The term ‘functional’ should be considered in the broad sense of...

• providing learners with the skills and abilities they need to take an active and responsible role in...
  • their communities,
  • everyday life,
  • the workplace and
  • educational settings.

Functional information and communication technology (ICT) requires learners to...

• use technology in ways that make them effective and involved as citizens,
• operate confidently in life, and
• work in a wide range of contexts.

The ICT standards are essentially concerned with developing and recognising the ability of learners to...

• apply and transfer skills in ways that are appropriate to their situation.

They are flexible enough to be interpreted in a variety of contexts, for example in school and workplace settings, by a range of users.

They provide the framework for assessment, rather than the detail.

For ICT to be useful, learners must...

• have the skills and confidence to...
  • apply,
  • combine and
  • adapt

...their ICT knowledge to new situations in their life and work.

The capacity to identify and understand the role that ICT plays in the world is crucial in enabling learners to function as effective citizens.

Overview of Contents...

• Computer Tutor
• Free Online Typing: Power Typing
• Keyboarding Freeware
• Keybr: Keyboard Assessment
• My Guide
• Sense-Lang
• Teach ICT
• Type on line
• Webwise - Webwise Course (On-line)
• Yola and/or Jimdo for Website/Blog Creation

• Also take a look at Lite Type in the English > Websites Section