Digital technology can have a significant impact on teaching, learning and school planning and administration. It offers learners opportunities to realise their individual potential and teacher’s new opportunities to develop professional skills in the classroom.
Schools should consider how they can integrate ICT into the school culture to enable sharing and mutual support among the teachers, collaboration with other schools locally and globally while also improving communications with parents and the wider local community.
Some useful information on digital technology and professional development can be accessed on the C2K website. https://www.c2kschools.net
Some useful information on Digital Technology Resources and Infrastructure can be accessed on the C2K website. A number of deployment options that can be implemented and every school needs to consider what deployment model or combination matches their school and budget needs.
Embedding digital learning and teaching - educators, learners and parents should take full advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology.
From a young age, children are introduced to technology. Find out more about what this means and the potential it has for learning and teaching;
The Digilearn.scot website focuses on the Digital Learning Community and specifically on sharing experiences and best practice of Digital Learning and Teaching (DLT) to promote, encourage and share the benefits DLT offers to all practitioners and learners.
Education Scotland has published various resources, which are highlighted in this Professional Lea
The National Improvement Hub will become a key gateway to educational improvement resources and support.
ICT can have a significant impact on teaching, learning and school planning and administration. It offers learners opportunities to realise their individual potential and teachers new opportunities to develop professional skills in the classroom.
Schools should consider how they can integrate ICT into the school culture to enable sharing and mutual support among the teachers, collaboration with other schools locally and globally while also improving communications with parents and the wider local community.
Understanding the application of digital technology in the classroom and seeing the practical implementation of digital technology in learning and teaching is most important for teachers.
Here schools will find links and resources to assist in the planning and resourcing of ICT infrastructure.
This section provides links to information available on Digital Technology in the Curriclum from organisations such as NCCA, PDST, Scoilnet, etc.
C2K provides the infrastructure and services to support the enhanced use of digital technology in schools in Northern Ireland.