Depth of Curriculum knowledge and the Integration of ICTs in the classroom.

A depth of curriculum knowledge is needed by any teachers to teach their subject. To select the appropriate use of ICT in the classroom teachers should be able to decipher and insert appropriate use of ICT that benefits the lesson. By understanding what you are required to teach through the curriculum, you are able to adapt you lessons to integrate the use of technology in the classroom. As the Digital Education Revolution (DER) has enabled students each access to their own computers, it is only necessary that us as teachers should adapt our teaching so that students can use technology and their laptops in class. By using technology, teachers can create a multimodal approach to learning, by delivering the same content in many forms(Cloonan, 2008). This multimodal approach enables students with different learning styles to receive the same knowledge in a way that deepens their understanding.
The use of technology in the classroom builds students technology skills, which can benefit their life after school, in the work force. The smart board lesson that I created as my interactive resource, integrated the use of video, web quests, java applications and text. This fulfilled the need to suit all students learning styles, and addressed the students’ multi-literacy skills, as using this resource requires students to practice word processing skills, program skill, reading, writing and Internet research task skills. The food technology curriculum addresses the use of ICT in the classroom in outcome;
 P3.2 presents ideas in written, graphic and oral form using computer software where appropriate


When creating my resource, I researched the DER laptops, so that I was aware of the software that the students had access to. When researching the software, I found that students have the access to a range of excellent programs. This created a learning moment as my need and desire to explore the range of software and its capabilities. This learning moment introduced me to the use of voice recording software (Audacity) and video editing tools (Windows Live Movie Maker). I found these tools easy to use, but as for use in the classroom I believe that they would be rather time consuming, especially if your students are perfectionists. For this reason, I decided not to use these tools in the creation or tasks in my interactive resource. With the right teaching method and integration into the classroom, these two tools could become a very valuable learning task for both students and teachers.