Managing Information Technology in Schools: Managing Information Technology in Schools

by Crawford; Roger

• ISBN13: 9780415107341
• ISBN10: 0415107342
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The widespread introduction of information technology has had a huge impact throughout the secondary school, yet many schools still encounter problems in that IT is both a subject in itself and also a cross-curriculum skill. Moreover, faced with limited finance and staff skills and knowledge, achieving the necessary balance between the desirable and the practical can be difficult. This book gives guidance to managers and governors on how to formulate a whole school policy for IT, and how to develop strategies for managing IT effectively.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	viii	(3)
Preface	xi	(1)
Acknowledgements	xii	(1)
List of abbreviations	xiii
1 WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY?	1	(4)
2 THE IT CURRICULUM AND ITS ORGANISATION	5	(12)
The National Curriculum	5	(1)
IT in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4	6	(4)
GCSE syllabuses in IT	10	(1)
Curriculum models	11	(5)
Summary	16	(1)
3 ASSESSMENT, RECORDING AND REPORTING	17	(9)
Key Stage 3	17	(5)
Key Stage 4	22	(1)
Moderation	22	(3)
Summary	25	(1)
4 IT POLICY	26	(26)
Developing a whole school IT policy	26	(1)
Aims	27	(10)
Audit	37	(6)
Action	43	(1)
Presentation of the IT policy	44	(1)
An example of a school IT policy	45	(6)
Summary	51	(1)
5 HARDWARE	52	(21)
The hardware that should be available and its characteristics	52	(1)
The function of the component parts of a personal computer and the consequent implications for schools	53	(11)
A review of the actual provision of hardware in secondary schools	64	(1)
Hardware purchase	65	(2)
Hardware care and maintenance	67	(3)
Hardware distribution	70	(2)
Summary	72	(1)
6 SOFTWARE	73	(10)
The software that should be available and its characteristics	73	(4)
Software licensing	77	(2)
Software security	79	(2)
Summary	81	(2)
7 HEALTH AND SAFETY	83	(3)
Summary	85	(1)
8 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES	86	(16)
Gender	86	(10)
Summary: Gender	96	(1)
Special Educational Needs (SEN)	97	(3)
Summary: SEN	100	(2)
9 TRAINING ACTIVITIES	102	(24)
1. The `IT across the curriculum' game	105	(2)
2. The `Where is IT?' activity	107	(1)
3. The `Evaluation of Computer Aided Learning software' activity	108	(4)
4. The `Whole school planning for the provision of hardware' role play	112	(5)
5. The `Roles and Responsibilities' game	117	(3)
6. The discussion of `Equal Opportunities issues in relation to gender'	120	(1)
7. The `Sharing of Personal experiences of IT in schools' activity	121	(4)
Summary	125	(1)
10 IT IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT	126	(17)
Some school administration and management tasks that can be done using IT	126	(5)
The advantages and disadvantages of using IT	131	(4)
What to look for when choosing software	135	(3)
Current usage of IT	138	(1)
The Data Protection Act (1984)	139	(2)
Summary	141	(2)
APPENDIX 1 GCSE IT SYLLABUSES	143	(16)
APPENDIX 2 SOFTWARE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT	159	(26)
APPENDIX 3 GLOSSARY	185	(22)
APPENDIX 4 USEFUL ADDRESSES	207	(6)
APPENDIX 5 THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB	213	(4)
Bibliography	217	(4)
Index	221