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ICT Provision in the Programmes of Study for

Design and Technology

KS1	KS2
ICT STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
.	1a Statutory: pupils should be taught to generate ideas for products after thinking about who will use them and what they will be used for, using information from a variety of sources, including ICT-based sources 2e Statutory: pupils should be taught to use finishing techniques to strengthen and improve the appearance of their product, using a range of equipment including ICT [for example, ‘drawing’ software or computer-aided design (CAD) software and a printer] 4c Statutory: pupils should be taught how mechanisms can be used to make things move in different ways, using a range of equipment including an ICT control program
ICT OPPORTUNITIES, EXAMPLES & LINK
1a Pupils should be taught to generate ideas by drawing on their own and other’s experiences ICT opportunity: pupils could use word-processing or desktop publishing (DTP) software and a printer to plan and display their ideas 1e Pupils should be taught to communicate their ideas using a variety of methods, including drawing and using models ICT opportunity: pupils could use word-processing or desktop publishing (DTP) software and a printer to plan and display their ideas 2e Pupils should be taught to use simple finishing techniques to improve the appearance of their product, using a range of equipment ICT opportunity: pupils could use ‘paint’ software and a colour printer to produce a pattern for finishing a product	1b Pupils should be taught to develop ideas and explain them clearly, putting together a list of what they want their design to achieve ICT opportunity: pupils could use desktop publishing (DTP) software and a colour printer to develop and communicate their design ideas 1c Pupils should be taught to plan what they have to do, suggesting a sequence of actions and alternatives if needed ICT opportunity: pupils could use desktop publishing (DTP) software and a colour printer to develop and communicate their design ideas 1d Pupils should be taught to communicate design ideas in different ways as these develop, bearing in mind aesthetic qualities and the uses and purposes for which the product is intended ICT opportunity: pupils could use desktop publishing (DTP) software and a colour printer to develop and communicate their design ideas 4c Pupils should be taught how mechanisms can be used to make things move in different ways, using a range of equipment including an ICT control program ICT link: this requirement builds on ICT/2b

| Published: 20-1-09 | TOP

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