ICT Projects

DISC projects are designed to help teachers meet the ICT requirements of the Primary School Curriculum and provide an added dimension to the use of ICT in secondary schools.

The projects range in difficulty but start at a level that does not involve a steep learning curve for the teachers or students involved. Students involved in the projects increase their ICT skills , language skills, social skills, problem solving abilities, self confidence, self esteem, pride, and desire to present their work to their peers. Teachers involved also develop their ICT skills, increase their confidence in working with ICTs, show a marked desire to showcase children's work and develop a strong enthusiasm and sense of possibility for the use ICTs within the daily school curriculum.

 

The purpose of doing a project generally is to move the learning experience on from simply exploring the functions of computer programs and games to the point where the computer is used as a tool to discover and learn, under the guidance of a teacher, specific areas of the national curriculum.

The key benefits of doing an ICT project with a class are emphasised at every opportunity. The benefits outlined are:

Provide a different type of learning experience for children that is both engaging and enjoyable

  • Develop social skills through cooperative learning and problem-solving
  • It extends the range of learning experiences afforded to children, offering opportunities to learn through visual, audio, and kinaesthetic media, as well asthrough text
  • Give teachers different mediums of children’s work which may be easily presented to parents on prize giving days or other interested stakeholders at any time

For more information about the ICT Projects and to see samples of some of the pupils work, check out www.discproject.ie