Manage files effectively Be able to manage files

11.2 Reduce file sizes for storage or Know and understand file formats
transmission

Be able to compress files

Know and understand file

compression

12. Images

12. Images Be able to place and edit an image

12. Images Know and understand file size reduction

13. Layout and Document production

13.1 Create or edit a Be able to create a new document or edit an existing

document document

17. Document Be able to organise page layout

production

Be able to format text

Be able to find and replace text

Be able to use navigation

Know and understand pagination

Know and understand gutter margin

13.2 Tables Be able to work with tables within documents

17. Document Be able to format text

production

13.3 Headers and Be able to use headers and footers appropriately within a
footers range of software packages

Know and understand the purpose of headers and footers

14. Styles

14. Styles Be able to create, edit and apply styles

Know and understand corporate house style

15. Proofing

15.1 Software tools Be able to reduce errors

15.2 Proofing techniques Know and understand spell check software

Know and understand validation checks

Be able to perform visual verification

Be able to proofread

Know and understand verification

16. Graphs and charts

16. Graphs and charts Be able to create, label and edit a graph or chart

4. Networks and the effects of using them

4.1 Networks Know and understand common network

environments

4.1 Networks Know and understand network types

4.2 Network issues and Know and understand security issues regarding
communication data transfer

Know and understand passwords

Know and understand other authentication

methods

4.2 Network issues and Know and understand anti-malware software

communication

4.2 Network issues and Know and understand electronic conferencing

communication

5. The effects of using IT

5.1 Microprocesor- controlled devices Know and understand the effects of using
microprocessor- controlled devices
5.2 Potential health problems related to Know and understand health issues
the prolonged use of IT equipment

6. ICT applications

6.1 Communication Know and understand communication media

Know and understand mobile communication

6.2 Modelling applications Know and understand computer modelling

6.3 Computer controlled Know and understand computer controlled

systems systems

6.4 School management Know and understand school management

systems systems

6.5 Booking systems Know and understand online booking systems

6.6. Banking applications Know and understand banking applications

6.7 Computers in medicine Know and understand information systems in

medicine

Know and understand 3D printers

6.8 Expert systems Know and understand expert systems

6.9 Computers in the retail Know and understand computers in the retail
industry industry

Know and understand internet shopping

6.10 Recognition systems Know and understand recognition systems

6.11 Satellite systems Know and understand satellite systems

7. The systems life cycle

7.1 Analysis Know and understand analysis of the current system

Know and understand how to record and analyse

information about the current system

Know and understand system specification

7.2 Design Know and understand design

7.3 Development and Know and understand testing

testing

7.4 Implementation Know and understand system implementation

7.5 Documentation Know and understand documentation

7.6 Evaluation Know and understand how to evaluate a solution

17. Databases

17.1 Create a database Be able to create an appropriate database

structure structure

Know and understand types of database

Know and understand primary and foreign keys

17.1 Create a database Be able to create and use a data entry form
structure

Know and understand form design

17.2 Manipulate data Be able to perform calculations

Be able to sort data

Be able to search and select data

17.3 Present data Be able to display data

20. Website authoring

20.1 Web development Know and understand the three web development
layers layers

20.2 Create a web page Be able to use HTML in the content layer

Know and understand the use of HTML in the content

layer

20.3 Use stylesheets Be able to use CSS in the presentation layer

Know and understand the use of CSS in the

presentation layer