The four strands of ICT can be used to promote sustainability in schools. They are: Inquiring with ICT, Creating with ICT, Communicating with ICT and Operating ICT.
In developing a scope and sequence around sustainability K-10, the following questions should be considered across all subjects and at all standards of learning.
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- What sustainability information will students need to access?
- What will the students need to be able to do to conduct effective searches?
- What steps will the students need to take in planning for sustainability research?
- How will students be expected to cite and reference sustainability research sources?
- What will students do to evaluate and validate sustainability information sources?
- What sustainability ICT learning resources will they explore?
- How will they investigate, analyse and problem solve sustainability with ICT?
- How will students make use of graphic organiser software to illustrate their thinking and connect their sustainability ideas?
- How will students interact within social networking spaces to enhance their knowledge of sustainability and positively influence others?
- What simulation tools will students use to test and model real-life sustainability scenarios?
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- What sustainability creations will the students produce and why?
- Which audiences will the students aim to reach with their sustainability creations?
- What sustainability messages will be reflected in student creations?
- What audience feedback will students seek and how will this refine their work?
- How will students use production skills to educate others about sustainability?
- What online resources and software packages will be used to assist students create products relating to sustainability?
- How will students assess, monitor and evaluate their sustainability performances?
- What sustainability data will students collect and represent using ICT?
- What types of documents will students produce?
- How will students consider different forms of intellectual property?
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- How will the students be involved in planning for online sustainability projects?
- What cultural exchanges will occur?
- Who will students collaborate and interact with?
- How will they show respect to those they are communicating with, while trying to promote sustainability?
- Which social networking tools will they safely use and for what purpose?
- How will they contribute sustainability knowledge to shared online work spaces while protecting identity?
- How can students’ sustainability work be enriched with email?
- What other ICT communication tools will be used?
- Will students produce a podcast or screencast to promote sustainability to others?
- How will mobile/hand-held tools be used to create and share work?
- What backup protocols will students adhere to for saving work?
- What strategies will be employed for assisting with ICT problems?
- How will students apply OH&S and work ergonomically throughout their ICT rich work?
- How will sustainability work be filed and stored?
- What strategies will be employed to ensure students are all following the same filing and storage routines?
- What input, output and storage devices are most suited to the sustainability tasks?
- What protocols will need to be created for using input, output and storage devices?
- What computer systems will the students be using when completing sustainability tasks? What do they need to know about these systems?
- How will you ensure systems and data are protected?
- Will students have the opportunity to compare different devices, selecting the most appropriate for the tasks they are completing?
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