Rides and Technology Teachers' Notes

ICT

Disneyland Paris offers countless opportunities for pupils to find, develop, analyse and present information.

During the visit students can discover:

• The information needed to solve a problem, complete a task or answer a question
• Collecting and entering quantitative and qualitative information
• Analysing and evaluating information
• Communicating and exchanging information
• Evaluating uses of ICT to help develop and improve their ideas and the quality of their work

Students can also investigate:

• Finding things out: how to obtain information by selecting appropriate sources through research into theme parks on the Internet
• Exchanging and sharing information through the production of an electronic diary or Resort guide using a range of ICT tools back at school

Curriculum Links

This workbook can be adapted for schools to meet:

• ICT Programme of Study for key stage 3 Key Concepts (National Curriculum for England and Wales)

• 1.1 Capability

• Using a range of ICT tools in a purposeful way to tackle questions, solve problems and create ideas and solutions of value
• Apply ICT learning in a range of contexts and in other areas or learning, work and life

• 1.2 Communication and capability

• Exploring ways that ICT can be used to communicate, collaborate and share ideas on a global scale

• 1.3 Exploring ideas and manipulating information

• Solving problems creatively by using ICT to explore ideas and try alternatives

• Manipulating information and processing large quantities of data efficiently

• 1.4 Impact of technology

• Exploring how ICT changes the way we live our lives

• 1.5 Critical evaluation

• Reviewing and reflecting critically on what they and others produce using ICT

• Scottish 5-14 National Guidelines, ICT

• Collecting and analysing

• Searching and researching

• Communicating and collaborating