Management and Planning
Is your school at the initial, intermediate or advanced stage for ICT management and planning?
| Initial | ICT plan is developed |
| Intermediate | ICT plan is regularly updated |
| Advanced | ICT planning is considered an integral part of general school planning |
| Initial | ICT plan is developed by one or a few individual teachers |
| Intermediate | All staff are given the opportunity to input into the ICT plan |
| Advanced | A team approach is adopted for ICT planning and integration |
| Initial | No teacher is coordinating the integration of ICT within the school |
| Intermediate | One teacher or a group of teachers informally assume responsibility for ICT in the school |
| Advanced | There is a designated coordinating teacher |
| Initial | ICT plan focuses heavily on computer hardware and the acquisition of basic skills |
| Intermediate | School access related information on NCTE website |
| Advanced | School ethos encourages the exploration of new approaches to ICT integration |
| Initial | Audit of ICT resources has not been carried out |
| Intermediate | Process of identifying relevant software / Internet resources in all subject and special needs areas has begun |
| Advanced | Annual audit and needs assessment of ICT infrastructure is conducted, in terms of the curriculum needs of all classes, subject areas and special needs |
| Initial | Extent and level of ICT use is decided by each teacher individually |
| Intermediate | Principal is pro-active in integrating ICT throughout the school |
| Advanced | Impact of ICT in all areas of teaching and learning is regularly reviewed |
| Initial | ICT plan focuses on equipment rather than on the school's usage policy |
| Intermediate | Health and safety standards are considered when writing the ICT plan |
| Advanced | A range of school ICT policies is developed, eg Internet use, software use, health and safety issues, management of ICT resources |
| Initial | An Internet usage policy is not in place as Internet access is restricted to staff members |
| Intermediate | A basic Internet usage policy is developed |
| Advanced | An Acceptable Use Policy (for Internet usage) is developed with the involvement of parents |
