Information technology is the use of tools and electronic devices that allow us to create, explore, transform, and express information.

Value of Integrating Information Technology 

As Canada moves from an agricultural and industrial economy to the information age, students must develop new knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The information technology curriculum has been developed to be integrated into all new curricula to ensure that students know how to use computers and gain the technological literacy demanded in the workplace.

In learning about information technology, students acquire skills in information analysis and evaluation, word processing, database analysis, information management, graphics, and multimedia applications. Students also identify ethical and social issues arising from the use of information technology.

With information technology integrated into the curriculum, students will be expected to:

• demonstrate basic skills in handling information technology tools
• demonstrate an understanding of information technology structure and concepts
• relate information technology to personal and social issues
• define a problem and develop strategies for solving it
• apply search criteria to locate or send information
• transfer information from external sources
• evaluate information for authenticity and relevance
• arrange information in different patterns to create new meaning
• modify, revise, and transform information
• apply principles of design affecting the appearance of information
• deliver a message to an audience using information technology

The curriculum organizers are:

• Foundations -provides the basic physical skills and intellectual and personal understanding required to use information technology, as well as self-directed learning skills and socially responsible attitudes
• Process -allows students to select, organize, and modify information to solve problems
• Presentation -provides students with an understanding of how to communicate ideas effectively using a variety of information technology tools

This information is derived from the Information Technology K to 12 curriculum.

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