Learning ICT skills in school

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeOne of the changes when you started school this autumn was that you had to aquire a laptop and bring it to school every day. This laptop is to be used for educational purposes in all your subjects, and to help you build skills that you will need in your working life. below you can read what the government says about ICT skills, and why it is a big part of our new curriculum in the Knowledge Promotion.

clipped from www.regjeringen.no Under the Knowledge Promotion, schools are to prioritize the cultivation of basic skills in all subjects. This is an important foundation for all other learning. These basic skills are as follows: the ability to express oneself orally the ability to read the ability to do arithmetic the ability to express oneself in writing the ability to make use of information and communication technology These basic skills have been incorporated into the subject syllabuses for all subjects. All teachers are therefore responsible for enabling pupils to develop basic skills through their work in various subjects.

However, there are both benefits and drawbacks when one has a computer available most of the time. What in your opinion are the advantages and disadvantages to using computers everyday in school.