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The National Education develop relevant uses of information technology |
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It is with great pleasure that I participate at the close of the seminar of the association Renaissance digital and I want to thank you for your invitation.
Executives company or university, you have given to reflect and act to develop the digital France. You especially aware that when companies or governments renew their computer, they tend to throw computers replaced. But you have demonstrated that these facilities were not provided at the end of life and could absolutely be resold at low prices, why not around 100 euros, and reused elsewhere, provided they are reconditioned.
But, you know, the National Education today is striving to develop relevant uses of information technology and communication in schools and schools. It aims in particular to promote the use whose educational value is attested.
To ensure that teachers and students can take best practices and for information technology and communication for education, the CTBT can contribute to the success of learning, it is necessary to extend the effort equipment, especially in primary school. The reconditioned computers and low cost can therefore interest Education.
A particular effort by 1 degree
While most students today are discovering the computer and the internet in the family, the school that it should not ignore new technologies. Indeed, it must convey to students the analytical instruments and reflexes necessary to a good use of information technologies and communication. Insofar as our children are facing more and more young people to these new technologies, it is necessary that this "digital education" could be brought from the primary school under the aegis of teachers, that is to say trained in the CTBT.
The National Education took the challenge and chose to include the usual technological mastery of information and communication among the knowledge and skills that students must master at the end of compulsory education. This assumes, of course, begin training but also to evaluate all students from primary school.
But if all students must have acquired the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by the "B2i-school" (patent computer and internet) at the end of CM2, it is clear that today a very large number schools are still not able to provide this training requirement.
Indeed, with one computer for every 12.5 students, on average, primary schools are now less well equipped than their European counterparts, or that colleges and high schools in our country. |
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COMPUTER AND INTERNET PATENT (B2i) |
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HTML clipboard The inspectors and inspectors academy principals of departmental services of National Education
The rapid evolution of information technology and communication has led in recent years an increase in applications available in daily life and professional life. Everyone is now concerned by the practice, now commonplace, tools. The Government urges a special effort to promote the mastery of these new tools of production, processing and dissemination of information by society as a whole. The National Education naturally contributes to this government project to an information society for all that requires ambitious educational effort. Its role is to provide every citizen future training which, ultimately, will be able to make information technology and communication wise use, collect the possibilities and limits of computer processing, to exercise critical thinking face the results of these treatments, and to identify legal and social constraints under which these uses are. For several years, various measures have urged teachers to incorporate information technology and communication in the teaching of disciplines and in teaching practices. Local authorities have immediately begun a major effort to make available to teachers the equipment necessary for this development. In addition, equipment for schools and institutions, normally the responsibility of local authorities, has received significant support from the State. At the same time, training, or integrated with specific themes or cross-disciplinary, were held for staff. In parallel, Circular No. 91-117 dated 14 May 1991, then programs Primary School in 1995, currently in force, have accompanied this development. The same programs 6th, published in 1995, then 4th and 5th, published in 1997 and the 3rd, published in 1998. All educational programs and guidelines on school and college grant therefore an effective information technology should consolidate today, given the rapid expansion of information society including the extension of the use of internet communications network. In order to support and enhance educational efforts applied to information technology at the elementary school, there is established a patent computer and Internet (B2i). This text aims to define the patent and to specify the skills that school and college students will acquire in the course of ordinary activities of disciplines taught. It establishes, finally, the modalities of implementation of this patent.
The objectives of patent information technology and internet
The objective of this patent is to specify a set of competencies in the area of information technology and communication and evidence of their mastery by students.
A gradual implementation
Quoiqu'ayant much progress, equipment and Internet connection of schools and colleges are not completed. The plan support this development ministry to promote the upgrade of equipment and, in particular, aims to connect all schools to the Internet network before the end of the school year 2001-2002. The teacher training in the use of information technology and communication in education will accompany this effort. So far, the initial and continuous training, as well as educational activities provided to teachers often include a section on information technology. To support the modernization effort undertaken since the beginning of 2000, each of these courses will have to book a significant time in practice of these technologies to identify their contributions in the field of learning in the disciplinary framework discussed. This set of provisions should enable a gradual implementation of the patent computer and internet taking account both of equipping schools and colleges, connectivity options and their mastery by teachers. From 2000-2001, the computer and internet patent may relate to all colleges while it will be implemented on an optional in schools. In 2002-2003, it will be extended to all schools.
The skills listed
The patent computer and internet has two levels of mastery of information technology and communication.
aims to test the skills that students can control at the end of primary school. It concerns mainly the elementary school. However, the college is also responsible for issuing the patent computer and internet Level 1 students who do not yet have, especially during the transitional period 2000 to 2002. Can check the skills that students must master at the end of their college tuition.
The skills that correspond to each of these levels will be further adjustments taking into account the evolution of technologies, practices and content of education.
The sum of the expected skills at both levels is the baggage that all students should acquire during their education at school and college. It is not excluded that other skills, not specified in the patent, can be gained from the use of multimedia products that would justify the teaching of the class, school or college. The patent computer and internet which specifies a common minimum luggage therefore does not limit the use of tools.
Skills required for certification computer and internet level 1
At this level, students use an independent and reasoned information technology and communication available to school to read and produce documents, to search for information which would be useful and to communicate by means of messaging. To do this, it is known to control a basic computer literacy in its technological and citizenship.
The following skills are the repository of learning associated with B2i level 1 and organized into five areas. A document tracking individual progress is annexed (sheet position B2i level 1).
Taming of the first foundations of computer technology
To meet its requirements for the use of information technology and communication, students will be able to:
• use wisely the specific vocabulary needed for the designation of hardware and software used to enable the capture, processing, output, storage and transmission of information;
• to use with regard to the use of the mouse and keyboard commands some elementary;
• open an existing file, save a document created in the default, open and close a file (directory).
Adopt an attitude citizen facing the information conveyed by the tools
During manipulation of data useful for learning activities and following discussions within the class, students demonstrated its ability to:
• verify the adequacy and accuracy of data it has entered itself;
• get used to question the relevance and validity of results produced by processing data through software and, more generally, demonstrate an approach critical data available;
• recognize and respect intellectual property.
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The commercial neutrality of the public school |
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Taking the form of "information guides containing actually" public information ", the authors of this campaign explain to adolescents that" it is not possible to burn copies of software to sell or even for the offer, "and affirms that" digital content can not be used without permission from their owners. " This presentation is biased and erroneous. It ignores the existence of free software and does before a repressive provisions of copyright, including forgetting to mention the rights of the public such as private copying exception.
The APRIL and FSF France therefore reminded that there are software professionals and recreational quality that can be freely use, copy, modify and redistribute the open source software. They also recall that the private use or within the small circle of family of a work not software (music, film, book, ...) requires no prior authorization, any more than copying such a work when it is done for private purposes. |
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The computer as a communication aid |
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The computer can become a means of communication ultra-performance for children and adults suffering from various physical disabilities. Children use it to express themselves. "A child who suffers from physical disabilities must be able to develop. We are working to exploit the capabilities of each child. In this context, the computer provides access to communication, "said Louise Pagé, occupational therapist Programme aid to environmental control and communication (PACEC), Child sector, the Institute for rehabilitation of physical disability Quebec (IRDPQ).
The IRDPQ offers several services for children suffering from neuromuscular diseases, cranio-cerebral trauma, musculo-skeletal injuries, visual or hearing impairment and other physical limitations. Each year, approximately 1 500 children pass through the IRDPQ.
The development of physical, cognitive and behavioral skills or compensatory everyone is a priority for the team. In recent years, the computer has come to transform the lives of some children by offering them additional opportunities.
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