Resources: Leadership and Vision
ICT can have a significant impact on teaching, learning and school planning and administration. It offers learners opportunities to realise their individual potential and teachers new opportunities to develop professional skills in the classroom. To ensure that schools reap the benefits that ICT can bring and to prepare pupils for life in a world that is increasingly dependant upon ICT good school planning is essential. ICT planning needs to be managed and coordinated across the curriculum and school.
A whole-school ICT policy
The ICT Planning section of the NCTE website offers advice and guidelines on developing a whole-school ICT policy. Available here.
Acceptable Use Policies
Webwise.ie gives guidelines on developing Acceptable Use Policies. Samples are included in both English and Irish. Available here.
ICT Planning Matrix
The first section of the planning matrix helps your school identify if it's in the initial, intermediate or advanced stage of ICT management and planning. Available here.
INTO - ICT Policies / Planning in ICT
Information on the INTO website on planning, ICT audits, Cúntas Miosúil and policies. Available here.
Primary Professional Development Service (PPDS)
The Primary Professional Development Service (PPDS) subsumes and develops the work of the former PCSP and SDPS. Among other things the site has lots of valuable information related Organisation and Planning. Available here.
Using the Internet
This section of the NCTE website gives a broad overview of the Internet and e-mail. Available here.
Webwise
Webwise is the current NCTE Internet safety initiative. Webwise provides parents, teachers, and children with educational resources, advice and information about potential dangers on the Internet and empowers users to minimise or avoid these risks. Information on Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Internet safety leglislation and filetering software is available here.
