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PROGRAMME OF STUDY
Knowledge, skills and understanding
During key stage 2 pupils use a wider range of ICT tools and information sources to support their work in other subjects. They develop their research skills and decide what information is appropriate for their work. They begin to question the plausibility and quality of information. They learn how to amend their work and present it in a way that suits its audience.
Finding things out
1) Pupils should be taught:
a)
to talk about what information they need and how they can find and use it [ for example, searching the internet or a CDROM, using printed material, asking people]
b)
how to prepare information for development using ICT, including selecting suitable sources, finding information, classifying it and checking it for accuracy [for example, finding information from books or newspapers, creating a class database, classifying by characteristics and purposes, checking the spelling of names is consistent]
c) to interpret information, to check it is relevant and reasonable and to think about what might happen if there were any errors or omissions.
Developing ideas and making things happen
2) Pupils should be taught:
a)
how to develop and refine ideas by bringing together, organising and reorganising text, tables, images and sound as appropriate [for example, desktop publishing, multimedia presentations]
b)
how to create, test, improve and refine sequences of instructions to make things happen and to monitor events and respond to them [for example, monitoring changes in temperature, detecting light levels and turning on a light]
c)
to use simulations and explore models in order to answer 'What if ... ?' questions, to investigate and evaluate the effect of changing values and to identify patterns and relationships [for example, simulation software, spreadsheet models] .
Exchanging and sharing information
3) Pupils should be taught:
a)
how to share and exchange information in a variety of forms, including email [for example, displays, posters, animations, musical compositions]
b)
to be sensitive to the needs of the audience and think carefully about the content and quality when communicating information [for example, work for presentation to other pupils, writing for parents, publishing on the internet] .
Reviewing, modifying and evaluating work as it progresses
4) Pupils should be taught to:
a) review what they and others have done to help them develop their ideas
b)
describe and talk about the effectiveness of their work with ICT, comparing it with other methods and considering the effect it has on others [for example, the impact made by a desktoppublished newsletter or poster]
c) talk about how they could improve future work.
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Breadth of study
5) During the key stage, pupils should be taught the Knowledge, skills and understanding through:
a)
working with a range of information to consider its characteristics and purposes [for example, collecting factual data from the internet and a class survey to compare the findings]
b)
working with others to explore a variety of information sources and ICT tools [for example, searching the internet for information about a different part of the world, designing textile patterns using graphics software, using ICT tools to capture and change sounds]
c) investigating and comparing the uses of ICT inside and outside school.
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