All schools should have a whole-school policy for the effective use of information technology across all subjects. This book, aimed principally at secondary schools, is designed to help schools devise and implement an IT policy. Chapters cover: management of the IT curriculum assessment, recording and reporting organisation of hardware and software resources security, health and safety issues the impact of various models of the IT curriculum new GCSE IT syllabuses use of the Internet With details of training activities that are suitable for INSET, and for use in teacher training, this book will heighten awareness of IT issues. It will be useful to all those involved in the management and use of IT in secondary schools, particularly IT coordinators, student teachers and advisers. It will also help governors and senior managers who are concerned that the organization of IT should be effective and efficient.
Author(s): Roger Crawford
Edition: 1
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 240
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures and tables......Page 9
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
List of abbreviations......Page 14
WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY?......Page 18
THE IT CURRICULUM AND ITS ORGANISATION......Page 22
ASSESSMENT, RECORDING AND REPORTING......Page 34
IT POLICY......Page 43
HARDWARE......Page 69
SOFTWARE......Page 90
HEALTH AND SAFETY......Page 100
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES......Page 103
TRAINING ACTIVITIES......Page 119
IT IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT......Page 143
GCSE IT SYLLABUSES......Page 160
SOFTWARE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT......Page 176
GLOSSARY......Page 202
USEFUL ADDRESSES......Page 224
THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB......Page 230
Bibliography......Page 234
Index......Page 238
